
Tears / missing edge · Restore only (illustrative)
Torn print
AI fills gaps from surrounding texture. Large missing faces may look reconstructed.

AI fills gaps from surrounding texture. Large missing faces may look reconstructed.

Surface marks are reduced; fine facial identity still depends on what remains underneath.

Stain removal invents texture where the print is gone. Always compare to the original.

Tonality recovery is not a guarantee of original darkroom color.

Sharpening can reconstruct facial detail. Treat as plausible, not recovered forensic detail.

Color is an AI interpretation. Prefer restore-only when black-and-white is the memory.