Photoshop Elements 9: Scanning and Restoring Photos

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started
Identifying your media
Determining your equipment needs
Setting your scanner
Scanning negatives, slides, and film
Digitizing damaged and delicate photos

2. Importing and Organizing Your Photos
Importing photos into the Organizer
Adding captions and notes
Adding keyword and smart tags

3. Fixing Faded Photos
Using Levels
Fixing fades with Threshold
Adjusting contrast using Color Curves
Darkening images with blend modes
Adjusting brightness and contrast
Using Quick Fix for lighting
Fixing automatically with Guided Edit

4. Fixing Color Cast
Using Levels to fix color
Correcting color automatically with Enhance
Correcting color with complementary colors
Using Color Variations
Using Quick Fix for color

5. Removing Dust, Spots, and Texture
Using the Clone Stamp tool
Using the Healing Brush
Working with newspaper and magazine images
Softening paper texture
Taming fingerprints

6. Fixing Damaged and Torn Photos
Repairing small rips and creases
Repairing large tears
Filling in missing pieces
Reassembling a photo from pieces
Fixing and replacing backgrounds
Using Photomerge with panoramas
Repairing documents

7. Sharing Your Restored Images
Creating a photo book
Making a calendar
Creating a personalized greeting card
Making a slideshow (Windows only)
Creating a flyer

Conclusion
Final thoughts