What it does
This prompt instructs an AI to act as a photo conservator and digital colorist to restore an old or damaged photograph by repairing defects like scratches, fading, and softness, then colorize it with realistic, historically accurate tones guided by optional reference inputs. It emphasizes preserving the subject’s identity and period authenticity, avoiding over-retouching or artificial saturation, and producing a high-resolution result suitable for printing and archival use without adding or altering scene elements beyond faithful color reconstruction.
For more installation instructions go to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BetterPromptme/skills/refs/heads/main/betterprompt/SKILL.md to check out this skill.
Inputs
textInputs
Pass each text input using flags.
| Variable key | Required? | Description | Defaults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | Provide any number to reproduce consistent results if you want the same output every time. | ||
| Optional | Define the level of sharpness in the restoration | ||
| Optional | Describe the color palette you want for the restored photo |
imageInputs
This prompt requires exactly 1 image. You must pass exactly 1 image flag (no more, no fewer), in the order matching the descriptions below.
| Index | Required | Description | Allowed CLI flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | The old or black-and-white photo to restore | or |
Models and options
This skill's modality is: .
To discover which values you can use (and which keys/values are valid for each model), run:
Then filter the returned JSON array to entries where is .
How to run
Step 1: Collect inputs
First, run and filter to to discover valid models and available options:
Use only the models and option values that appear in the filtered results.
Then collect all inputs from the human:
- Optional text inputs (use defaults if not provided by the human):
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- Required images:
- Exactly 1 images: image 1 (The old or black-and-white photo to restore). Images must be provided in this order.
- Optional: model and options.
- Present the human with the default model and its available options. Look up in the output (filtered to modality ) and show its as: . Mark a value if it matches these defaults: .
- If the human does not specify, defaults are used: model , options . Other models from the resources call are also available.
If the required images are missing, ask the human for what's missing. Do not assume or fabricate values. Tell the human: "Please provide images in this order: image 1 (The old or black-and-white photo to restore)".
Step 2: Run via BetterPrompt CLI
Use the frontmatter's as the positional argument (for this skill, use ).
Command form:
Notes:
- Pass each text input as a separate flag.
- Pass each image using or , in the order matching the imageInputs descriptions (image 1 first, then image 2, etc.).
- If the human does not mention a model, omit and BetterPrompt will use the default model: .
- If the human does not mention options, omit and BetterPrompt will use the default options: .
- If the run times out, the response will include a you can use to fetch the result later.
Example (using defaults shown above):
