Photo restoration

Rebuild a smooth picture from a harsh photocopy

Sometimes all that remains of an old picture is a photocopy made decades ago. It is high in contrast, streaked and missing the middle grays. Send a photo of the copy and the bot restores a smooth tonal range and calms the streaks.

Make it in Telegram 7 images free, then from 129 Stars

2 credits per image
Result in 1–2 minutes
No sign-up

In short: Rebuild a smooth picture from a gray, streaky photocopy or a fax when the original print has been lost. Telegram bot with 7 images free to try out.

Where: the VisuMate bot in Telegram, no app or sign-up.
Cost: 2 credits per image, 7 images free, then packs from 129 Telegram Stars.
Time: 1 to 2 minutes per image, rerun with a new instruction at the same price.
Credits never expire, there is no subscription and no auto-renew. You pay once for a pack inside Telegram with Stars.

When you need this

Faces are black and white with no gray.
Streaks run down the page from the copier.
The edges of the page show dark bars.

How to do it

1
Press the button to open @visumate_ai_bot in Telegram. No sign-up, and new users get 15 free credits, which is 7 images.
2
Scan the copy at 600 dpi and send it as a file. In the caption write: 'restore the middle grays, remove copier streaks, keep the faces and the clothes'.
3
In 1-2 minutes the rebuilt image arrives for 2 credits. Note that gray levels are inferred, so judge the faces with someone who knew the person.

Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.

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What a copy loses

A photocopier turns the soft grays of a photograph into a few levels of black and white. The middle tones are gone, and no software can recover them exactly. The bot rebuilds a believable scale from the shapes that are left. Expect a nicer face and a natural feel, and remember that skin tone and hair detail are reconstructed, so keep the copy as a record of the original.

A last record

A copy can be the only surviving trace of a photograph, for example an old passport photo or a picture from a lost album. Keep it, scan it and note where it came from. Ask relatives if anyone has the original or a better copy. If you find one, send that one instead, since the original print will always give a better result than a copy of it.

Tips

Crop away the dark page edges.
Send the best copy if you have several.
Mention if text on the page should stay.
Keep the paper copy as a record.

Questions and answers

Can the bot add color?

You can ask for a colorized version, and the colors are a guess.

Will the faces be accurate?

They will be plausible. Compare them with other pictures of the person.

What does it cost?

2 credits per image. New users get 15 free credits, so 7 images cost nothing. After that packs start at 129 Telegram Stars, about $2.6 and credits do not expire.

Does the bot work in English?

Yes. It picks up your Telegram language on first launch. You can switch it any time with /lang.

What the bot does not do

Does not print photos and does not retouch passport or ID photos.
Does not promise a fixed pixel size. Check the result at full size before printing.
Heavily damaged faces are reconstructed by AI and may not look like the person. Compare with another photo.
Does not make video or animate the photo.

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