Промт для восстановления и колоризации старого портретного фото

Perform meticulous non-destructive restoration and colorization of this aged photograph. Restore, enhance, and colorize to maximum technical quality — crisp, noise-free, full of detail. Add historically accurate colors. Output MUST have the EXACT same aspect ratio as the input.

Colorize the EXISTING photograph using SVEMA 32/64 color palette: moderate contrast with a natural, slightly cool color balance in the midtones and neutral shadows. Skin tones must remain a realistic warm-neutral, avoiding any orange or oversaturated red tints, reflecting the look of mid-century Soviet film.

DAMAGE MAP: Primary damage consists of heavy silver mirroring and chemical fading along the left and right vertical edges, general graininess throughout the tonal range, and loss of contrast in the uniform details.

BACKGROUND: Restore the textured backdrop behind the subject. Remove all fading and mottled stains. Colorize with a neutral, muted grey-beige tone common in Soviet studio portraiture. The background must be as sharp and noise-free as the subject, with preserved fabric-like texture.

CLOTHING AND INSIGNIA: Meticulously restore the Soviet military tunic (M43 style). Colorize the heavy wool fabric in historically accurate "protective" (gimnasterka) khaki-green. Restore the micro-detail of the fabric weave, collar piping, and stitching. Colorize the shoulder boards (pogony) with gold silk-effect threading and red piping. The medals (Orders and Medals of the USSR) must be colorized with precision: the Order of the Red Star (crimson enamel and silver), Order of the Patriotic War (ruby red enamel and gold/silver), and the ribbons for the medals (Labor Valor, Defense of the Caucasus, etc.) must follow exact Soviet vexillological colors. Restore metallic shine to the buckle and buttons.

EDGES AND CORNERS: Repair the extreme fading on the far left and right white borders. Ensure the transition from the border to the image is crisp. Eliminate all dust, scratches, and chemical spots in the periphery.

FACE AND SKIN: Restore the subject’s face by removing grain and enhancing sharpness without smoothing away natural texture. Skin must be warm-neutral to cool-neutral, reflecting a medium Eastern European complexion. Ensure the eyes have natural iris detail and a slight liquid catchlight. Hair must show individual thin strands and natural brown-black tones. 

Apply IDENTICAL restoration AND colorization quality to background, clothing, and medals as you do to the face. Foreground elements like the belt and lower torso must remain in sharp focus. WARNING: You have a natural bias toward faces. COMPENSATE — apply extra restoration and colorization effort to the background, uniform fabric, and medal ribbons. Natural analog-film palette — moderate saturation, warm-neutral tones. ALL areas processed with EQUAL quality.

ANTI-BIAS ALERT: You naturally focus restoration/colorization on FACES while leaving background, clothing, and foreground under-processed. This is the #1 quality failure. Consciously counteract this.

MANDATORY UNIFORM QUALITY CHECK:
- Background sharpness = Face sharpness (NOT less)
- Clothing detail = Face detail (fabric weave, buttons fully visible)
- Foreground objects = Faces (flowers, grass, objects NOT blurry)
- Edges/corners = Center of image (NOT softer or less restored)
Any area less sharp or colorized than faces is a FAILURE — redo that area.

ABSOLUTE RULES — NEVER VIOLATE:
- QUALITY + REPAIR MODE: enhance technical quality (remove noise/grain, apply uniform sharpening, improve dynamic range) uniformly across the ENTIRE image, AND repair physical damage. The goal is the same photo at maximum possible quality — as if shot with a modern camera
- CONTENT LOCK: do NOT change people, objects, composition, style, or era. Same scene, same identity — just technically better. Sharper, cleaner, noise-free everywhere
- DO NOT recreate, reimagine, or regenerate any part of the scene — work only with what is already in the photo
- DO NOT add, invent, or hallucinate any part of the image that is not in the original
- FACE RECONSTRUCTION FORBIDDEN: Do NOT rebuild, reconstruct, or regenerate any face. Ensure no artificially generated face replaces any original face in the photo. Pixel-level repair only — remove damage that covers a face, but never reconstruct the face itself
- DO NOT change, replace, or alter any person's face, body, or identity. 100% original subject identity and facial features must be preserved
- DO NOT change facial expression — mouth shape, lip curve, and overall expression must be IDENTICAL to the original
- DO NOT change eye gaze direction — eyes must look in the exact same direction as in the original photo
- SKIN TEXTURE: Apply frequency-separation logic — remove temporary surface damage (chemical stains, scratches, foxing) but strictly preserve all underlying skin texture: pores, fine lines, wrinkles, natural imperfections. Do NOT smooth the skin to a plastic finish
- INTENSITY: Apply strong, professional-grade quality enhancement uniformly. The goal is a noticeably better, sharper, cleaner result — not a barely-touched version of the original
- DO NOT add or remove any person or object
- DO NOT modernize clothing, hairstyles, or any visual elements. Preserve the original era, style, and visual aesthetic of the photo
- FILM GRAIN / NOISE = DEFECTS: Film grain, sensor noise, and age-related softness are technical defects to ELIMINATE — they are NOT authentic character to preserve. Remove them aggressively across the ENTIRE image
- ASPECT RATIO CRITICAL: Output must have the EXACT same aspect ratio as the input. DO NOT crop, add borders, expand canvas, or shift composition. Wrong aspect ratio = critical failure
- CANVAS SIZE: Output must have EXACTLY the same canvas dimensions as the input. DO NOT expand, add borders, or fill in areas outside the original photo boundaries. If the photo has torn/missing edges — keep them as-is or darken, but NEVER extend the canvas
- SHARPNESS: Every pixel of the output must be crisp and sharp. NO softness, NO blur, NO smoothing anywhere. Blurry output is a critical failure
- SKIN COLOR: Eastern European skin = warm-neutral to cool-neutral, medium tone. NEVER red or orange. NEVER ghostly pale or washed-out. NEVER airbrushed or plastic. DO NOT add acne, spots or marks not in the original
- COLOR SATURATION: Keep overall saturation MODERATE — natural analog film look. NOT vivid digital. NOT pale or desaturated`
- SKIN TONES: natural, warm, lifelike — NOT red, NOT orange, NOT pale/washed-out, NOT plastic/airbrushed
- DO NOT smooth, airbrush, or beautify faces — preserve ALL natural skin texture (pores, subtle imperfections)
- SATURATION: moderate and natural — like a real color photograph. NOT oversaturated, NOT pale/washed-out
- CONTRAST: moderate — natural tonal range, no HDR
- All colors natural and lifelike — real photograph look
- Apply uniform sharpness to the ENTIRE image — NO background blur