Importance
Exposure
Correction - The ability to fix photographs that are
overexposed, underexposed, or both.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Red Eye
Removal - Removal of red eye from photographs.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Motion Blur - Fix camera shake, or blur from the subject moving.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Color Correction - Fix all those old 70's photos with the orange or reddish tinge. Slides
taken with Ektachrome media in the 60's come out very red as the Cyan dyes have faded with
time. Cheap scanners often add some tinge of color that shouldn't be there.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Low
Resolution - Got a photo that you want to print but it's too
small?
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Grainy or Noisy
Photos - Photo's can get noise or grain for a number of
reasons including high JPG compression, foreign objects when scanning, long exposures on
digital cameras.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Wide
Angle Lens Distortion - Photo's taken with a wide angle lens
(or fish-eye lens) can make straight edges look bowed.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Excessive
Compression - High JPG compression can give images a
'blocky' look. They introduce noise and generally lose detail.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
De-speckling - This is found in images scanned in from a magazine or newspaper.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Chromatic
Aberration - Also called purple fringing as it leaves a
purple halo around edges in a photo. Occurs in most digital cameras when there is a
very bright source of light next to something dark.
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Very Low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Not Sure
Added Value
Image
Editors over $500 - Such as Adobe Photoshop.
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10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure
Image
Editors under $500 - Such as Paint Shop Pro, Corel
Photopaint, Ulead PhotoImpact, MS Digital Image Pro.
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10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure
Scanners over $500 - Professional scanners
-
10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure
Scanners
under $500 - Home scanners
-
10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure
Digital
Cameras over $500 - Professional cameras
-
10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure
Digital
Cameras under $500 - Home cameras
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10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure
Photo
Quality Printers over $500 - Professional printers
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10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure
Photo
Quality Printers under $500 - Home printers
-
10c
20c
50c
$1
$2
$5
$10
$20
$50
Not Sure