Will two rows of players with the coach at one end and a ball on the ground in front still look like themselves after the scratching is removed?

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

Do I need to scan scratched sports team photos?

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

How many credits does a scratched team photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of scratched sports team photos. Pro and Max return more detail on the jersey numbers, the trophy and the team banner where the scratching was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the team photo after fixing the scratching?

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

Sports Team Photos

Scratched Sports Team Photos

Sports team photos showing fine white or dark lines across the emulsion, often clustered in one direction have almost always met loose storage in a shoebox, a drawer shared with keys and coins, or a print dragged across scanner glass. The scratching sits on top of the image of two rows of players with the coach at one end and a ball on the ground in front, which is still there underneath.

Nothing in the team photo is redrawn for effect; the scratching is treated as a layer to remove and the image of two rows of players with the coach at one end and a ball on the ground in front as the thing to keep. If the scratched area covered the jersey numbers, the trophy and the team banner, the fill is inferred from what survives around it.

Start with Scratch & Tear Repair on the scratched team photo, then chain Face Restoration or the upscaler in the Studio if the sports team photos need it. The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard run on scratched sports team photos.

Open with these settings Scratch & Tear Repair

Scratched Sports Team 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

Fine white or dark lines across the emulsion, often clustered in one direction, spread over a team photo
A scratched team photo that is the only copy anyone has
The jersey numbers, the trophy and the team banner, hidden under the scratching
Scratching from loose storage in a shoebox, a drawer shared with keys and coins, or a print dragged across scanner glass, on sports team photos from the 1900s to 1990s

Suggested order of passes

01
Remove the scratching
Scratch & Tear Repair targets fine white or dark lines across the emulsion, often clustered in one direction while keeping the jersey numbers, the trophy and the team banner in the team photo untouched.
Scratch & Tear Repair
02
Repair the rest of the team photo
Face Restoration addresses the usual wear on sports team photos, tiny faces in a wide frame, a crease through the back row and jersey colors faded to pastel, once the scratching is gone.
Face Restoration
03
Sharpen the faces of two rows of players with the coach at one end and a ball on the ground in front
Recovers the eye and skin detail the scratching softened; keep it at natural strength on sports team photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the team photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the scratching repair, with the shape of the scratched sports team photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler