Vintage Postcard Script
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Personal use only, please.
This script was written by Spandex Rutabaga based on
some input I gave her for making a photo look like a vintage postcard.
Thanks, Spandex!
Unzip the file to your Scripts-Restricted folder.
Here are some notes from Spandex about using the script:
"The script runs silently but afterwards allows you to tweak the effect by manipulating
labeled layers. It seems to work well on images in the roughly 1000 x 1000 pixel
size range. In other words I suggest resizing down from 12 megapixels (or something
more modest that you are using) before running the script.
Blue sky and man-made objects, preferably lighter in color, with rectilinear detail
seem to be good elements to have in the picture when applying the script. If used
on images with vegetation, the leaves need to be big enough that there is room for
their edges (i.e. trees should not be too distant) and the vegetation should fill
only part of the image. Water doesn't have to be present in the image. Sometimes
it's good to have. If present without some of the features I mentioned, water isn't
going to do you any good as far as creating the impression of an old postcard is
concerned." - Spandex Rutabaga
