Photo restoration

Rescue photos that spent decades on sticky album pages

The sticky pages with a plastic film were sold in the 1970s and 80s, and they slowly tinted pictures yellow and left a tacky glaze. Pulling a print off can tear it. Send a photo of the page or the print as it lies, and the bot cleans the color and the surface.

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: Rescue photos yellowed, warped and stained by sticky magnetic album pages from the 70s and 80s. Telegram bot cleans the print scan. 7 images free to start.

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

The print is yellow and covered in tiny bubbles.
The film left a shiny cloudy layer on the face.
Removing the photo would peel off its surface.

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
Photograph the album page flat with the plastic film still on, in soft daylight, and send it as a file. In the caption write: 'restore the yellowed photo in the center, remove glare and bubbles, restore natural color'.
3
In 1-2 minutes the restored image arrives for 2 credits. Crop to each print afterward and run the important ones again alone.

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

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Scan first, rescue later

Taking a picture of the album page is a safe first move because nothing touches the print. Shoot at several angles and pick the sharpest. The bot works with the yellow tint, the gloss and the small bubbles under the film. You will end up with a clean digital copy while the page stays as it is. If you decide to separate the photos later, you already have a record.

Whole pages at once

A full album page holds four to six prints, so a single shot gives you a lot of low detail. Use that for a quick look, then retake each print at close range for the best result. Name the files by the page number and position, like page 12 top left. That order will help you rebuild the album as a photo book, or a printed page with captions written by the oldest person who remembers.

Tips

Tilt the page slightly to avoid a bright reflection on the film.
Shoot each picture in its own frame for better detail.
Do not use solvents or tape to lift a print.
Ask a paper conservator before removing a rare photograph.

Questions and answers

Can I peel the photos off safely?

Not always. Photograph them first and ask a conservator for rare ones.

Will the yellow tint come out completely?

It improves a lot, and strong cases may need a second pass.

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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