Restore old photo with Gimp - so go ahead
With a little skill, you can restore an old photo with the Gimp image processing program and repair the damage that occurs over time to old photos. We'll show you some ways to get your old treasures.
Turn back time with Gimp - how it works
Depending on the quality of the digital template, you have to take several steps to restore an old photo. We will show you how to get the best out of old recordings using a relatively poor template. With the individual settings, it is best to play with the values until you like the result.
- First you need to digitize the photo. Either scan the picture or take it with a digital camera. In both cases, the higher the resolution, the better the chances of being able to repair the damage.
- Then open the image in Gimp.
- In our example, the image quality is relatively poor and there are many gray streaks to be seen. You can remove these with the tool under "Colors"> "Brightness / Contrast". If you increase the contrast and reduce the brightness at the same time, unsightly gray streaks are turned into black.
- Stains, but also tears, can be repaired well with the "healing tool". To do this, enlarge the image to be able to edit the details better. Select the "Heal" tool in the toolbar and adjust the size of the brush so that it fits the respective cutout.
- Now click on an error-free part in the vicinity of the damage while holding the control key (Ctrl). Be sure to choose a part in the vicinity of the stain or crack. Otherwise brightness and color may not match.
- Now let go of the control button, you can correct the errors with the mouse.
- Repeat steps 4 and 6 until all cracks have been repaired or stains have been removed.
