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

Scanners

• See forum #3022 for recommendations.

Image Viewing

Programs and plugins

• XnView (recommended)
• Irfanview

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.

Color

Pages

• Color adjustment

Programs and plugins

• SmartCurve for Photoshop

Joining and repainting

Pages

• Basic crease and gap fixing
• forum #2577
• << http://www.panavue.com/|PanaVue&gt;>
• Ask midzki

Programs and plugins

• Microsoft ICE
• Paint Tool SAI

Miscellaneous

• PNGOUT
• forum #5986 (basic)
• forum #3342 (advanced)
• forum #2290 (old)
• forum #2789 (misc)

Updated by midzki almost 15 years ago