How to Prepare a Restored Photo for a Genealogy Website
By ImgHeal · Updated
Upload a useful derivative with source citation, people, dates, and editing status.
Choose the audience and purpose
Check the site's privacy rules for living people and its preferred image size. Confirm that you have permission to share a privately held photograph.
Prepare a delivery copy
Use a clear derivative rather than the only master. Keep enough border or mount detail to support identification, and avoid over-compressing faces and writing.
Keep context attached
Add a source citation, names, date range, place, owner, and note that the image was restored or colorized. Keep the stable archive ID in the caption or metadata.
Check before you finish
- Review privacy for living people.
- Upload a derivative.
- Include source and edit status.
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Try a restoration on a copy of your photo
Keep the original scan. Upload a separate digital copy, review ImgHeal’s generated result, and decide whether it suits your needs.
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