👨‍🏫 Tutorial Fix Old Blurry Photos for Free with GFPGAN

[rainych_ran]

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What’s This?
GFPGAN is a free tool made by Tencent (yes, the PUBG folks) that magically fixes old, blurry, busted photos—especially faces.
It works online, offline, and probably in your dreams. No signup, no watermark, no “upgrade to Pro” trap.

You upload an ancient photo ➜ it restores the face ➜ you cry ➜ grandma calls it witchcraft.

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Try It Instantly Online (No Downloads, No Excuses)

• Hugging Face Demo – Drop photo, click button, feel emotions
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RestoreFormer-CodeFormer-GPEN

• Replicate Demo – Same magic, slightly fancier
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How to Use It on Your Own PC?

1. Get Python​

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Click download, run it, tick the scary “Add to PATH” box or it won’t work and you’ll cry lol.

2. Copy the Tool​

Open terminal or command prompt. Type this:
git clone https://github.com/TencentARC/GFPGAN.git && cd GFPGAN

3. Install the Junk It Needs​

Type:
pip install -r requirements.txt
This downloads all the brain parts.

4. Download Its Memory​

Type:
python setup.py download
It pulls in the big model file (basically, the AI’s “face memory”).

5. Fix Your Photo​

Put your sad photo in the folder. Then type:
python inference_gfpgan.py --input yourphoto.jpg --output fixedphoto.jpg

Boom. Youth restored. You’re welcome.

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Too Lazy to Install? Use Google Colab

Open this free Colab notebook:

Google Colab​

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• Click “Runtime > Run all”
• Upload photo
• Wait
• Download your miracle

Tip: It’s free until it randomly crashes because Google hates fun

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Make It Colorful

Option 1:​

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Option 2:​

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• No login. Upload > Choose vibe > Download > Cry happy tears

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Heads Up

• Don’t use this on perfect selfies. It’ll make your face look like an AI wax statue.
• If your internet sucks or you’re using Internet Explorer (why though?), online demos may lag or crash.
• Colab might randomly stop working if Google’s having a mood swing.

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Pro Mode Add-Ons

• Upscale with Real-ESRGAN – Turns 720p to 4K like a Marvel VFX team:
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• Batch Fix Whole Folders
  Make a folder called inputs, dump all your cursed photos in it, then type:
  python inference_gfpgan.py --input ./inputs --output ./outputs --suffix _restored
• Speed Boost Trick
  Want it faster? Use ONNX version. Link:
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Final Thought
You just revived your dead photos using free tools from the internet.
Meanwhile, Adobe wants $30/month to crop your cat.

Stay broke, stay powerful.

(rainych ♡ )

 

[Rectify]

bm bm bm, salamat master

 

[Altair-]

bm muna. thanks po ng madami ts

 

[PHC - Mrblack]

Salamat bossing. Try ko i-implement sa TG Bot ko

 

[ejhayXD]

Bm muna. Thanks

 

[reb23]

Bm muna, Salamat master

 

[nekochaaan]

maraming salamat po TS! keep on sharing po!

 

[Makudoski]

Salamat

 

[Rectify]

Salamat bossing. Try ko i-implement sa TG Bot ko

patingin hahaha ayaw na kase ng Google Collab, Error 404

 

[bafhomet]

thanks for sharing ts

 

[Shinji-84]

close na ba to? walang link

 

[jejemoy]

salamat ts matry ko ngaito

 

[Jakezz]

Pa bm muna ts

 

[Jeii]

Thnaks po. BM nuna subukan ko mamaya.

 

[mattyka]

thanks po.

 

[Crowded Hands]

thanks

 

[HammerButter99]

Maraming Salamat Po

 

[Alice Schuberg]

puro internal server error na sya lods

 

[skyandgrave]

Salamat keep sharing paps

 

[Silver_Shooter]

Salamat lods try ko sa iba kong pics