How many credits does a moldy band photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of moldy band photos. Pro and Max return more detail on the instruments, the uniforms and the lettering on the drum head where the mold was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the band photo after fixing the mold?

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

What if the mold took part of the band photo away entirely?

Run Missing Parts Filler after Stain & Spot Remover and describe the gap the mold left in the band photo. It continues the scene, clothing and background of the band photo from what survives; a face fully gone from moldy band photos cannot be recovered, only inferred.

Does restoring a moldy band photo change its shape or crop?

No. The output follows the shape of the upload, so band photos come back at the same proportions with the mold removed and the instruments, the uniforms and the lettering on the drum head in place. Upscale afterwards for a larger reprint.

Band Photos

Moldy Band Photos

Moldy band photos usually come out of years in a humid attic, a cardboard box on a concrete floor or a plastic sleeve that trapped moisture. On a band photo the mold shows as fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print, right across a marching band, a garage band or the school orchestra holding their instruments.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the moldy band photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with the instruments, the uniforms and the lettering on the drum head left as they were. Where the mold covered a face in band photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.

If the mold on the band photo is worse than it looks, run Stain & Spot Remover twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the moldy band photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.

Open with these settings Stain & Spot Remover

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

Fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print, spread over a band photo
A moldy band photo that is the only copy anyone has
The instruments, the uniforms and the lettering on the drum head, hidden under the mold
Mold from years in a humid attic, a cardboard box on a concrete floor or a plastic sleeve that trapped moisture, on band photos from the 1930s to 1990s

Suggested order of passes

01
Remove the mold
Stain & Spot Remover targets fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print while keeping the instruments, the uniforms and the lettering on the drum head in the band photo untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover
02
Repair the rest of the band photo
Exposure Fixer addresses the usual wear on band photos, flash bounce off the brass, a stage that went black and a photocopy standing in for the lost print, once the mold is gone.
Exposure Fixer
03
Sharpen the faces of a marching band, a garage band or the school orchestra holding their instruments
Recovers the eye and skin detail the mold softened; keep it at natural strength on band photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the band photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the mold repair, with the shape of the moldy band photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler