I am often sent photos, for publication on my websites, that have been scanned from old photographs, which may be faded or have a colour-cast. They look like they cannot be used.
But Paint Shop Pro has some tools that can be used to improve such pictures. Below is a thumbnail of a 'before and after' version of an F-101 Voodoo Fighter aircraft at RAF Bentwaters that was taken in the 1960s.
For this 'resurrection' effect, you could
use:
Effects-Enhance Photo-Automatic Color Balance with Remove Colour
Cast checked.
Alternatively, use Effects-Fade Correction.
I also used Effects-Sharpen a couple of times.
Click on the thumbnail to see a full-size version (still only 40kb) - it doesn't look possible! There is no trick, this is a genuine original that I was sent, and my own work with PSP to improve the image. See it on the web at http://www.bentwaters.org/, select the Bentwaters button, then ACTIVE ERA, AGE-2.
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