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Damaged Old Photo Repair

Conservatively repair tears, missing corners, mold, water damage, and broad abrasions in a severely damaged old photo.

PROMPT

Repair the uploaded severely damaged old photo. - Fix tears, creases, missing corners, peeling emulsion, large scratches, mold spots, water stains, and yellow blemishes. - Reconstruct missing regions conservatively from surrounding texture, light, shadow, clothing, and background patterns. - Blend repaired areas seamlessly so no patch edges or repeated textures are visible. - Preserve the original color or monochrome treatment unless [color treatment: natural restoration] requires correction. Keep every person's identity and the original composition unchanged. Do not add people, objects, scenery, modern styling, or decorative details that were not present in the source image.

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Model
GPT-Image-2
Aspect ratio
auto
Resolution
2K
Best for
Old photo restoration and colorization
Prompt structure

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  1. Repair the uploaded severely damaged old photo. - Fix tears
  2. creases
  3. missing corners
  4. peeling emulsion
  5. large scratches
  6. mold spots
  7. water stains
  8. and yellow blemishes. - Reconstruct missing regions conservatively from surrounding texture
  9. light
  10. shadow
  11. clothing
  12. and background patterns. - Blend repaired areas seamlessly so no patch edges or repeated textures are visible. - Preserve the original color or monochrome treatment unless [color treatment: natural restoration] requires correction. Keep every person's identity and the original composition unchanged. Do not add people
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