Works with Lightroom · Photoshop · Capture One
Edit your JPEGlike it was shot in RAW.
ele gives compressed images the editing latitude of a camera RAW file —
recovering highlights, lifting shadows, and exporting a 16-bit master
your editor opens with full non-destructive control.
Free to preview · credits needed only to export · no subscription required
✓ Highlight recovery✓ Shadow latitude✓ Color headroom✓ 16-bit TIFF output✓ ProPhoto RGB · ICC embedded
How it works
From upload to editable master
No plugins. Upload your image, download a professional-grade edit file.
Previewing is always free — credits are consumed only when you export.
Step 1
Upload
Drop in a JPEG, PNG, or TIFF. Phone photos, AI-generated images, and scans all work.
Step 2
Reconstruct
ele expands tonal range, lifts shadows, recovers highlights, and widens the color range your editor can work with.
Step 3
Download & Edit
Open the 16-bit TIFF in Lightroom or Photoshop. Shadows, highlights, and color respond like a camera RAW file.
Features
What ele does before
ele is a preprocessing engine, not an editor. It creates the latitude your editor needs to do its best work.
Highlight Recovery
Blown-out skies and windows hold detail instead of turning solid white — giving Lightroom’s Highlights slider something to actually work with.
Shadow Latitude
Deep shadows lift proportionally, not patchily — detail emerges cleanly from near-black without the muddy grey cast linear lifting creates.
ProPhoto RGB Color
A wider color space than sRGB or Adobe RGB. Rich colors that would clip on export are preserved and recoverable in Lightroom.
Color Headroom
Compressed, flat colors get a boost in the midtones while skin tones and bright areas are protected from looking artificial.
Print Upscaling
Neural super resolution scales to ×6 for large-format print. Print+ adds Replicate’s Clarity Upscaler for maximum edge sharpness and detail.
Lite Mode
For photographers who do their own heavy editing: export a flatter file with minimal preprocessing and interpret the tones yourself.
Processing Modes
One pipeline, five output targets.
Choose the mode that matches your workflow. Credits are consumed only on export — previewing is always free.
Basic
1 credit
Standard pipeline
Creator
1 credit
Full restoration
Pro
1 credit
Full resolution
Print
3 credits
Super resolution
Print+
3–6 credits
Clarity Upscaler
Credits from ¥50 per export · Pro plan ¥1,200 / month (unlimited) · Full pricing →