Prepare a scan for an online community archive
Community archives and wikis ask for clear scans with honest records. A restored picture helps visitors, and an untouched scan helps researchers. Send the scan and the bot cleans the damage while keeping the content as it was.
- 2 credits per image
- Result in 1–2 minutes
- No sign-up
In short: Prepare a scan for a community archive, a local wiki or an image library: clean damage but keep the evidence. 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
- Dust and creases hide detail that researchers want.
- The archive asks for source notes and you are not sure what to record.
- Gentle cleanup is wanted and heavy retouching is not.
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: 'restore lightly for an archive, remove dust and creases, keep the content, do not add or invent details'.
- 3
In 1-2 minutes the cleaned image arrives for 2 credits. Compare it with the plain scan and upload both if the archive allows.
Try it on your own photo: 7 images are free, no sign-up.
Make it in TelegramGentle cleanup, honest record
Archives prefer images that show the object truthfully. A light clean of dust, creases and stains is accepted by most. Filling large missing areas or changing faces is not. Ask the bot for a conservative pass and say so in the caption. Keep the plain scan alongside it, and mention in the description what the cleanup did and on which date.
Write the record
A good description names the people, the place, the year and the source of the print. Add the measurements and the condition of the original. Write down who donated or lent the picture and under which conditions. If something is a guess, mark it. A picture with a solid record is far more useful in ten years than a beautiful one without notes.
Tips
- Ask the archive which format and size it accepts.
- Record who owns the rights before you upload.
- Write the source, date and place in the description.
- Never upload a picture of living people without consent.
Questions and answers
Will the bot invent details?
It can fill damaged areas. Ask for a conservative pass to limit that.
Which file should I upload?
Follow the archive rules. Many accept both a plain scan and a cleaned copy.
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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