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[SOLVED] - Scanning Film - Dust & Hair removal

oliviersm
Hello,

I am currently scanning my 6x6 negatives using an epson scanner and Silverfast software.
I just switched to Capture One Pro from Lightroom. My workflow used to be to remove any major dust/hair artifacts using the spot tool. In lightroom I was able to use the spot tool along the length of the hair to effectively clone the hair.

How can I achieve something similar in COP?
I've attached a screen grab of the specific hair piece I am struggling to remove.

thanks and regards,
Olivier

PS Running on Windows 10.

http://www.oliviermeier.com/wp-content/ ... 3/Hair.png
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  • oliviersm
    Just found the clone and the heal layers...so from that perspective I'm good. Will close the topic and leave it in case anyone else searches in future.
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  • cdc
    Capture One does have clone/heal tools but you may find they are not the most convenient for work where you need to make several clone/heal adjustments, like spotting film.

    While you can make multiple clones/heals on one layer, the sample area location in relation to the clone/heal "stamp" area will be the same for all adjustments, in other words if you sample 100 pixels to the left and 100 pixels up from your stamp, all clone/heal samples on that layer will be 100 pixels to the left and 100 pixels up from your stamp. If you need a different source location to sample from in relation to your stamp you will need to make a new layer.

    Also the spot tool has a limit of 100 spots.

    Photoshop is going to be far more convenient and intuitive for this type of work.
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  • Roger Gravis
    What scanner do you have? I am using an Epson V850 Pro with Silverfast. If dust removal is turned on, I get a warning telling me the IR scan is not effective with negatives. I believe it is due to the thickness. We are on our own as far as negatives go.

    Photoshop works best for me removing dust that Silverfast, in conjunction with the V850, misses which is not much. The healing brush on a separate layer is the coolest thing since store sliced baloney.

    You may not want to pay much attention to me when it comes to scanning. It took me forever to figure out how to scan negatives. I got these funny looking streaks. I did not take the cover off. Should have read the directions.

    Good luck,

    R
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  • oliviersm
    Dust & hair removal in Capture one does not scale very well, which is a shame considering software like Lightroom handles dust removal very well. For an image like the one below, I would need to create multiple dozens of clone/healing layers, which becomes difficult and tedious to manage in the long run. It would be ideal if you could have one heal/clone layer and nest several different source and destination clone points.

    How do other photographer manage this?

    https://www.oliviermeier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dust.png

    PS I use an Epson V850, but since I scan primarily BW on it, dust & speck removal is not an option on it, and yes I clean my negatives, but sometimes the static energy in the room and the dust Gods are not pleased with me...)
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  • SFA
    You could try scanning in Colour despite being B&W and so make use of the scanner software to fix the dust and marks. I was never really convinced by that process when I used a scanner regularly. BUT for some needs it would be fine. I suspect, based on your sample and comments, it would not work for you anyway.

    The origin of Capture One is based on being a Digital Camera RAW file converter not a scanned negative fixing program. On that basis it may work well enough for some images but for you to be in a position to deal with anything that may be discovered you may need a different application.


    Grant
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  • cdc
    oliviersm wrote:

    How do other photographer manage this?


    Photoshop
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  • Ian Wilson
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    How do other photographer manage this?

    Affinity Photo.

    Ian
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