Straighten a slanted photo of an old print
A quick phone snap of a print rarely comes out square. The top is narrower than the bottom, the edges lean and the table shows around the border. Send the photo and the bot straightens the frame, crops to the print and cleans the picture.
- 2 credits per image
- Result in 1–2 minutes
- No sign-up
In short: Fix a slanted, trapezoid shaped phone photo of an old print: straighten the edges, remove the table and tidy the colors. Telegram bot, 7 images free.
- 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 looks like a trapezoid.
- The wooden table and a coffee cup fill half of the frame.
- Faces are stretched because of the angle.
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 shot as a file. In the caption write: 'straighten the print to a rectangle, crop away the table, fix the perspective and keep the faces natural'.
- 3
In 1-2 minutes the straightened image arrives for 2 credits. Check that straight lines in the picture, such as doorframes, now look straight.
Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.
Make it in TelegramWhat perspective does to a face
When the phone leans, the near side of the print looks larger than the far side. Faces at the top come out narrow and at the bottom wide. Correction brings the proportions back. It works best with all four corners in view, since the corners tell the bot how the print was tilted. A small slant fixes cleanly, a big one costs some resolution at the far edge.
Keep the framing honest
Some prints have a white border that is part of the artifact. Decide whether you want it kept or cropped, and say so in the caption. If the print is mounted on card with a studio stamp, keep the stamp in view. After the correction, check the straight edges of walls and windows, which show best if anything is still off. Rotate by hand if the print has an odd angle on purpose.
Tips
- Leave all four corners of the print visible in the shot.
- Use a dark plain background so the edges are clear.
- Hold the phone as parallel to the print as you can.
- Retake the shot if one corner is cut off.
Questions and answers
Does it also clean the picture?
You can add that to the caption, such as 'remove scratches and stains too'.
What if only three corners are visible?
The result will be less precise. A retake is better.
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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