Rebuilds missing emulsion, closes tears and repairs faces without a scanner-bed jigsaw.
A torn photograph is two problems at once. The tear itself is missing information that has to be reconstructed from the surrounding image, and the faces near it are usually degraded enough that generic inpainting turns them into smears. That is why face-specific restoration models exist.
ImageLabs runs CodeFormer for typical scan damage — creases, dust, fading, soft faces — and routes severe cases through Nano Banana Pro, which can rebuild a missing corner or a torn-away shoulder plausibly.
Scan both halves flat: If the print is in pieces, align them roughly in one scan; the model closes the seam.
Pick the engine: Start with CodeFormer at 1 credit. Escalate to Nano Banana Pro only if the damage is structural.
Upscale and archive: Follow with the 4K upscaler so the restored version prints as well as the original did.
Faces treated properly: Dedicated face restoration rather than a general denoise pass.
Optional colorization: Same run, one toggle — repair and colour together.
Cheap first attempt: One credit to see whether the standard engine already solves it.
Can it rebuild a missing corner? Yes, with the Nano Banana Pro engine. The rebuilt area is plausible reconstruction, not recovered detail.
Will faces still look like the person? Face restoration is identity-preserving by design, though very degraded faces drift more.
How much does it cost? 1 credit standard, 5 for the generative engine. Free daily credits cover several attempts.