Clean grease pencil crop marks off the front of a press print
Newspaper desks and print labs marked photos with waxy red or yellow pencil, drawing crop corners and size notes straight on the picture. Send a photo of the print and the bot removes the marks and fills the picture beneath.
- 2 credits per image
- Result in 1–2 minutes
- No sign-up
In short: Clean the red grease pencil lines, crop corners and numbers that a lab or an editor drew on the front of a print. Telegram bot, 7 free images 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
- Red crop corners cut across the faces.
- A big number is scrawled on the sky.
- Waxy strokes smear when touched.
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 print on a dark surface in even daylight. In the caption write: 'remove the red grease pencil crop lines and the number in the top right, keep the original photo'.
- 3
Within 1-2 minutes the clean image arrives for 2 credits. Check the places where the pencil crossed a hairline or the edge of a hat.
Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.
Make it in TelegramMarks that carry information
Grease pencil notes were instructions, often the crop and the finished size, and they show how an editor once saw the picture. That makes them worth keeping as a record. The bot lifts the lines for a clean version, while your first scan keeps the editor's choices. Pencil over dark areas is harder to remove than over a pale sky.
Newsroom and archive prints
Prints from a newspaper archive often wear a stamp on the back, a caption slip and several rounds of markings. If your picture came from such an archive, scan the back and slip too. They often hold the date and the photographer's name. After the clean-up, a fine crop that follows the editor's original lines is easy to make yourself.
Tips
- Keep a separate scan with the markings as evidence of the print's use.
- Write down any size or date the pencil notes show.
- Do not scrub, the wax spreads.
- Mention which marks to preserve.
Questions and answers
Does it handle yellow wax pencil?
Yes. Name the color so the bot finds each stroke.
Will the crop corners be used as a crop?
Only if you ask. Otherwise the whole picture is kept.
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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