Family archive
Lake picnic slide
Lift green slide haze, dust, and soft lake detail while keeping the 1970s color feel.
Slide Restore
Restore old 35mm slide photos after you digitize them.
PhotoScanRestore does not scan physical slides by mail. It restores the digital image you already captured from a mounted slide, helping revive faded color, dust, haze, and soft detail before you share or print it.
Restore one slide photo free
Best for positive slides, not film negatives.
Scan
Use a scanner or steady phone capture first
Restore
BRIA-backed cleanup for color, haze, and detail
Decide
Test one frame before a bigger archive job
Capture the slide first
Use a scanner, a slide adapter, or a steady light-table phone setup.
Upload the digitized frame
PhotoScanRestore restores the photo file, not the physical slide mount.
Save the keeper
Download the restored image and decide which slides deserve more work.
BRIA-restored examples
Better slide examples, built from actual mounted-slide captures.
These examples start as generated positive slide scans, then run through the real BRIA restoration provider used by PhotoScanRestore. The restored side is cropped to the photo, because that is what families usually want to save.
Travel memories
Coastal road trip
Recover blue sky and ocean contrast from a dusty, faded roadside transparency.
Celebration
Wedding toast
Calm tungsten cast and surface marks without turning a family slide into a modern filter.
Home movies feel
Birthday living room
Brighten dim indoor slides so faces, cake, and decorations are easier to share.
Good fit
Use it when the slide is already digital.
- You scanned a mounted positive slide with a film scanner.
- You photographed the slide on a light pad and want a cleaner keeper.
- The image is faded, hazy, dusty, or slightly soft.
- You want to test one important frame before paying for a bulk slide project.
Not the right tool
Use a scanner or lab first when capture matters.
- You only have physical slides and no digital photo yet.
- You are working with film negatives, orange-mask negatives, or strips.
- You need museum-grade scans, infrared dust removal, or full carousel handling.
- The slide is moldy, brittle, warped, or one-of-a-kind.
Try one frame first
Before you scan every slide tray, restore one keeper and see what is possible.
Start with a clear positive slide photo. If the restored result is worth saving, you can decide whether the rest of the archive needs a DIY setup, a local lab, or a mail-in scanning service.
FAQ
Slide restore questions
Does PhotoScanRestore scan physical slides?
No. Use a film scanner, slide adapter, phone light-table setup, local lab, or mail-in scanning service to create the digital file first. PhotoScanRestore restores the image after capture.
Does this work on negatives?
This page is for positive 35mm slide photos. Film negatives need inversion and scanning-specific handling before restoration, so use the slides and negatives guide before uploading.
What kind of slide photo should I upload?
Use the cleanest scan or phone capture you have: evenly lit, in focus, not clipped, and preferably cropped to the image area. Dust and fade are fine; heavy mold or missing detail may need a specialist.
Should I use a professional lab instead?
For thousands of slides, fragile originals, or museum-quality output, a lab or dedicated film scanner is the better first step. PhotoScanRestore is useful when you want to test or improve selected keepers.