Correct pale effect in part of image

[mand71]

Hi,
I am experimenting with enhancement of old images.
The text and image on the right bottom are pale.
I would like the color darkness on the text and images on the right bottom the same as left top.
How to accomplish that in gimp.
Thank you and have a great day.
Mandy

[rich2005]

Do you have a larger version ? The text being so small is very pixelated. Never going to be wonderful

However try:

Make a close selection around the text
Edit -> Copy then Edit -> Paste in Place
Make the floating selection a layer Layer to New Layer
Apply Colors -> Color to alpha pick the background (BG) and adjust to remove the BG and keep as much of the text as possible.
Use Colors -> Curves and try and improve the remaining text

This is a 60 second animation of that sequence: https://i.imgur.com/JOseh6A.mp4

You can try changing the layer mode as well, soft light or vivid light maybe, combining the layers.
Any 'overspill' you might clean up with the eraser tool.

[PixLab]

duplicate your image in the layer dialog
Mode linear burn or multiply, then "new from Visible"
you can add a gradient mask id you want to fine tune, play with curves etc...

the xcf
https://ufile.io/r7tlzc3l

[mand71]

(08-11-2021, 10:18 AM)PixLab Wrote: duplicate your image in the layer dialog
Mode linear burn or multiply, then "new from Visible"
you can add a gradient mask id you want to fine tune, play with curves etc...

the xcf
https://ufile.io/r7tlzc3l

Wow Thanks,
The result looks great. I'm gonna try it myself too and will let you know how it went.
Kind regards,
Mandy

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(08-11-2021, 09:45 AM)rich2005 Wrote: Do you have a larger version ? The text being so small is very pixelated. Never going to be wonderful

However try:

Make a close selection around the text
Edit -> Copy then Edit -> Paste in Place
Make the floating selection a layer Layer to New Layer
Apply Colors -> Color to alpha pick the background (BG)  and adjust to remove the BG and keep as much of the text as possible.
Use Colors -> Curves and try and improve the remaining text

This is a 60 second  animation of that sequence:  https://i.imgur.com/JOseh6A.mp4

You can try changing the layer mode as well, soft light or vivid light maybe, combining the layers.
Any 'overspill' you might clean up with the eraser tool.

Hi,
I do have a larger version but I could not upload it because it was too big. Thanks for your animation, that helps a lot.
I'm gonna try it myself (just like the other tip) and let you know how it went.
I really appreciate it.
Kind regards.
Mandy