Ok, I gave this one a shot. I didn't restore it as good as I thought, but it's still pretty close.

But I think you'll agree, it's a lot better than it was!!

Here's a high resolution version of the image I fixed. I'll get to the other posted pictures later on.

what I got
 

:)what do u think?

Manual Auto-leveled by pink color. Increased shadows. Removed all color. Repainted in skin tones, and added a little color to the nips. Then Darkened it for a better contrast.

About 10 minutes worth.

forgot to add, thanks vidpro for showing us. How it is done.

You're welcome. I'll provide more tutorials as I continue to process these images.

hey vidpro nice work
 

hey vidrpo nice work see what u an do to lightn this one maybe make the sheet see through?

hopefully...
 

This top is already a bit seethru, but hopefully there is more to see?

Vidpro, can you unblur these two? They are not of Ellen but I am dying to see how pretty she is.

vidpro work yr magic
 

plsssssss

Could someone please suggest any workarounds for the pixelations of genital area in most japanese videos?
Thank you.:)

anything you can do with reflections?
 

I've been dying to see whats hiding in the reflection of this tv...plz! :p

my first attempt.

what do you think?

Is there any hope for this picture?

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...31758337MWQPOt

or this

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...31758359XsqLWk

PS: the 2nd from the right.

Vidpro, where did ya go?

Any chance getting these two done?

I'm here everyone!! I've been super busy. I'll get to each of these soon. but it may be another day or two before I can post anything new. But please keep sending stuff in.

That TV reflection one looks interesting!

I have Macromedia's Fireworks, can that also be used to do this?

I really wonder if people realize the limitations of auto-leveling. Everything has to be just right, or it won't work. (light, contrast, depth, Size, etc.)

Golden Rule. If its not transparent, It won't show through.

a)You Need plenty of light.
B)It has to be a Thin meterial.
c)It has to be a Contrasting surface. (ie. If your eyes can't contrast the picture, The photoshop won't either. There has to be a partial visable contrast. Pubes, nipple, etc. )
d)There has to be a limited color depth.

Also, In order to look real. You need do a (Guessing) "touch up". . Exp B. original auto-leveling Exp a. Touch up.

Unless Vidpro has some way To get around this?

Yes, the tutorial I gave you was just very basic. There are a lot more techniques that can be employeed. This image, for example looks like more can be done. I will mess around with it and see what I can do. It looks promising.

I'll get to some of these other images soon too. I've just been unavailable. But I haven't forgetten about them!!

can these be fixed?
 

can these be fixed?

Couldn't reverse the above solerize filter. But I did do a weak etch-a-scetch. :p

I look forward to seeing what you can do with the Pink swimsuit pic vidpro.

Please let me know, How you are able to Further enhance the image.

I am always looking for new ways to improve on my Celebrity enhancement skills. :cool:

thank you.

Converting a Black & White Picture to Color
 

Dunno if this one fits in here, but me saw this nice way of coloring BW pics and thought of sharing.:)


Converting a Black & White Picture to Color
Photoshop Knowledge required: Medium
External Plug-ins required: None
(Before starting reset your workspace by Window ---> Workspace ---> Reset Palette Locations)
This could be an interesting tutorial.
Using this you can color almost any Black & White image.
Actually there are two ways to color an image. You have to use them according to your needs.
The methods are sorted with simplicity.
I method: Simplest
Adobe Photoshop has a great blending mode called the color mode.
It can give fantastic effects!
Step 1: Select the color you want to do to a specific part of image
Step 2: Select "Brush Tool" {Size: Choose according to your needs --- Mode: "Overlay" or "Color" --- Opacity: 100 --- Flow: 100}
Step 3: Go nuts! Just paint the area of the picture you want to color
Pros: Easiest coloring possible, well for newbie’s who don't want the resultant image to be too realistic.
Cons: Very time consuming, provides pretty cheap results, you can't adjust the colors because you'll have to paint again...
II method: Hardest
Remember that in this method you'll have to work with objects that are in the front and then go to the objects in the background.
Here I'm taking a picture that comes with Adobe Photoshop as a sample.
You can find it in [Drive]:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Samples\RanchHouse.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7550/16mo2.jpg
Step 1: Change the image to color mode by Image ---> Mode ---> RGB Color (!!!IMPORTANT!!! Always check this)
Step 2: Zoom to about 200%
Step 3: Select the magnetic lasso tool {Feather: 1px --- Anti-aliased: Yes --- Width: 10px --- Edge Contrast: 10% --- Frequency: 100}
Step 4: Now click on the edge of any object Coat, Boot, Hat, Door etc... (Not the wall or the floor)
Step 5: Just move your mouse cursor around the edges of the object until you have a complete selection. Like this
{Tip: If your magnetic lasso tool doesn't go where you want it to, you can just click the points manually. To remove the last point just press backspace. Refer to Photoshop manual for more assistance}
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7441/20rq.jpg
Step 6: Press Ctrl+J to do "Layer via Copy"
Step 7: Go to Image --> Adjustments --> Hue/Saturation {Colorize: Yes}
Step 8: Now adjust the Hue/Saturation and Lightness until your object looks realistic.
{Tip: The realism of the resulting image depends on the experimenting you have done. And the amount of efforts put to small objects. Always remember to experiment with the "Brightness/Contrast option to make your objects looks better}
Step 9: Set the blending mode of the layer to "Color". You can experiment with others too...
Step 10: Do the same for every other object. (Remember to click on the Background layer first)
{Tip: Using "Magnetic Lasso" tool won't always do the work ... It is difficult to select the images using this tool...
So after using this tool... select the "Rectangular Marquee" tool and select the "Add to selection button" (Hold your mouse over the buttons to make the text appear" and then draw at the edges}
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1430/30ei.jpg
Step 11: To color the background (Ground, Wall) you need not worry about the selection too much because you have already colored the objects and put them over the top of the background...
So Click on the Background layer and just select the wall including the objects and directly apply "Hue/Saturation" to it...
Step 12: Layer ---> Flatten Image
Step 13: Image ---> Adjustments ---> Auto Levels & Auto Contrast & Auto Color
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8051/43ml.jpg
This should make you able to color most of the B&W images to color...

Fantastic, Vulcanize
 

Excellent work, and the tutorial is very much appreciated.

That is really cool! Thanks for the PS lesson

Britney
 

Took me awhile to find one that really worked decent. Hopefully I have made VidPro proud.

Original
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7...smalibu4pb.jpg
Edited
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4...malibu11pe.jpg

Sorry no thumbs, I am a imageshack newb.

Hey! Not bad at all. I've never seen that picture before. I might take a crack at it too. I think I'll be able to work on some of these images this weekend! Sorry for the delay, I was just really busy lately.

New Tutorial - pixelization
 

Hi everyone. I know you've been patiently waiting for me to work on some of these images. So, while I get into them, I thought it would be cool to give you another quick tutorial.

This example is so simple, it may blow your mind. Never underestimate the image processing power of Photoshop!

For this tutorial, I'm going to show you (in basic terms) how to fix an image like this one:

What if I only have MGI photosuite III? Are there free copies of photoshop available?

This particular example may work with other graphics programs. It's very easy to do, so you'll at least be able to try.


for the purposes of this tutorial, we're going to work with the original image which I've attached below:

If a picture has a slight amount of pixelization (meaning, the blocky areas are relatively small, and limited in quantity) you can usually apply the following method:


Step 1: Reduce the size of the image. For purposes of simplicity, scale this image down to 25% of it's original size. When you do this, it thins out the pixelated areas.

Step 2: Increase the size of the image. To restore the image to it's original size, scale the image to 400% of its current size. It is remarkable how well Photoshop interprets the in-between pixels of a small image when it is being enlarged.

There you have it! Pretty easy, huh?


Now, wait... if you're looking at my fix you're probably saying 'well, mine doesn't quite look THAT good'. Well, I am just showing you the basic principal. Many other methods can be apllied to restore an image. For example, when you perform the two steps above, the entire image is somewhat less defined than the original. To compensate for this, I typically merge the fixed 'pixelized' area with the original, unscaled image. That way the body is not changed at all, and the face is more viewable than in the original image.

Give it a try! It's super easy!

I can't get mine to look any better

Here's the before and after comparison when I do the scaling in Photoshop. I didn't do any other enhancement. I simply scaled the image to 25% of its original size. Then I scaled it back up 400% to return it to the original size.

Keep in mind, when I normally do this, I blend the fixed face area with with original image, so that I keep as much of the image in tact as possible.

Wow, just imagine what the husband who posted his wife nude but blurred is thinking now that her photo is being unblurred and being used as an teaching tool for so many nude photo collectors!!!

Just imagine how many adoring fans she has now! :)

Did your program achieve these type of results, or was it still pixelized? Perhaps you do, in fact, need Photoshop to handle the image processing.

Well I don't know how to do that merge thing, but I notice her lovely nipples are not as clear as I thought you could get.

Yeah, like I said... this is just to show the process of how to remove the pixelization. Once you do that, you should merge the pixel-free face with the original picture... that way her body isn't modified at all, and you can see her face better.

Essentially, you need to cut out the area around her face, and stick it onto the original picture.

I have been practicing with adjusting pics by changing contrast and brightness levels and mixing with the original pics. I don't believe she realized that her dress could be made so transparent.

nicely done!