Workshops and Seminars
Digital Restoration for Damaged Documents Programme
9.30 | Coffee |
10.00 | Start: Icebreaker; introductions. Brief overview of the structure of the day; overview of the workbook |
10.15 | What to ask for: Specifications. Resolution; type of image required to do digital restoration; how to get this from the library; how to evaluate images you have been sent; workstation and monitor specs; checking for colourblindness; customizing workspace and optimising Photoshop for restoration work; shortcuts in Photoshop; general overview of essential tools; basic skills. |
11.00 | Coffee |
11.20 | Restoration 1: Evaluating the image; pixel selection; layers; level adjust; colour fills; filters; basic tool usage; common errors and problems |
11.40 | Workstation session 1: Problem–image(s) 1 – suggested techniques for enhancement; attendees get their hands on their first image and see what they can do. Individual tuition from course tutors |
13.00 | Lunch |
14.00 | Restoration 2: layer mode; using levels to assess image illumination problems and white and black points; dragging layers between images; grouping images; unsharp masking; Channels; exclusion or inclusion; temporary threshold adjustment layer |
14.30 | Problem image(s) 2 – suggested techniques for enhancement; individual tuition from course tutors |
16.00 | Tea |
16.20 | Summary of problems etc arising from individual tuition during the afternoon; invitation for feedback on course structure and future needs to be addressed in other seminars, or a more advanced seminar. |
17.00 | End |