Slides that are red

[jim54]

I have some slides that have turned red with time. Is there a way to restore their color using SilverFast SE Plus? I know I can turn them into black and white but was hoping to somewhat restore their colors.

[LSI_Luebker]

Dear Jim,

it realy depends on how strong the reddish colour cast is.
Please supply us with a sample or try the demo version of SIlverFast.

[jim54]

Yes, unfortunately, they are very red indeed and very like no software and hardware combination will restore them.

This is what the original, unedited one looks like:


This is almost the best I can do when I try to restore the original colors:


And this is what I usually end up doing:


I would just through them away, but they have special family significance to me.

[LSI_Luebker]

Dear Jim,

this slide really looks bad, I do not see a chance to get the proper colors of this slide back as it really is heavily damaged.