Classic Car Photos
Low-Resolution Classic Car Photos
Classic car photos showing blocky pixels, mushy skin and faces the size of a fingernail that fall apart when enlarged have almost always met a tiny contact print, a wallet photo, a heavy crop or a scan made at 72 dpi years ago. The low resolution sits on top of the image of a proud owner leaning on the fender, usually in the driveway, which is still there underneath.
Nothing in the car photo is redrawn for effect; the low resolution is treated as a layer to remove and the image of a proud owner leaning on the fender, usually in the driveway as the thing to keep. If the low-resolution area covered the chrome trim, the badge and the license plate, the fill is inferred from what survives around it.
Start with Face Restoration on the low-resolution car photo, then chain Face Restoration or the upscaler in the Studio if the classic car photos need it. The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard run on low-resolution classic car photos.
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
- Low-resolution classic car photos that a copy shop refused to touch
- A low-resolution car photo needed for a memorial, an anniversary or a reprint
- Blocky pixels, mushy skin and faces the size of a fingernail that fall apart when enlarged, spread over a car photo
- A low-resolution car photo that is the only copy anyone has
Suggested order of passes
- 01
Remove the low resolution
Face Restoration targets blocky pixels, mushy skin and faces the size of a fingernail that fall apart when enlarged while keeping the chrome trim, the badge and the license plate in the car photo untouched.
Face Restoration - 02
Repair the rest of the car photo
Unblur Old Photos addresses the usual wear on classic car photos, chrome that reads as blown white, a magenta shift over the paintwork and scratches across the hood, once the low resolution is gone.
Unblur Old Photos - 03
Sharpen the faces of a proud owner leaning on the fender, usually in the driveway
Recovers the eye and skin detail the low resolution softened; keep it at natural strength on classic car photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration - 04
Upscale the car photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the low resolution repair, with the shape of the low-resolution classic car photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler
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