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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 10:57 BST (UK) »
Can you post the picture Matty, and let us have a gander?

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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #28 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 12:03 BST (UK) »
Amy I have kept trying to send the photo & when I go on to additions then browse I get the " grandparents" in the box, click on post & it say to reattatch!!!!!  still no luck ( I could be an ancestor before I get it ???

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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #29 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 13:22 BST (UK) »
Matty,
It's there, whoooo...
I can see it, it is very faded, hope someone can help you,
Newbie :)
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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #30 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 14:00 BST (UK) »
Hi Matty... is it possible to rescan the photo at a higher resolution? It would be a shame to spend time on it for such a small photo. A larger one scaled down will print out much better. If that is the only one you have, I can see what I can do for you.
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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #31 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 15:16 BST (UK) »
Hi Peter, thanks for the offer to help I have rescanned the photo if it is not good enough I will have another go (I am not much good with the computer 

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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #32 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 15:30 BST (UK) »
Matty... still a bit small, but much better. I will have a go and post it back up.
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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #33 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 16:22 BST (UK) »
Matty, I did a quick job to see how it will turn out. I think we need a higher res, the faces are quite distorted when you zoom in. Here is a preview... I can get it much better, but if you could rescan at 300 dpi and email the photo to me, we will get a much better result. Don't try and post the photo here because it will be too big. I will send my email address on a personal message.
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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #34 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 17:10 BST (UK) »
I'll ask himself to look at it when he comes in but I agree the resolution is a bit poor, can you beef it up a bit?

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Re: How to repair an old photograph?
« Reply #35 on: Tuesday 28 September 04 18:58 BST (UK) »
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