[sane-devel] Dust removal software?

[John]

> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:34:33 +0200
> From: Milan Zamazal <pdm at zamazal.org>
> Subject: [sane-devel] Dust removal software?
> To: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org
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> Is there free software that can be used together with the infrared data
> produced by the coolscan2 backend to remove dust and scratches from the
> scanned pictures?  I could find a `duster' utility in an old version of
> the coolscan2 backend and some old GIMP plugin.  Is there anything else
> available?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Milan Zamazal
>

Have a look at GREYCstoration

	http://www.greyc.ensicaen.fr/~dtschump/greycstoration/

This can be used to remove dust and scratches, using the (inverted) IR scan as 
a mask with the 'inpaint' function.  There is also a GIMP plugin.

John