Will a serviceman or servicewoman in uniform, often taken just before deployment still look like themselves after the creasing is removed?

The prompts keep every face, age and expression in the creased service photo as photographed. Where the creased area covered a face, compare the result with other military photos and with family memory before you print.

Do I need to scan creased military photos?

A flat scan is best, but a phone photo of the creased service photo works too; run Photo-of-a-Photo Fixer first to crop and remove glare, then repair the creasing.

How many credits does a creased service photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of creased military photos. Pro and Max return more detail on the insignia, ribbons, unit patches and cap badge where the creasing was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the service photo after fixing the creasing?

Yes. Repair the creased service photo first, then run the Photo Colorizer on the result. Colors are inferred from the era and the materials in the repaired creased military photos, so type any remembered colors into the hints field.

Military Photos

Creased Military Photos

Creased military photos usually come out of a print folded into a wallet, a letter or a pocket, then flattened again decades later. On a service photo the creasing shows as a white line where the emulsion broke along the fold, very often straight through a face, right across a serviceman or servicewoman in uniform, often taken just before deployment.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the creased service photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with the insignia, ribbons, unit patches and cap badge left as they were. Where the creasing covered a face in military photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.

If the creasing on the service photo is worse than it looks, run Scratch & Tear Repair twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the creased military photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.

Open with these settings Scratch & Tear Repair

Creased Military Photos, the original print

OriginalRestored

Original on the left, restored on the right; hover to see more of the repair. Made in the Studio from a scan of the print.

What matters for these photos

Creased military photos that a copy shop refused to touch
A creased service photo needed for a memorial, an anniversary or a reprint
A white line where the emulsion broke along the fold, very often straight through a face, spread over a service photo
A creased service photo that is the only copy anyone has

Suggested order of passes

01
Remove the creasing
Scratch & Tear Repair targets a white line where the emulsion broke along the fold, very often straight through a face while keeping the insignia, ribbons, unit patches and cap badge in the service photo untouched.
Scratch & Tear Repair
02
Repair the rest of the service photo
Face Restoration addresses the usual wear on military photos, foxing from a footlocker, folds from a shirt pocket and rank insignia faded into the cloth, once the creasing is gone.
Face Restoration
03
Sharpen the faces of a serviceman or servicewoman in uniform, often taken just before deployment
Recovers the eye and skin detail the creasing softened; keep it at natural strength on military photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the service photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the creasing repair, with the shape of the creased military photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler