Photo restoration

Remove writing that shows through the front of a photo

Someone wrote names on the back of the photo with a ballpoint pen, and now those letters show on the front like a faint grid across the faces. Scan the front only, send it, and the bot removes the ghost lines while keeping the picture.

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: Remove ghost lettering and pressure marks that show through from the back of an old photo into your scan. Telegram bot, 7 images free for new users.

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

Mirrored letters cross the middle of the picture.
Hard pen pressure left a ridge pattern across the sky.
The scan lid reveals a shadow of the writing.

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
Send the scan as a file. In the caption write: 'remove ghost lettering and pen pressure lines from the front of the photo, keep faces, hair and clothing unchanged'.
3
In 1-2 minutes the cleaned image arrives for 2 credits. Look at faces to see that no letters turned into wrinkles.

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

Make it in Telegram

Save the names first

The writing on the back is often more valuable than the front. A line like 'Aunt Vera and Sasha, 1957' is the key to the whole album. Photograph or scan it first and type the text into your notes. Then work on the front. Once the cleaned image is ready, put the same line into the file name or the description. Pictures with names survive much longer in family archives than pictures without.

Black behind the print

A white scanner lid reflects light through thin paper and brings out the writing from behind. A sheet of black card on top of the print blocks that light. Try a scan with each lid and compare. If your print is thick, the show-through is usually weaker. For a very thin paper, a black backing is the cheapest fix and leaves less for the bot to guess.

Tips

Copy the names from the back before anything else.
Scan the back as a separate file.
Place a black sheet behind the print to reduce show-through.
Use a soft pencil next time and write on the border only.

Questions and answers

Can the bot read the back?

It does not transcribe. Read and type the notes yourself.

What about a stamp on the back?

Keep it as a separate scan. Stamps help date a print.

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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