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15.6.3
Despeckle
15.6.3.1
Overview
You can find this filter through Filters → Enhance → Despeckle.
It is used to remove small defects due to dust, or scratches, on a scanned image, and also moiré effect on image scanned from a
magazine. You ought to select isolated defects before applying this filter, in order to avoid unwanted changes in other areas of
your image.
magazine. You ought to select isolated defects before applying this filter, in order to avoid unwanted changes in other areas of
your image.
15.6.3.2
Options
Figure 15.92: ‘Despeckle’ filter options
Preview Parameter setting results are interactively displayed in preview.
Type
• Adaptive: Adapts radius to image or selection content (using Histogram). If this option is checked, radius slider is not
efficient. It renders a result smoother than with radius alone.
• Recursive: Repeats filter action which gets stronger.
Parameters settings
• Radius: Sets size of action window from 1 (3x3 pixels) to 20 (41x41). This window moves over the image, and the color
in it is smoothed, so imperfections are removed.
• Black level: Removes pixels darker than set value (0-255).
• White level: Removes pixels whiter than set value (0-255).