Digital photograph restoration

Digital photograph restoration uses image editing techniques to remove undesired visible features, such as dirt, scratches, or signs of aging.

People use raster graphics editors to repair digital images, or to add or replace torn or missing pieces of the physical photograph.

[4] It is considered important to ensure the original photograph is minimally damaged by environmental changes or careless handling.

[citation needed] Courts agree that by its basic nature digitization involves reproduction—an act exclusively reserved for copyright owners.

[citation needed] Even without copyright permission, museums can digitally copy and restore images for conservation or informational purposes.

Example of the digital image restoration of a severely water and mildew damaged 5x7 inch glass photographic plate of the Golden Gate in San Francisco, California, taken about 1895 from "Land's End" in Lincoln Park on the Northwest tip of the San Francisco Peninsula
Image restoration using artificial intelligence
A restoration project that interpolates features within the frame of the original, including the man's hair and shirt texture