Some historians don't like the colorization of old photos

[Reverend Conehead]

I personally am okay with the colorization of old photographs as long as they put the color in with accuracy. It's still possible to check out the original black and white version. Not not everyone likes it.

https://petapixel.com/2020/10/05/stop-upscaling-and-colorizing-photos-and-videos-historians-say/

 

[DallasEast]

I personally am okay with the colorization of old photographs as long as they put the color in with accuracy. It's still possible to check out the original black and white version. Not not everyone likes it.

https://petapixel.com/2020/10/05/stop-upscaling-and-colorizing-photos-and-videos-historians-say/

My opinion is mixed. I am okay with the process unless the colorization is 'too vivid' in nature. Converting existing pixels is fine by me but adding additional pixels to provide picture depth is too much of a conversion in my opinion.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

My opinion is mixed. I am okay with the process unless the colorization is 'too vivid' in nature. Converting existing pixels is fine by me but adding additional pixels to provide picture depth is too much of a conversion in my opinion.

I agree with you. I'm good with them making the picture look how it would have looked if they had had color film, but I don't want any distortions of reality.

 

[cowboyec]

i feel the same about colorizing black n white movies.
it's blasphemy.

 

[Reality]

I am not against it but I do not care for it personally.

The colorization process is nowhere near an accurate representation of the era of the photo, so it is more of a recreation than a colorization.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I think it's A-OK.

Quite often it offers a different perspective of the image.

I've seen several done of American Civil War images and Abraham Lincoln that were just terrific IMO.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

i feel the same about colorizing black n white movies.
it's blasphemy.

The original b&w version can be watched. Not blasphemy.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

I think it's A-OK.

Quite often it offers a different perspective of the image.

I've seen several done of American Civil War images and Abraham Lincoln that were just terrific IMO.

I saw a bunch of those Civil War images and was amazed. It made them seem more real to me. On the other hand, I tried watching colorized Three Stooges and it just didn't feel right.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Here's a pair of images... The original black & white that dates from 1938 and the colorized version... This was a town in Pennsylvania:

 

[timb2]

Certain TV shows I dont like color.

The Three Stooges
Twilight Zone
Andy Griffith
Perry Mason

 

[Hardline]

Just because something is colorized doesn't mean the original goes away

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Just because something is colorized doesn't mean the original goes away

Great point. I found that the colorization of old Civil War photos made them seem more real to me. It was more like going back in time and seeing it.

 

[DanteEXT]

Here's a pair of images... The original black & white that dates from 1938 and the colorized version... This was a town in Pennsylvania:

The colors look good but the details are sorta blurred. Don't know if that has to do with the colorization or the different image sizes.