This page is a list of useful programs and other pages with some tips on how to improve your scanned images.

Scanners

Pages

• See forum #3022 for recommendations.

Image Viewing

Pages

• forum #4135

Programs and plugins

• XnView (recommended)
• Irfanview (high-res viewer)
• FastStone Image Viewer

Screening

Pages

• Screening
• LQ Noise

Programs and plugins

• Photoshop (recommended)
• GIMP, GREYCstoration/G'mic for GIMP (only as a last resort)
• GREYCstoration for Photoshop - forum #2007
• Unsharp Mask 2 for Photoshop - forum #4685
• Neat Image standalone and plugin for Photoshop.
• NoiseWare similar to Neat Image, but more customizable.

Color

Pages

• Color adjustment

Programs and plugins

• SmartCurve for Photoshop

Joining and repainting

Pages

• Basic crease and gap fixing
• forum #2577

Programs and plugins

• Microsoft ICE
• PanaVue
• Open Canvas famous paint tool. development end.
• Paint Tool SAI simple paint tool. development moratorium.
• Illust Studio a new, multi function paint tool. only Japanese yet.

Miscellaneous

• PNGOUT
• forum #3109 (introduction)
• forum #5986 (Edit examples)
• forum #3342 (Scanning techniques (misc))
• forum #2290 (what's your processing?)
• forum #2789 (Filtering Paper Textured Scans)

Updated by aoie_emesai over 14 years ago