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Repair a damaged photo

Fix noise, blur, damage and colour.

Synopsis

motif restore [image] [options]

Example

A soft, blurred photograph brought back into focus.

motif restore damaged.jpg
A blurred photograph of a green jug on a shelf
Before
The same photograph, sharp again
After

Options

Flag What it does
--colour Colourise a black-and-white photograph.
--dark Brighten a dark or underexposed photo.
--noise Remove noise.
--scratches Repair scratches, tears and damage.
--softness Sharpen a soft or blurred image.
--tone Fix exposure, white balance and colour.
--tier <tier> Trade cost against quality: fast, balanced, quality.
--dry-run Validate and price the call without running it.

It also takes the common options.

Models and price

Motif picks the Model for the Tier. Prices are per image where a Model has one; any other shows how it is billed. A rate that depends on the size of the file or the length of the clip is a rate, not a total, so check it with a dry run.

Model Chosen at Price
Topaz Restore Balanced $0.48 per 24 output megapixels at the default Recover 3
DDColor Colourisation Balanced, with --colour $0.001/megapixel
Control Light Balanced, with --dark $0.03/megapixel
Topaz Denoise Balanced, with --noise $0.08 per 24 output megapixels at the default Normal model
Topaz Restore Balanced, with --scratches $0.48 per 24 output megapixels at the default Recover 3
Topaz Sharpen Balanced, with --softness $0.08 per 24 output megapixels at the default Standard model
Topaz Adjust Balanced, with --tone $0.08 per 24 output megapixels

Dry run

Check the cost before you spend. The output path is where the file would go.

motif restore damaged.jpg --dry-run --fields cost,costBasis,output
{
  "cost": 0.48,
  "costBasis": "projected",
  "output": "damaged-restore.png"
}