remove dust without removing quality ?

[pierret18811376]

Hello,

In the musical score I send you, I would like to remove the dust at the bottom right.

I have tried to use the Dust filter, but it removes the image quality

Is this a simple way to do it while preserving the image quality ?

[pierret18811376]

"Thank you, but I would like to do it without using AI.

Is there a simple way in order to do it ?"

Convert to greyscale.

Use "Levels" as shown on the screenshot.

And finish by removing any remaining black marks with the Eraser, the Remove tool, or a selection tool.

[ExUSA · Accepted solution]

Clone Stamp, Healing Brush, or select the area you need fixed with the Lasso and then apply Dust and Scratches.

[D Fosse]

Yes, this should be easy to fix manually, with the tools mentioned by @ExUSA . Fifteen minutes to a half hour's work.

[pierret18811376]

My need in that case is to remove the dust inside the notes like here :

But by example if I use the lasso tool directly on the notes (where there is dust), and use the filter "dust", the notes becomes blur. I am wotking with the background layer.

[D Fosse]

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[ExUSA]

Select the area you want to fix before applying a filter. Or use the Clone Stamp or healing brush, as I suggested. 

[JR Boulay]

Select all the image (CRTL/CMD - A) : Generative Fill : select Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana) and prompt : "set to black and white, remove dust".

It won't take you longer than a minute.

You may need to increase the sharpness afterwards.

[pierret18811376]

Thank you, but I would like to do it without using AI.

Is there a simple way in order to do it ?

[D Fosse]

I would like to do it without using AI.

By @pierret18811376

What a relief 🙂 I mean it.

You just have to use a small enough brush with e.g. the healing brush so that you stay away from the notes. It's not difficult, it just takes a little time.

As a help, you can select the paper color and expand the selection one or two pixels. That should be enough to "eat up" the dust spots, but not too much into the notes. Then you can work a little more freely.

[JR Boulay · Accepted solution]

"Thank you, but I would like to do it without using AI.

Is there a simple way in order to do it ?"

Convert to greyscale.

Use "Levels" as shown on the screenshot.

And finish by removing any remaining black marks with the Eraser, the Remove tool, or a selection tool.

[JR Boulay · Accepted solution]

"Thank you, but I would like to do it without using AI.

Is there a simple way in order to do it ?"

Convert to greyscale.

Use "Levels" as shown on the screenshot.

And finish by removing any remaining black marks with the Eraser, the Remove tool, or a selection tool.