Do I need to scan low-resolution pet photos?

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

How many credits does a low-resolution pet photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of low-resolution pet photos. Pro and Max return more detail on the markings, the collar and the coat texture where the low resolution was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the pet photo after fixing the low resolution?

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

What if the low resolution took part of the pet photo away entirely?

Run Missing Parts Filler after Face Restoration and describe the gap the low resolution left in the pet photo. It continues the scene, clothing and background of the pet photo from what survives; a face fully gone from low-resolution pet photos cannot be recovered, only inferred.

Pet Photos

Low-Resolution Pet Photos

Low-resolution pet photos usually come out of a tiny contact print, a wallet photo, a heavy crop or a scan made at 72 dpi years ago. On a pet photo the low resolution shows as blocky pixels, mushy skin and faces the size of a fingernail that fall apart when enlarged, right across a dog, cat or horse, sometimes with a child holding the lead.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the low-resolution pet photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with the markings, the collar and the coat texture left as they were. Where the low resolution covered a face in pet photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.

If the low resolution on the pet photo is worse than it looks, run Face Restoration twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the low-resolution pet photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.

Open with these settings Face Restoration

Low-Resolution Pet 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

The markings, the collar and the coat texture, hidden under the low resolution
Low resolution from a tiny contact print, a wallet photo, a heavy crop or a scan made at 72 dpi years ago, on pet photos from the 1940s to 1990s
Small faces of a dog, cat or horse, sometimes with a child holding the lead that the low resolution has taken the detail from
Low-resolution pet photos that a copy shop refused to touch

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 markings, the collar and the coat texture in the pet photo untouched.
Face Restoration
02
Repair the rest of the pet photo
Unblur Old Photos addresses the usual wear on pet photos, fur turned to mush by low resolution, motion blur from a wagging tail and green flash-eye, once the low resolution is gone.
Unblur Old Photos
03
Sharpen the faces of a dog, cat or horse, sometimes with a child holding the lead
Recovers the eye and skin detail the low resolution softened; keep it at natural strength on pet photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the pet photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the low resolution repair, with the shape of the low-resolution pet photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler