Getting rid of image join.

[Norfolkman6]

I am using PaintShop Pro X5 & PaintShop Photo Pro X3

I have an image which was originally made up of two other images side by side. They are both of similar colours and content but the dividing line between them is quite obvious. I don't have the original PSP files in order to use the selection and layer method of feathering them, so what would be the best way to get the pixels to blend across the join? I thought there was a tool in PSP to do this but can't find anything. Googling doesn't seem to help much either.

Any advice would be much appreciated.


Geoff.

[hartpaul]

Have you tried the blemish fixer tool. (sub tool in the Makeover tools) . I have found it useful for a lot of things where you need to get some seamless fills.
Also possibly the scratch remover tool (sub Clone tool) . Both of the tools mentioned take samples outside the central area and use that to fill the area including your join.

[Norfolkman6]

Many thanks,

I'll give those a try.

[wds937]

I have used several techniques for this purpose, and it often depends on just how similar (or not) the two pictures are, and how bad the seam appears. This technique should give satisfactory results for many situations. Use it as a guide, varying the numbers to your individual work and preferences.

• Create a selection that bridges the seam. Make the selection the height of the picture if the seam is vertical, or the width of the picture if the seam is horizontal. Have the selection overlap the seam by 32 pixels on each side. The Selection type should be Rectangle, and use 8 for the Feather value.
• Adjust > Blur > Gaussian blur.... Set the Radius to 8.00, and then click OK.