Urgent Plate Cleanup

Urgent Plate Cleanup in Adobe Photoshop — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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urgent plate cleanup before plates are made

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I've just opened a scanned steel plate and there's a hairline scratch across the subject that will…
I've just opened a scanned steel plate and there's a hairline scratch across the subject that will engrave into every copy. The client expects the run tomorrow and the press won't wait. I can't guess whether cloning will remove evidence at press scale or whether I must flag the plate as unusable. Tell me quickly the fix that will survive halftone conversion and what I must not attempt because it will look fake on paper.

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