Colorizing a Black and White image.

[dipstick 880]

For your amusement only....

 

A team in Wasada University(Japan) published a technical document, a code sample and a Web service, showing how is it possible to turn a grey scale image into full color.

The Web service:
http://colorize.dev.kaisou.misosi.ru/

Instruction:
1. Click on the big blue button and choose a file
2. Click on the right blue button
3. Wait

 

The algorithm uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to accomplish the results. It isn't perfect, but it could be used as a starting point to which you could further modify using  Hue/Saturation and so on....

 

Example:

 

Marilyn Monroe B/W:

 

 

Marilyn Monroe Colorized (default):

 

[dipstick 880]

Here is an English version of that web service: http://colorize.dev.kaisou.misosi.ru/?lang=en

 

It works well with skies and other natural backgrounds.

 

B/W:

 

 

Colorized:

 

[AgentGoodspeed 41]

Sounds like fun! Thanks for posting

[Maximilian 1,927]

Looks interesting. Thanks from me too!

 

Just out of curiosity I've been trying to emulate some of this coloring with the color effects I have in my PdN, but to no avail so far. I suppose they are really using an innovative approach for this tool.

[beng79 0]

I have any number of old B/W photos and negatives that I'd like to colorize. I have searched the plugins list for a solution, but found only the difficult ones.

 

Some time ago researchers from University of California published the code for a "neural network" solution, that would automate colorization of B/W images. The code is free for all to use, and if I were a programmer I'd have had a go at making a plugin for Paint.net. As it is I am only an experienced computer user, but that's all.

You can find the more info and the code at http://richzhang.github.io/colorization/.

Perhaps there is someone on this forum that has the savvy to fix it.

 

[annandahappy 0]

On 13/06/2016 at 7:14 AM, dipstick said:

For your amusement only....

 

A team in Wasada University(Japan) published a technical document, a code sample and a Web service, showing how is it possible to turn a grey scale image into full color.

The Web service:
http://colorize.dev.kaisou.misosi.ru/

Instruction:
1. Click on the big blue button and choose a file
2. Click on the right blue button
3. Wait

 

The algorithm uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to accomplish the results. It isn't perfect, but it could be used as a starting point to which you could further modify using  Hue/Saturation and so on....

 

Example:

 

Marilyn Monroe B/W:

 

 

Marilyn Monroe Colorized (default):

 

This is a very useful technique for remaking black and white or pale photographs <link snipped>. Here we can find some very interesting and helpful ideas <again>

Edited January 14, 2017 by Ego Eram Reputo
removed spammy links

[KellyGrin 1]

Thanks for sharing! I'm going to participate in the People Photography Viva 2016 photo contest at https://www.voubs.com so it can be useful. I have never participated in such contests before. The cash prize is 6000 euro and the participation is open for everyone. Hope one day I'll win one of these contests.

 

 

Edited January 26, 2017 by KellyGrin

[IRON67 358]

50 minutes ago, gulia3art said:

...how-to-repair-old-photos-in-photoshop...

 

And that's relevant for this community of Paint.NET-Users, because ...?

Edited November 23, 2017 by IRON67