scanning shiny label revisited

[spiffy]

Hi everyone,

I've asked this question before, but I thought I'd see if anyone has any new insights concerning scanning labels that are shiny and reflective? I've tried putting a piece of tracing paper or frosted Plexiglas on the flatbed before scanning -- though that got rid of the multi-color effect, tracing paper shows too much fiber on the scan, and frosted Plexiglas really dulls the label image. I am basically not happy with either methods; and I'm wondering if anybody has new ways of scanning? Despite the less-than-satisfactory results, I think it'll still be easier than trying to get rid of the rainbow hues in Photoshop...

Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Spiffy

[oldandinthe way]

Have you tried descreening in your scans. Your rainbow hues are a moire pattern and descreening may help.

Other wise you probably need a polarizing filter to sit on the scanner bed.

[stiltman]

I raise up one side of the disc with a paper clip spread out a litte.
Scan it, and then do the same thing to the exact other side.
I then use the clone brush to fix one image using the other.

If the whole thing is silver except for a small part, I usually create a custom one using the Box art work

[spiffy]

Have you tried descreening in your scans. Your rainbow hues are a moire pattern and descreening may help.

Other wise you probably need a polarizing filter to sit on the scanner bed.

I use a Canon scanner; and it only has on/off when it comes to descreen -- so even though it does descreen, it doesn't do it nearly enough to get rid of the moire patterns or the rainbow effect.

I did a casual search, and seems like all polarizing filter for sale are only the circular kind made for camera lenses.

I had actually gotten two kinds of acrylic pieces from my local plastic store; one was the frosted type as I mentioned; the other was a straight anti-glare but clear plexi. The frosted dulls the label too much; the clear anti-glare didn't deflect enough. I wonder if I will increase the anti-glare effect by double-up on the clear kind?

[Krispy Kritter]

I think the time is better spent creating a custom label. There is no reason to duplicate the shiny silver of the disc anyway, it can't be printed (not accurately anyway). Most titles, logos and such can be found around the web or even on the maufacturers website.