What to do about matte finish.

[fbacher]

I am scanning a photo with a matte finish and the matte is showing up as a 'honeycomb' pattern on the scanned image. What can I do to eliminate this? Will I have to blur the image up? I am using Photoshop with LaserSoft SE. Would Ai do a better job?

Thanx

Frank

[LSI_Support]

This pattern is a kind of "copy protection" made by a photographer.
I heard that rotating and downscaling in various steps will make that grid disappear.

[fbacher]

I'll try that, thanks. (The photo was made about 1969, I think it would be near impossible to find the photographer).

[jbellies]

I'm in the same situation. My brother says:
"Flat bed scanners always do a bad job on textured paper, newspaper etc.
Try using the defocused selection on your scan menu. Sometimes helps a
bit. But the best way is to set up 45 degree angle lights and shoot it with
your digital camera. You will get better results."

Is there a "defocused" selection in SilverFast 6 SE ?

The hexagonal pattern is not a kind of copy protection applied by the photographer. I took a photo in 1978, asked for "matte finish" prints, and that is what I got.

The result thus far has been horrible. I wish I could find the neg!

Thank you all.

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Jonathan Berry

[trocoa]

i just saw this post as i was browsing. the method used for scanning pre-screened originals, to reduce/eliminate moires/patterns, may just work as well: scan the print at a 30? angle on the flatbed. in PS go to LAB mode, gaus. blur A & B channels.
hope this helps.