How would you rescue this moon image?

[pawn]

Here's my attempt at a fix. First ran the original through Topaz PhotoAI's Sharpen and Denoise modules. Then painted the edges a bit with the clone tool. Then downsized to 25%, and then upsized using the Enhance Resolution mode in Topaz PhotoAI:


Still not a happy image, but improved.

How would you go about in rescuing this image?

Thanks

Duy

Thanks Lan for spending the time to provide valuable feedback.

You're welcome, Duy!

Your version looks much better. Questions please:

1. You mentioned using the clone tool. Can you please elaborate more on how you removed the fringes?

Just ran around the edges with a soft edged clone tool, sampling from various points inside the moon. The idea being to mitigate the artifacts before letting the AI tools loose on it.

2. What is the purpose of downsizing and then upsizing?

If you have a very soft image and upscale it, you usually get a bigger, but still soft image. If you reduce the image size, it effectively gives you a sharper image, which the AI software will then 'recreate' detail for, as it will recognise the moon and a building. This is only a useful technique if you're using AI based upscaling software though.

BTW, I don't have Topaz Photo AI but have individual tools (Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Gigapixel AI).

Mostly you can achieve the same results using the individual tools, but I think the latest version of PhotoAI is now better than the individual apps. If you own all three, you should be able to get PhotoAI cheaply, particularly with the Black Friday deals Topaz are currently running. It's worth logging in to your account to check?

Also, I did not run the posted image through these tools

Again, thanks

Again, you're welcome

Thanks Lan

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[JohnWheeler]

Hi

I have a moon picture that I like. Problem is that it is not a good picture: (1) lack of sharpness and (2) general fringes around the edge of the moon & the dome and (3) noisy due to push and pull.

How would you go about in rescuing this image?



Thanks

Duy

Hi Pawn

I first searched for a higher-resolution starting image and used it.

I used a PS neural filter to reduce JPEG artifacts

Went through Topaz AI to sharpen

Created an elliptical border selection around the moon and trimmed off a couple of pixels to make it smoother.

Used the Camera Raw Filter to adjust the colors closer to the colors of the image you provided.

Hope that helps









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[RayGuselli]

My try
Ray

Thanks Ray

How did you get rid of the fringes around the edges?

Duy

So sorry Duy for not responding...

I lost track of the thread.

I honestly don't know because I did so much to get it where it was and just kept tidying up each step.....

I am really sorry, but hope that it is ok.

Best wishes Ray

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[pawn]

My try
Ray

Thanks Ray

How did you get rid of the fringes around the edges?

Duy

So sorry Duy for not responding...
I lost track of the thread.
I honestly don't know because I did so much to get it where it was and just kept tidying up each step.....
I am really sorry, but hope that it is ok.
Best wishes Ray

Thanks Ray.

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[pawn]

Hi

I have a moon picture that I like. Problem is that it is not a good picture: (1) lack of sharpness and (2) general fringes around the edge of the moon & the dome and (3) noisy due to push and pull.

How would you go about in rescuing this image?



Thanks

Duy

Hi Pawn

I first searched for a higher-resolution starting image and used it.

I used a PS neural filter to reduce JPEG artifacts

Went through Topaz AI to sharpen

Created an elliptical border selection around the moon and trimmed off a couple of pixels to make it smoother.

Used the Camera Raw Filter to adjust the colors closer to the colors of the image you provided.

Hope that helps

Thanks John

Questions please:

1. Please confirm that the step I bolded (above) also removed the fringes.

2. What version of Topaz AI did you use? I have the standalone apps (Denoise and Sharpen AI) and am thinking of getting the Topaz AI app.



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[JohnWheeler]

Hi

I have a moon picture that I like. Problem is that it is not a good picture: (1) lack of sharpness and (2) general fringes around the edge of the moon & the dome and (3) noisy due to push and pull.

How would you go about in rescuing this image?



Thanks

Duy

Hi Pawn

I first searched for a higher-resolution starting image and used it.

I used a PS neural filter to reduce JPEG artifacts

Went through Topaz AI to sharpen

Created an elliptical border selection around the moon and trimmed off a couple of pixels to make it smoother.

Used the Camera Raw Filter to adjust the colors closer to the colors of the image you provided.

Hope that helps

Thanks John

Questions please:

1. Please confirm that the step I bolded (above) also removed the fringes.

2. What version of Topaz AI did you use? I have the standalone apps (Denoise and Sharpen AI) and am thinking of getting the Topaz AI app.

HI Pawn

Yes, the elliptical border selection was used to take off the rough edge of the moon. It's not the perfect approach because those who know the moon well would notice the positioning of craters is slightly closer to the edge of the moon. Also, the edge has some pixelization left that I could have softened with a blur. The image below shows the selection (elliptical strip) after I used the stamp tool to paint in the nearby sky colors.





The version of Topaz Photo AI is 2023 release 2.1.2

I also have the standalone versions (before I had Topaz Photo AI) yet my understanding is Topaz's software investment has been reduced in all standalone software so do expect many improvements over time and eventually, I bet they will not be supported on a future OS version.

Hope this helps

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[pawn]

Hi

I have a moon picture that I like. Problem is that it is not a good picture: (1) lack of sharpness and (2) general fringes around the edge of the moon & the dome and (3) noisy due to push and pull.

How would you go about in rescuing this image?



Thanks

Duy

Hi Pawn

I first searched for a higher-resolution starting image and used it.

I used a PS neural filter to reduce JPEG artifacts

Went through Topaz AI to sharpen

Created an elliptical border selection around the moon and trimmed off a couple of pixels to make it smoother.

Used the Camera Raw Filter to adjust the colors closer to the colors of the image you provided.

Hope that helps

Thanks John

Questions please:

1. Please confirm that the step I bolded (above) also removed the fringes.

2. What version of Topaz AI did you use? I have the standalone apps (Denoise and Sharpen AI) and am thinking of getting the Topaz AI app.

HI Pawn

Yes, the elliptical border selection was used to take off the rough edge of the moon. It's not the perfect approach because those who know the moon well would notice the positioning of craters is slightly closer to the edge of the moon. Also, the edge has some pixelization left that I could have softened with a blur. The image below shows the selection (elliptical strip) after I used the stamp tool to paint in the nearby sky colors.



The version of Topaz Photo AI is 2023 release 2.1.2

I also have the standalone versions (before I had Topaz Photo AI) yet my understanding is Topaz's software investment has been reduced in all standalone software so do expect many improvements over time and eventually, I bet they will not be supported on a future OS version.

Hope this helps

Thanks John. Yes, it does help.

Topaz has Black Friday sales and I am learning towards getting Photo AI.

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[JohnWheeler]

Hi

I have a moon picture that I like. Problem is that it is not a good picture: (1) lack of sharpness and (2) general fringes around the edge of the moon & the dome and (3) noisy due to push and pull.

How would you go about in rescuing this image?



Thanks

Duy

Hi Pawn

I first searched for a higher-resolution starting image and used it.

I used a PS neural filter to reduce JPEG artifacts

Went through Topaz AI to sharpen

Created an elliptical border selection around the moon and trimmed off a couple of pixels to make it smoother.

Used the Camera Raw Filter to adjust the colors closer to the colors of the image you provided.

Hope that helps

Thanks John

Questions please:

1. Please confirm that the step I bolded (above) also removed the fringes.

2. What version of Topaz AI did you use? I have the standalone apps (Denoise and Sharpen AI) and am thinking of getting the Topaz AI app.

HI Pawn

Yes, the elliptical border selection was used to take off the rough edge of the moon. It's not the perfect approach because those who know the moon well would notice the positioning of craters is slightly closer to the edge of the moon. Also, the edge has some pixelization left that I could have softened with a blur. The image below shows the selection (elliptical strip) after I used the stamp tool to paint in the nearby sky colors.



The version of Topaz Photo AI is 2023 release 2.1.2

I also have the standalone versions (before I had Topaz Photo AI) yet my understanding is Topaz's software investment has been reduced in all standalone software so do expect many improvements over time and eventually, I bet they will not be supported on a future OS version.

Hope this helps

Thanks John. Yes, it does help.

Topaz has Black Friday sales and I am learning towards getting Photo AI.

You're welcome pawn.

Just as a reminder from my first response, the most important step was to find a better original with a Google Image search. Here is a link to what I consider a better-starting image:

Better Starting Image Link

All the following processing from this image was still needed yet it was not as hard to enhance the details.



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[pawn]

Hi

I have a moon picture that I like. Problem is that it is not a good picture: (1) lack of sharpness and (2) general fringes around the edge of the moon & the dome and (3) noisy due to push and pull.

How would you go about in rescuing this image?



Thanks

Duy

Hi Pawn

I first searched for a higher-resolution starting image and used it.

I used a PS neural filter to reduce JPEG artifacts

Went through Topaz AI to sharpen

Created an elliptical border selection around the moon and trimmed off a couple of pixels to make it smoother.

Used the Camera Raw Filter to adjust the colors closer to the colors of the image you provided.

Hope that helps

Thanks John

Questions please:

1. Please confirm that the step I bolded (above) also removed the fringes.

2. What version of Topaz AI did you use? I have the standalone apps (Denoise and Sharpen AI) and am thinking of getting the Topaz AI app.

HI Pawn

Yes, the elliptical border selection was used to take off the rough edge of the moon. It's not the perfect approach because those who know the moon well would notice the positioning of craters is slightly closer to the edge of the moon. Also, the edge has some pixelization left that I could have softened with a blur. The image below shows the selection (elliptical strip) after I used the stamp tool to paint in the nearby sky colors.



The version of Topaz Photo AI is 2023 release 2.1.2

I also have the standalone versions (before I had Topaz Photo AI) yet my understanding is Topaz's software investment has been reduced in all standalone software so do expect many improvements over time and eventually, I bet they will not be supported on a future OS version.

Hope this helps

Thanks John. Yes, it does help.

Topaz has Black Friday sales and I am learning towards getting Photo AI.

You're welcome pawn.

Just as a reminder from my first response, the most important step was to find a better original with a Google Image search. Here is a link to what I consider a better-starting image:

Better Starting Image Link

All the following processing from this image was still needed yet it was not as hard to enhance the details.

Thanks John

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[pawn]

Hi All,

Thanks for all the tips. I followed some of the tips and processed the image I took.





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[grsnovi]

OK, this isn't strictly fair (because it's no longer a photo - it's a composite that doesn't use your moon).

1. Ran your image through NEAT IMAGE to denoise.
2. Copied it.
3. Copied the sky and trimmed it so that I was left with the crescent around the moon.
4. Reduced that in size to 96%.
5. Pasted that back into the other copy eliminating the ragged moon edges.
6. Onto a new layer I pasted a "clean" full moon.
7. Trimmed it by selecting your foreground.
8. Adjusted the color, brightness and contrast of the "new" moon.
9. Blurred some edges.