the best way i can think of would be to put a backing on the paper, not to affix it but just lay it behind the newspaper, when you scan it so the light doesn't emanate the paper so you don't see the other side?
just my 2...
dan

On 10/25/12, Chrispy wrote:

Hi

I am trying to remove the background of an image I have scanned of a Newspaper.
The paper was thin and the back side of the paper is visible on the image. Is there an easy way to remove this?

The reverse image is also visible over the main image I am looking at (the image is a News Headline, not a Picture.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

All the best

Chris P

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On Thu, 2012-10-25 at 13:10 +0200, Chrispy wrote:

Hi

I am trying to remove the background of an image I have scanned of a Newspaper. The paper was thin and the back side of the paper is visible on the image. Is there an easy way to remove this?

The reverse image is also visible over the main image I am looking at (the image is a News Headline, not a Picture.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If you can, scan again, and put *black* paper on top of the other side while scanning.

--mitch

* Michael Natterer [10-25-12 08:36]:

On Thu, 2012-10-25 at 13:10 +0200, Chrispy wrote:

I am trying to remove the background of an image I have scanned of a Newspaper. The paper was thin and the back side of the paper is visible on the image. Is there an easy way to remove this?

The reverse image is also visible over the main image I am looking at (the image is a News Headline, not a Picture.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If you can, scan again, and put *black* paper on top of the other side while scanning.

That *and* pick a black point when scanning. It will make the text that does "bleed thru" appear much lighter.

Then play with the contrast of the product.