Repair scratches, tears and fading, then upscale for printing
Repair scratches, fading & blur. Print-ready in minutes.
IMAGERAAI
AI Photo Restoration
Restore a Loved One's Photo
Repaired & Print-Ready in Minutes
Scratched, faded, or blurry — upload the only copy you have and AI repairs the damage, sharpens the faces, and prepares a crisp file you can print today. For memorials, anniversaries, and the family archive.
From 10 credits per photo · No subscription required
Commercial license500+ AI modelsNo watermarks
- 16K output
- 500+ AI models
- No watermark
- Commercial license
- Pay-per-use
Last updated: August 2026
From Faded Memory to Framed Print
Decades of fading, scratches, and soft focus — repaired in one pass, then enlarged until it prints like it was taken yesterday.
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10 credits per image on most tools · Plans start at $19.99
Three Steps to a Print-Ready Photo
No design skills, no desktop software. The whole workflow runs in your browser.
1
Upload a Scan or Phone Photo
No scanner needed — photograph the original print flat in bright, even light and upload the file. JPG, PNG, and WebP are supported.
2
Restore the Faces
The face restoration pass sharpens blurred, faded, or low-resolution faces while keeping the person's true features — from 10 credits per photo.
Open Face Restore Studio3
Upscale & Print
Enlarge the restored photo to 2K–8K so it prints crisply at 300 DPI, then download and print anywhere — from 10 credits per photo.
Open Print-Ready UpscalerWant color in a black-and-white photo afterwards? The Edit Image studio can colorize as a separate step.
What Damage Does It Actually Fix?
A quick reference for the most common problems in old prints and scans — and what the restore pass does about each.
| Damage in the original | What the restore does | Kept true to the original? |
|---|---|---|
| Scratches, creases & tears | Reconstructs missing detail across the damaged area | Yes — surrounding texture rebuilt, not invented |
| Fading & low contrast | Restores tonal range and depth | Yes — original tones recovered |
| Yellowing & sepia stains | Neutralises the color cast | Yes — B&W stays B&W unless you colorize |
| Soft focus & blur | Sharpens facial detail and edges | Yes — identity preserved, features not altered |
| Grain & scan noise | Cleans noise while keeping fine detail | Yes — real texture kept, not smoothed away |
| Low resolution | Upscales to 4K, print-ready size | Yes — enlarged, framing unchanged |
Built for Irreplaceable Photos
Identity-preserving restoration first, print-ready resolution second — the two things a family photo actually needs
Face Restoration That Keeps Identity
Faces are the heart of a family photo. The face restoration pass sharpens blurred, faded, or low-resolution faces while preserving the person's actual features — so the result still looks like them.
Repairs Scratches, Fading & Blur
Neural enhancement reconstructs detail lost to time: surface scratches, faded contrast, soft focus, and grain from old film stocks or low-quality scans.
Upscaled for Real Printing
Old scans are usually too small to print. Upscale to 2K, 4K, or 8K so an 8×10″, A4, or even 16×20″ print comes out crisp at 300 DPI — ready for any photo lab.
Works From Any Scan or Phone Photo
No scanner needed. Photograph the original print with your phone in good light, upload the JPG or PNG, and restore from there.
Batch Restore Family Archives
Digitizing a whole album? Process up to 10 photos per upscale batch and work through an archive in an afternoon instead of months.
Private to Your Account
Your family photos stay in your private vault — visible only to you, and you can delete them at any time. Full ownership of every restored image.
Pay Per Photo — Only for Results
Manual restoration services typically charge $30–90 per photo and take days. Here a typical full restore — face pass plus 4K print upscale — is 30 credits.
Face Restore (fast)
Sharpen and repair faces — the essential first pass
10 credits
Face Detailer (high quality)
Deeper facial reconstruction for the most important photos
15 credits
Print upscale — 2K
Small frames, cards, and order-of-service programs
10 credits
Print upscale — 4K
Crisp 8×10″ and A4 prints at 300 DPI
20 credits
Print upscale — 8K
16×20″ and poster-size memorial prints
40 credits
Failed generations auto-refund — you never pay for a run that did not deliver.
Minutes per photo — fast enough for a service later this week.
Credits come with every plan — see plans and credit packs
When the Photo Has to Be Ready
Most people restoring an old photo have a date on the calendar. This workflow is built for that.
Memorial & Funeral Services
Turn the one photo you have of a loved one into a clear, dignified portrait for the order of service, a display board, or a framed remembrance.
Service this week? Restoration runs in minutes — upload, restore, and send the file straight to a same-day print shop.
Anniversary & Milestone Gifts
Restore a wedding photo for a 50th anniversary, a childhood portrait for a milestone birthday, or grandparents' first photo together — then print and frame it.
A restored print is a gift that gets kept. Most photos are ready to print the same day you upload them.
Family Archive Projects
Digitize and restore the family album before the originals fade further. Batch processing makes whole-album projects practical, not overwhelming.
Restore up to 10 photos per batch — an album side becomes an afternoon project.
Why Choose Us
Powered by cutting-edge AI technology that delivers unmatched quality and performance
Minutes, Not a Two-Week Turnaround
Manual restoration services quote days to weeks per photo — time you may not have before a service or celebration. Here the restore-and-upscale workflow runs in minutes, in your browser, whenever you need it.
Technical: Cloud GPU processing — no queue with a human retoucher
Pay Per Photo, Only for Results
A typical full restore is about 30 credits — compared to the $30–90 per photo that manual restoration services typically charge. And if a generation fails, credits come back automatically.
Technical: Credit-based pricing with automatic refunds on failed generations
A Dedicated Face Pass, Not a Generic Filter
One-tap "enhance" filters sharpen everything equally and often distort faces. The dedicated face restoration pass treats faces as the priority — identity-preserving reconstruction first, then whole-image enhancement.
Technical: Separate face restoration and detail-enhancement pipelines
Genuinely Print-Ready Output
Restoration without resolution is only half the job. The upscale pass enlarges to 2K–8K so the file meets 300 DPI at real frame sizes — the difference between a screen-only fix and a print on the wall.
Technical: Neural super-resolution up to 8192px on the long edge
No Software, No Scanner, Any Device
Everything runs in the browser — phone, tablet, or laptop. Photograph the original print with your phone, upload, restore, and download. No desktop installs, no GPU, no learning curve.
Technical: Browser-based studio backed by cloud GPUs
You Keep Everything
Full ownership and commercial rights on every restored photo. Print at any lab, share with the whole family, publish in a memorial program — no watermarks, no licensing questions.
Technical: Full usage rights included with every generation
Built by the Imagera AI Team
AI researchers, engineers & content specialists
Imagera is a unified AI creation platform for images, video, voice and avatars. Outputs ship at up to 16K resolution with no watermark and a commercial license included — choose from 500+ AI models in a single workspace.
16K output500+ AI modelsCommercial license included
See the Enhancement Engine in Action
How do I restore an old photo with AI?
Quick Answer:
Upload a scan or phone photo of the original print, run the face restoration pass to repair and sharpen faces, then upscale to 2K-8K for printing at 300 DPI. The whole workflow takes minutes and a typical full restore is 30 credits.
Source: Imagera AI
What is AI Photo Restoration?
AI Photo Restoration AI photo restoration uses neural networks to repair damage in old photographs — scratches, fading, blur, and grain — and to reconstruct sharp, identity-preserving faces. Combined with super-resolution upscaling, it turns a small damaged scan into a clean file large enough to print.
Imagera runs both passes in the browser: face restoration first, then print-ready upscaling to 2K, 4K, or 8K.
Questions
Restoration Questions, Answered
What families ask before restoring an irreplaceable photo
You upload a scan or phone photo of the original print. AI enhancement models reconstruct detail lost to age — sharpening faces, lifting faded contrast, and reducing scratches and grain — then an upscaling pass enlarges the result so it prints cleanly. The whole process runs in your browser and takes minutes per photo.
Yes. Unlike traditional restoration services that quote days or weeks, processing here takes minutes per photo. Upload the best copy you have, run the face restoration and upscale passes, download the print-ready file, and send it to a local same-day print shop. Many families do the entire workflow in under an hour.
AI restoration handles fading, low resolution, blur, soft focus, film grain, surface scratches, and compression artifacts very well. Severe physical damage — large torn-away areas or heavy stains covering a face — may not fully recover, because the information is physically gone. If a result does not meet the quality bar and the generation fails, credits are refunded automatically.
Pricing is pay-per-photo with credits. A fast face restoration pass is 10 credits, a high-quality face detailer pass is 15 credits, and a print-ready upscale runs 10–40 credits depending on output size. A typical full restore — face pass plus 4K upscale — is about 30 credits. No subscription lock-in for restoration work you only need once.
You only pay for results. If a generation fails, the credits for that run are refunded automatically — you are never charged for output you did not receive.
Two steps: restore, then upscale. First run the face restoration pass so faces are sharp. Then upscale to the print size you need — 2K covers small frames, 4K covers crisp 8×10″ and A4 prints at 300 DPI, and 8K covers 16×20″ and poster sizes. Download the file and print at any photo lab or home printer.
Yes — that is the entire point of the face restoration pass. It is built to sharpen and de-age damage while preserving the person's actual bone structure, expression, and features. For memorial photos this matters deeply, and it is why a dedicated face pass beats generic sharpening filters.
No. A phone photo of the original print works well: lay the photo flat in bright, even daylight, avoid glare and shadows, fill the frame, and hold the phone parallel to the photo. Upload that JPG or PNG directly.
Yes. Batch processing accepts up to 10 photos per upscale run, so you can work through an album quickly. Many families digitize everything first, then restore the most important photos one by one and batch-upscale the rest.
Yes. Uploaded and restored photos live in your private account vault, visible only to you. You can download or delete them at any time, and you own full rights to every restored image — print them anywhere, share them with family, or use them in memorial programs.
Restoration keeps the original tones — most families prefer the authentic black-and-white or sepia look for memorial and archive photos. If you do want color, the Edit Image studio can apply colorization as a separate step after restoring.
That Photo Deserves It
Restore It Today
Print It Tomorrow
Face restoration • Scratch & fade repair • Print-ready upscaling • Auto-refund on failed runs
From 10 credits per photo · No subscription required
Powered by neural face restoration and super-resolution technology
What is Imagera AI Photo Restoration?
A browser-based workflow that repairs old, damaged, and faded photos and prepares them for printing. Two passes: identity-preserving face restoration (from 10 credits) and print-ready upscaling to 2K–8K (from 10 credits). Minutes per photo.
How fast can I get a photo ready for a memorial service?
The same day. Restoration runs in minutes per photo — upload the best copy you have, restore the faces, upscale, and send the file to a same-day print shop. No multi-day queue with a human retoucher.
How much does it cost?
A typical full restore — face pass plus 4K upscale — is 30 credits. Manual restoration services typically charge $30–90 per photo. Failed generations auto-refund, so you only pay for results.
Will it still look like the same person?
Yes. The face restoration pass is built to preserve identity — it sharpens and repairs while keeping the person's real bone structure and expression. That is what separates it from generic one-tap enhancement filters.
What print sizes can I reach?
4K output prints 8×10″ and A4 at 300 DPI; 8K covers 16×20″ and poster sizes. Download the file and print at any photo lab or home printer — full rights included.
Can I restore a whole album?
Yes — batch processing accepts up to 10 photos per upscale run, which makes family-archive projects practical. Restore the most important photos individually, then batch the rest.
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