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FAQ: Can you help deblur or improve license plate detail?

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March 28, 2019
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The Photoshop and Photoshop Elements forums receive many requests for help (for reasons specific to each request) with deblurring of car license plates or improving frame detail that may have been recorded via dash camera or other means.

While Photoshop and Photoshop Elements are able to improve these images, and in rare cases may be able to expose more detail, this kind of request should be directed to local law enforcement officials, and is not something we would normally assist with on these forums.

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Correct answer davescm

That is not something we do on these forums, following advice from Adobe, even where technically possible (which is rarer than you might think). If it is associated with a legal issue - contact your local law enforcement.

Dave

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Looking for help deblurring any of these images. Looks like there is a website on the back of the bus or possibly the license plate. Bus hit my car and took off this past weekend, any help is appreciated!

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Anonymous

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This is the forum policy

FAQ: Can you help deblur or improve license plate detail?

Participant

Hi there, wondering if any of the folks able to help deblur license plate?? - see the series of photos as attached. This truck had loose gravels and lime stones which pretty much spoiled and made lots of scratch marks on almost new car - windscreen, bonnet, bumper, side door! - I thought its lucky I had dash cam but didn't help much when can't see number plate that clear.. I have extracted photos from the video frames and think these photos are screen grab, via VLC (so assume screen size resolution for photo and think original video was 1080p) - FYI this is UK number plate so usually numbers follow "XX12 XXX" unless its private number plate and in that case could be slightly different.

any help much appreciated..

P.S. - Ignore 2018 year stamp; as that's actually 2019 in case anyone wondering this is year old.

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That is something we do not assist with on these forums. You will need to seek help from law enforcement. See this thread from Adobe Staff: FAQ: Can you help deblur or improve license plate detail?

~ Jane

Participant

Hi everyone, on Monday I was hit by a car. It t-boned me on my bike going about 35-40 mph. he sped off and made a right out of the driveway as shown in the photo. One of the witnesses managed to get this picture at the last moment. But the plate is very blurry. There is nothing I can do until we know the exact license plate. and I can't help thinking there must be some way to get a clearer view of this picture, the FBI does it in the blink of an eye, right? There has to be some sort of software I can buy or service I can pay for to see this plate, then not only will I be able to reach the insurance company and get help with these massive medical bills, physical therapy and psychiatric care but we can bring this guy to justice.. I know very little about photoshop, but one of my family members is a graphic designer, that's why I have this program installed on my laptop. If anyone feels like messing around with this image and helping me out I would be so grateful... I hope someone sees this and is able to give me any kind of good news.. thank you.

PS. Its the car seen far away at the other end of the parking lot about to drive out of the driveway. I believe it's a Honda CR-V or a very similar Honda SUV- silver

Thanks and much love to all of you, Josie

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Anonymous

Hi

I'm afraid it's just not possible, cars to far away and just not enough pixel information

Participant

I've seen other license plates just as bad and maybe worse than this on other threads on THIS site that had been deciphered somehow... Like CIA connection type thing.. there has to be some way to make this possible? Someone please help....

Thank you for your reply, though