[Tutor] Image MAnipulation Help

[Laura Creighton]

In a message of Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:39:41 -0500, Ilesha Wise writes:
>Hello, I wasnt sure if this is the email address I should be sending this
>to.
>
>I really need help creating codes that will do the following:
>
> Scanned photos and slides often have dust specs, water marks, scratches
>etc. Automate their removal as much as possible and/or provide a simple way
>for the viewer to direct the program as to where to make corrections.
>  Images often have a high contrast (bright sky, dark horizon). Help the
>image by making the sky more blue (with any detectable clouds, birds, etc.
>remaining) and improve the contrast of the other portion of the image.
>
>Additional grading basis:
>
> The user interface for solving these issues.
>  A decent (note, not perfect) improvement in the images.
> Your management of color, averaging, etc.
>
>
>Thank you.
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You can do this with the GIMP.
http://howto.nicubunu.ro/gimp-remove-watermark/
(actually searching for "GIMP remove watermark" gets you lots of
hits.)  It is possible to script the GIMP using python, so you could
automate some of this.  Warning, scripting the GIMP is not a pleasant
task, and the python code they use is decidedly weird in places.
But it can be done.

Laura