Digital Restoration of Paper-based Archival Materials: An Experiment

Document Type : Research Paper

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Abstract

Purpose: Reducing the need to carry out restoration process on the original paper archival materials, by creating a digital surrogate, particularly when the aim is to enhance readability and appearance.
Methodology/Approach: The experiment was carried out on a number of archival papers using Photoshop 2010.
Results: Digital restoration helps protection of the original material. It could be used successfully to eliminate stains and dirt from the digital copy.
 

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