Public examples are grouped by faithful restoration, optional color, specialist repair, and opt-in creative examples. Each one shows how the result becomes an archive record.
Showing the faithful restored result for each public example.
Repair-first examples where the restored keeper stays close to the original record.
After
BeforeA WW1-era soldier with his two young daughters. Creases and stains are reduced so the faces are readable when the family opens the album.
Archive context: original saved, keeper chosen, names and caption ready for private sharing.
After
BeforeA 19th-century militia officer in uniform. Scratches and water damage are reduced without removing the uniform detail family historians need.
Archive context: original saved, keeper chosen, names and caption ready for private sharing.
Optional color shown beside a faithful repair, not as the only final result.
After
BeforeA young soldier in a glass-plate portrait, faded by time and storage. Restoration brings back contrast and facial detail while keeping the original record available for comparison.
Archive context: original saved, keeper chosen, names and caption ready for private sharing.
After
BeforeA grandfather and grandchild on the front steps. Fading is repaired, the original mood remains, and optional color can sit beside the restored version when the family wants it.
Archive context: original saved, keeper chosen, names and caption ready for private sharing.
Focused examples for blur, glare, grain, and face-detail issues.
After
BeforeA soft, motion-blurred portrait improved with targeted deblurring so faces and fabric texture are easier to read.
Archive context: original saved, keeper chosen, names and caption ready for private sharing.
After
BeforeAn indoor family scene shot in poor light, denoised while preserving people and textiles instead of smoothing away useful detail.
Archive context: original saved, keeper chosen, names and caption ready for private sharing.
Opt-in generative examples with clear disclosure.
A restored family portrait with subtle generated motion. The archival still stays preserved, and the motion version remains a separate shareable reveal.
Archive context: original saved, keeper chosen, names and caption ready for private sharing.
Animation — subtle AI-generated motion from a restored portrait.
Upload an old photo, see the repair path, then keep the original, result, and story together.