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Moire - Scanning Photos from Books and Magazines

Because of the way images are printed, scanning a printed photograph from a book or magazine can create unsightly interference patterns called moire.

Explore ways to remove moire patterns and get better looking image scanning results when scanning photos from books, magazines, newspapers, and other printed materials. Learn to eliminate moire interference patterns in image scanning and how to fix moire patterns after the fact in graphics software programs.

Moire

Illustrated article from Graphics Software Guide Sue Chastain explains what moire it is and what causes it.

How To Remove Moire Patterns in Photoshop and Elements

Get the moire out of scanned photos in 7 simple steps.

How To Remove Moire Patterns in Paint Shop Pro

Elimate moire pattersn from scanned images from books, magazines, and newspapers with these 11 steps.

How To Remove Moire Patterns in Corel Photo-Paint

Follow these 8 steps to remove moire patterns from scanned photos when using Photo-Paint.

How to Remove Moire Patterns in Ulead PhotoImpact

Clean up scanned photos in 9 steps.

Removing Moire Patterns

Alex Vakulenko includes a good illustration of just what causes moire interference, as well as how to prevent it.

Moire Interference

Wayne Fulton suggests ways to get better scans from books, magazines, and newspapers and avoid moire patterns.

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