blacknred Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Hello, I have lurked these forums for a long while now but this is my first post so I hope it is in the correct place. I have had PDN installed for a few months, have had lots of fun and even created and edited a few images. I come here now in my time of need. Please let me explain... I work in the transport industry and am in a spot of bother. A few weeks ago we had a very busy day so had to call in agency staff to drive our vehicles. One of these staff managed to get himself caught by a mobile speed camera and the Police are now looking for the person responsible. The police have sent us photographic evidence of the driver who we need to identify otherwise the company gets a £1000 fine and I get the boot. In the photograph they have sent us you can just make out the outline of the driver but cannot distinguish any facial features. I am looking for any advice on how I can make the drivers face more easy to identify. I have tried a few things including sharpening the picture, adjusting the brightness/contrast and changing the hue/saturation etc. but still cannot identify him. I have no problems posting the picture if anybody wants to have ago. Many thanks, blacknred Edited May 22, 2012 by blacknred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Go ahead and post the image (only the person's face is needed). Depending on the image, it might actually be impossible to determine who it was. Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacknred Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thanks for replying. Here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Here's my try: The original file doesn't have much color detail to work with. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) My attempt: http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx228/pdnnoob/Whole2_filtered.jpg Not much better than BoltBait's, but I also intensified the color and reduced the noise EDIT: no offense intended, but the picture makes him look a little like charlie chaplin... Edited May 22, 2012 by pdnnoob Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacknred Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Here's my try: The original file doesn't have much color detail to work with. Wow, you can make out more detail with this one. I'm pretty sure that's a mustache he has there. That should narrow it down considerably. Many thanks That's a lot better than I could manage Nice job BoltBait has made him quite recognisable ... but only if you know him of course I guess it all depends on how many agency drivers you had there that day and comparing copies of their driving licences, then hoping for the best. Can't you track him by the route and who would have been driving the Registered vehicle that got snapped ? I'm sure you noticed from the time stamp on the photo that it was mothers day weekend, which is why we were so busy. We had about 20 agency drivers working for us on that day. Unfortunately he was caught on a main road so most of the vans went through the same spot. As for the registration, it was down to human error. It was such a busy day we just wanted to get the drivers on the road ASAP so everything was rushed and the basics were missed. My attempt: http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx228/pdnnoob/Whole2_filtered.jpg Not much better than BoltBait's, but I also intensified the color and reduced the noise EDIT: no offense intended, but the picture makes him look a little like charlie chaplin... Haha, none taken. It's a great effort though. Thanks. I would say he definately has a mustache. That should narrow it down a lot. blacknred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercaper Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 And a goatee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 And a goatee. I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That might be a tie...did the drivers wear ties and suits? If not, definitely a goatee Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacknred Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 A massive thanks to you all, we have caught the culprit! He is going to have a nice suprise in the post lol. And yes, it is a goatee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Remember to donate! Rick has made it very easy via this web page: http://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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