Photo restoration notes
The short answer
Start with a scan or an evenly lit photo of the print. Restoration aims to reduce scratches, fading and small damage while retaining the photograph’s existing color or monochrome character. Compare the before-and-after still image, especially faces and missing details, before downloading. Check availability and any remaining allowance in the tool. Video creation is separate. Choose the person or pet memorial scene and review its settings and credit quote. Keep or download the restored still image; nothing is converted to a video or generated automatically.
Page notes and guidance
- — Compare faces and repaired details with the original, check the daily allowance and choose an optional current effect explicitly. Still-photo restoration and video creation are separate tasks.
Old photo restoration after processing
Every family has them: a wedding picture gone yellow, a grandparent's portrait with a crease across the face, a box of black-and-white snapshots nobody has looked at in years. Restoring old photos used to mean a scanner, hours of retouching or paying a studio per picture. Here the AI photo restoration does it from one photo: upload it and start restoration. The tool aims to repair damage while retaining existing color or monochrome character; inspect the result rather than assuming every detail has been recovered.
How to restore an old photo
- Add the old photo. A digital copy, or a phone picture of the print taken flat, in daylight, without flash.
- Tap Restore photo. Sign in with an available option and submit once. Wait for confirmed completion; processing time varies. Check an unresolved task before submitting again.
- Compare and download. Use the before-and-after comparison, inspect faces and repaired details, then download subject to the displayed entitlement. Check availability and any remaining allowance in the tool.
What the AI photo restoration fixes
- Damage: scratches, cracks, creases, dust, stains and small tears.
- Age: fading, a yellow or sepia cast, washed-out contrast.
- Softness: blur and grain, with the result checked against the original rather than assuming recovered facial detail is exact.
- Color or monochrome: the restoration aims to retain existing colors and keep monochrome photos monochrome; it is not a colorization option.
- What to verify: faces, expressions, poses and clothes. Preservation is a generation aim; compare these details with the original and keep the source photo.
After restoring: choose an optional current video effect
The restored result is a still image. Choose a person or pet memorial scene below, then review its separate settings and full credit quote:
- Starlight homecoming — One authorized person or pet photo for an imagined tribute. Either subject can choose a starlit return or a checkpoint journey, with separate directions for people and pets. Review availability and the complete quote before submission.
- Flower-path checkpoint — One authorized person or pet photo for the flower-path checkpoint: arrive, wait for portrait inspection, then continue into the city after permission.
Video creation requires an available, approved effect, its required photos and a separate complete credit quote. No effect is selected by default and no video starts automatically. Restoration uses its own daily allowance rather than video credits.
Tips for restoring old photos
- Photograph the print well. Flat, in daylight, straight from above, no flash, no glare: the restoration can only work with what the camera sees.
- Match the photo to the effect. A person or pet video needs a matching authorized photograph. Review the selected scene and complete credit quote separately; restoration remains a still-image task.
- Review before choosing a video. Check the restored face and repaired details first. A clearer input can provide a better visual reference, but does not guarantee a more lifelike video.
- Keep the original. The restored copy is a new file; your original photo is not changed.
Explore current video methods
Read the input requirements for Starlight homecoming, Flower-path checkpoint. Opening a page does not generate a video.