Question 1

How many old photos can I restore?

Accepted Answer

Standard restoration is 1 credit, HD is 3. The Starter plan covers ~75 HD restorations or ~300 standard each month. Enough for a typical family album in a few sittings.

Question 2

Will it preserve the original look?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the built-in prompt template tells the model to preserve framing, grain texture, and natural skin tones. It fixes damage and yellowing without making the photo look obviously 'AI-touched'.

Question 3

Can it recolor a black-and-white photo?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Add 'recolor naturally' to your prompt or use it as-is — the default scaffold already recolors where appropriate. Result quality depends on contrast in the original; very dark scans may need a manual pass.

Question 4

Are my family photos kept private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Uploads are stored in encrypted private storage, auto-deleted after 30 days unless saved, and never used for training. Only you can access them.

Question 5

What about heavily damaged or torn photos?

Accepted Answer

For severe damage (missing pieces, large tears), restore in two passes: first run a cleanup pass, then use the inpainting tool to mask and fill the missing region. The model can fabricate plausible content but cannot recover information that's truly lost.

Restore old photos with AI

Example prompts

What you get

One-click restore

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