Prepare old photos for a family history website
A family history site lives or dies by its pictures. Visitors look at the face first, then at the caption. Send the prints and scans one by one and the bot cleans and balances them, so a page of ancestors feels like one collection.
- 2 credits per image
- Result in 1–2 minutes
- No sign-up
In short: Prepare old family photographs for a family history site or blog: consistent tone, clean damage and web-ready files. Telegram bot, 7 images free to try.
- 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
- Scans from different relatives vary in tone and quality.
- Dust and creases distract from the story on the page.
- Large files make the page slow to load.
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 each scan as a file. In the caption write: 'restore for a family history website, clean damage, natural tone, keep the faces and clothing'.
- 3
In 1-2 minutes each restored image arrives for 2 credits. Save a web-sized copy and keep the full-size file in your archive.
Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.
Make it in TelegramShow what is restored
Readers of a family history site value honesty. Label restored pictures as restored and offer the plain scan on request. This helps researchers who want to study the original, and it protects you from questions about changes. If you used the bot to open eyes or fill missing parts, say so in the caption. Short notes build trust with distant relatives.
Web practicalities
A page with forty large images loads slowly on a phone. Export a web copy of about 1600 pixels on the long side and keep the big file offline. Give each image a clear caption with names, place and year, and mark guesses as guesses. Ask visitors to send corrections. A good site grows with the help of cousins you have not met yet.
Tips
- Keep the file names as surname, first name, year.
- Write alt text that names the people.
- Credit the relative who shared each picture.
- Keep an untouched scan for every restored file.
Questions and answers
Does the bot resize for the web?
Not exactly. Export a web copy from the restored file in any editor.
Is it fine to publish living relatives?
Ask them first. Names and faces of living people need their agreement.
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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