Restore an Old Family Wedding Photo Without Losing Its History | Photo Restore | PixelAPI EP11
Your grandparents' only wedding photo is faded, creased and scratched across the faces? Keep the original scan safe, run Full restoration in Lensora Photo Restore, compare the faces and clothing with the scan, and use Face only when just a face is soft.
Demonstration scenario, not a customer testimonial. Meera and her family are AI-generated people, the story scenes are AI-generated dramatisations (labelled on screen), and the wedding photograph and the soft portrait are AI-generated demo images; no customer photos were used. The Lensora iOS app was recorded live and every restored image shown is an untouched output; processing waits are trimmed. Some details in a restoration are reconstructed. The presenter is Om’s authorized AI avatar with generated voice.
Chapters
- 0:00 Keep the original scan safe before restoring anything
- 0:10 A faded, creased and scratched wedding photo for an anniversary display
- 0:19 Open Photo Restore in Lensora and choose Full restoration
- 0:29 Compare the restored photo with the scan: faces and clothing
- 0:39 Face only: sharpen a soft face without repairing the whole picture
- 0:53 Save the original and the restored copy together, and label reconstructed details
- 1:03 Try both Photo Restore modes in Lensora
Restore a copy, keep the original
Before restoring a family photograph, keep the original scan safe and work on a separate copy. Photo Restore in the Lensora app (or POST /v1/photo-restore/generate) with Full restoration repairs scratches, creases and fading on old prints.
Check faces and clothing against the scan
Compare the restored copy with the scan side by side, especially faces and clothing. Some details in a restoration are reconstructed, so let the family judge what looks right, and label colourised or reconstructed details when you print or share it.
Face only for a soft face
When the photo is fine but a face is soft or slightly blurred, choose Face only (/v1/image/restore-face). It sharpens the face without repairing the whole picture.
Video transcript
An old photograph holds the details a family remembers. Before restoring anything, keep the original scan safe, then make a separate restored copy. Meera is preparing her grandparents' anniversary display and the only wedding photo they have is faded, creased and scratched across the faces. In Lensora, open Photo Restore, choose Full restoration for a scratched or faded print and submit the scan you are allowed to use. Compare the result with the scan, especially the faces and clothing. Some details are reconstructed, so let the family judge what looks right. For a different photo, where only the face is soft, choose Face only. It sharpens the face without repairing the whole picture. Save the original and the restored version together and label any colourised or reconstructed details honestly when you print the display. Try both Photo Restore modes in Lensora using photographs you are authorised to share and keep every original safe alongside the restoration.
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