i have a photo which is spoiled by a post. it will spoil the photo to crop it. can i erase the post and then fill the gap with the same background that is in another part of the photo? hope i have explained this properly

Hi Manice,

I would advise you use a photo editing program like PhotoPlus X4, and use the clone tool to get rid of the post. You'll get a much better result this way. Serif actually has a free version of PhotoPlus at www.freeserifsoftware.com, and this contains the clone tool so you'll be able to remove the post no problem.

However, if you don't want to use a different program, there is a clone tool in the PhotoLab in DSA2. If you drag your photograph onto the page and click on the PhotoLab, you'll see the Blemish Removal tool at the top. Click on this, and on the right you'll be able to select 'Clone' rather than 'Heal' from the drop down.

Hope that helps.

Jo

There is a clone tool on DSA2 - I've seen it some where on a Melinda video but can't remeber where - because I didn't realise we'd got one - I had always used coral

THANK YOU. used both suggested ways. downloading the free photoplus was the best way for this project due to shape and size of area i wanted to alter but got both working.

i have made it into a page and uploaded it on daisytrail to show it - called it-----------------
'editing a photo thanks to daisytrail'