Im using Corel Photo-Paint X5 and was wondering how to decrease or remove pixelation from the edges of a low quality photo? Iva atached a sample below
Pixelation
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Pixelation
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Im using Corel Photo-Paint X5 and was wondering how to decrease or remove pixelation from the edges of a low quality photo? Iva atached a sample below
Im using Corel Photo-Paint X5 and was wondering how to decrease or remove pixelation from the edges of a low quality photo? Iva atached a sample below
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Re: Pixelation
I too would be interested in any other method. But the only one I know is the long-winded one of cloning some of the -- in this case, greyish -- background colour over the pixelation outside the actual petals...
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Re: Pixelation
Well, first this is PaintShop Pro. A different beast from Photo-Paint. So I don't know how useful my suggestions would be. This might be better suited in the CorelDraw community. http://coreldraw.com/
But what I would do is create a selection around the petals. In this case I would use vector paths to outline them but everyone has their preferred method for creating selections.
Then invert the selection to select the background. You can then delete the background and start over, probably with a simple gradient, or you can smooth out the image. and hopefully get rid of the artifacts.
If Photo-paint has one you could try to remove JPG artifacts using a filter of some sort. PSP has a "JPG Artifacts Removal" filter found under the Add/Remove Noise section of the Adjust menu. No idea where it would be on Photo-paint, if it has one.
But what I would do is create a selection around the petals. In this case I would use vector paths to outline them but everyone has their preferred method for creating selections.
Then invert the selection to select the background. You can then delete the background and start over, probably with a simple gradient, or you can smooth out the image. and hopefully get rid of the artifacts.
If Photo-paint has one you could try to remove JPG artifacts using a filter of some sort. PSP has a "JPG Artifacts Removal" filter found under the Add/Remove Noise section of the Adjust menu. No idea where it would be on Photo-paint, if it has one.
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Re: Pixelation
I have only PHOTO-PAINT 9, so this may be different than version X5.
Although this isn't perfect, it should get you started:
Although this isn't perfect, it should get you started:
- Mask > Mode > Additive
- Choose the Magic Wand mask tool
- Select the background; this will probably require several clicks, depending on your settings
- Effects > Blur > Jaggy Despeckle...; use 5 for both Width and Height, and check the Symmetric checkbox; click OK
- You may want to repeat this effect, one or more times, for the desired result
- Try some of the other ideas above to sharpen the flower petals