Advise on photoshop

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

For those of you who excel in the computer graphic arts...

How effective can photoshop be at touching up low quality photos (specifically, frames pulled from digital video)? For example, would it be possible to make the pic in my profile semi-presentable?

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

By the way, I do know the difference between advise and advice... silly me.

BrandonC · Addict Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 539 City: Murrieta

I wasnt able to do much with it

gotama176 · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 341 City: Columbus

What do you want to do?? Clearing up the fuzzy action from an already low res image wouldn't be too easy. But if you want to make it look like your riding with Big Bird, well that might be something you can work on...

RD · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 626 City: Discovery Bay

Did you de-interlace the video frame before you "grabbed" it? Std 60i video is made up of 2 interlaced fields, if you use a de-interlace filter before you do the framegrab you'll generally get better results. Look for a frame without too much blur. One of the inherent problems with stills from video frames is motion blur, which is good for video and bad for stills. That's why wakeboard photos are generally taken at high shutter speeds. If you set your video cam on manual and max the shutter speed you'll get less blurry frames as well. The frames are still only 720X480 which is less than 1 megapixel so don't expect miracles.

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

I didn't have high expectations, I was just curious as I haven't really used photoshop. Thanks. I did deinterlace, by the way.

numbskullvp · Criminal Joined: 19 Dec 2003 Posts: 89 City: Portland

This is about all I can do with it. I add a little effect that I came up with that blends several layers together. But giving it a slightly small pic adds an appearance of being sharper.

Horaysh101 · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 City: Calgary

Here is an example of how effective photoshop can be...

almost all these cars were stock b4 i started Very Happy

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290400131

Now if only i cud put htis much time into wakeboarding

thats just a small sampleof my works...btw that 4th car, the accord has airbrushed front bumper and widebody plus it used to be 4 dr. Very Happy

i can also make gaming logos Very Happy

but i donno where to post them ill try to post it in my sig....

i have not done wakeboarding pics yet...but i shall start

-HoRaYsH-

Horaysh101 · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 City: Calgary

sorry pics at the link dont work unless u have acount so here they are:

Horaysh101 · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 City: Calgary

soryr i donno how else to post these pics Embarassed

Horaysh101 · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 City: Calgary

So SOrry dont be angry Embarassed

Horaysh101 · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 20 City: Calgary

eeek

if u want bigger pics pm me or if u want help with photoshop