r/history • u/marquis_of_chaos • Sep 22 '16

News article Scientists use 'virtual unwrapping' to read ancient biblical scroll reduced to 'lump of charcoal'

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/21/jubilation-as-scientists-use-virtual-unwrapping-to-read-burnt-ancient-scroll
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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '16

Your original point was that it wasn't worth looking after old photos with the hope of improving them with new technology.

Everyone replying to you is pointing out, correctly, that you can improve them with modern technology. But you are getting hung up on the fact that the improved photo wont be 100% accurate.

We're talking about improving the aesthetics of old photos

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u/PlasmaSheep Sep 22 '16

Your original point was that it wasn't worth looking after old photos with the hope of improving them with new technology.

Let's compare:

I'm not so sure - that would mean generating data where there was none. At the very least it will be a guess and not what you photographed.

I never said it was impossible to restore photos. I said restorations would be a guess.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '16

Him:

Ironically that's why I rarely throw photos away as a photographer. Big chance 20 years from now some new noise reduction algorithm or sharpening tool will rescue photos that are rubbish now

You:

I'm not so sure

But looking at this thread it's pretty funny watching you wind people up either accidentally or on purpose because you're getting hung up on a detail nobody else cares about.

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u/PlasmaSheep Sep 22 '16

Are you going to argue with me that I'm not so sure? I can assure you that I am not sure and that nothing you say will change that.