Dave Wiener , Feb 10, 2012; 02:26 p.m.
Hi everyone,
I am somewhat new to digital editing and cannot figure out how to remove the line in this photo. First the tech details. I use Pixelmator and Aperture on a "late 2011" MBP. The line is the silicon caulked join between two pause of thick glass.
I have tried both the "clone" and "repair" tools in aperture with ugly results. The "clone stamp" in Pixelmator is a touch better but the repair is still quite noticeable. All my work looks like a blurry blob following the path of the line.
I am sampling from both sides of the line to try to blend the green and pink foliage but never looks right. I have tried zoomed in with a fine brush and zoomed out with a broad brush. Smudging helps a little but not much.
This is from a shoot I did back in the fall and the client was happy but I am not satisfied. I am asking this to learn what to do next time. And, yes this was the best angle to shoot from due to reflections and back ground. :)
Thanks for any and all advice you can provide. I will answer any questions should there be any.
Dave
Dave Wiener , Feb 10, 2012; 02:30 p.m.
Dave Wiener , Feb 10, 2012; 02:30 p.m.
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Dave Wiener , Feb 10, 2012; 02:31 p.m.
Dave Wiener , Feb 10, 2012; 02:43 p.m.
meh
Mark Sirota 
, Feb 10, 2012; 02:58 p.m.
This looks like a job for Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop CS5.
Howard M , Feb 10, 2012; 03:17 p.m.
David Haas 
, Feb 10, 2012; 03:17 p.m.
My suggestion would be to download the trail version of CS5 or 6 and use the clone stamp or the context sensitive fill - the healing brush in PS may also be a better choice.
If you are using the clone stamp in one of the tools that you have - is there a way to soften the effect? From the looks of things you're using a hard brush.
Dave
JC Uknz 
, Feb 10, 2012; 05:24 p.m.
I am using Paint Shop Pro and with it I can reduce the hardness, density and size of what I am applying with the clone tool. This means that I gradually build up until it looks right. I frequently change the source point to avoid copying recognisable shapes or tones.
I innitially thought of duplicating the image, deleteing the woman and the white line from the upper layer and then moving it acrossto cover the white line in the lower layer. It worked up to a point but was still obvious as a sharp thin line of change.
The problem is that straight or sharp lines stick out like a sore thumb and one approach is to break up the line by cloning material from each side such as the red floral tones over onto the green foliage and vice versa. I only had the flika image to work from and I don't know how any of this would work lower down.
Tom Mann , Feb 10, 2012; 05:43 p.m.
I presume you *really* want all that dead space to our left of the woman?
Tom M
