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retrowavelength (retrowavelength@yahoo.com) 2018/04/29 12:55

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> retrowavelength <retrowavelength@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:5AE3A728.3010109@yahoo.com:
>
>> Thought I'd try to unwarp some of the perspective distorted pictures
>> that have been turning up here (& you know where). Some of them are
>> quite interesting & some haven't been seen elsewhere in any decent
>> version. I've found some are just not do-able due to poor resolution
>> caused by extreme angles. And the software I was using to remove the
>> perspective distortion isn't perfect at doing the work.
>>
>> Anyway, I did a batch and wanted to post them here to see if y'all
> think
>> this work is worthwhile or if the perspective distorted pictures are
>> either "not a problem" or preferable to a "correction" that may also be
>> somewhat distorted if compared to a good scan.
>>
>> Let me know what you think.
>>
>> --rwl
>>
>
>
>
> I like the idea, pending a proper scan, but I think it depends on what
> the "collector's" objective is.  That is, for example, whether the
> collection is of "good" pictures or "original" pictures (but then who's
> to say what is either).  Maybe an addendum to the file name could be
> added to indicate what has been done to an original file, but then, that
> information would probably soon be lost in history.
>
> (Yea, I know, I'm a big help.)
>
> You've certainly done a nice job on these.  The hardest ones will be
> those with not only a sharp angle, but a bend in the original page.
>

>


watermark in the "fixed" picture there may be no sure way to keep the truth
in evidence. I almost like best the ones that came out with bent edges
because they sort-of self-advertise that the image is a modified one.

My objective primarily was to be able to undistort images for
identification uses. Which was one reason I asked for feedback - I thought
that maybe the mind & eye can assess the perspective in the originals &
make an ID without help.

Secondarily, I hoped to sometimes get a better-looking image than had been
available to me before - I don't think any undistorting will match qualtiy
with a decent scan or snapshot of a photo.

I guess I'll keep playing with it & post a batch when I get some acceptable
results.

Thanks!

--rwl

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