RMSTITANIC Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I know turning black and white photos to color has been mentioned before, but they are for photos that are rather recent. I need to color a photo that is older; in this case, 1909 - 1912 If you know what happened in that time span, good job, but if you don't, here is one of the pictures I need to color. Titanic. I'd like to try and get a color Image of the Titanic. I have my own slender game on scratch! Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipstick Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMSTITANIC Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) eerrgh... That isn't even close to real colors. But thanks! Edited December 20, 2017 by RMSTITANIC I have my own slender game on scratch! Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, RMSTITANIC said: eerrgh... That isn't even close to real colors. Not cool. Dipstick took the time to colorize the image you supplied and all you can do is diss the man because the colors are wrong? I'm sure he would have explained how he did it too. I doubt it after that reply. Do you never say please or thank you? 1 ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMSTITANIC Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 *Sorry* I have my own slender game on scratch! Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRON67 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Converting from ZERO color information to FULL color information in an image file will be possible not before the first warp flight in 2063. You have to colorize manually. Edited December 20, 2017 by IRON67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipstick Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) The way I see it, you have three options. Use a colorize computer algorithm like I did in my post. Paint it yourself like welsh's excellent example. Send your picture out the the (fictional) show CSI to see if they can do it with their super powerful computer. Edited December 20, 2017 by dipstick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMSTITANIC Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 O.O my god That is astounding! A few touches and I bet I can get it looking more like the Real Titanic. Thanks Welsh! I have my own slender game on scratch! Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDavid Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Hi @RMSTITANIC I'm just curious as to what you are using for your reference for the true colors of the Titanic. Out of all the images posted to the internet this one surely looks the best. Give thanks to James Cameron (Canadian) for bringing it back to life in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMSTITANIC Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Color's aren't really right. I have a palette of more accurate colors. White Star Buff, which is the pinkish - sort of orange colored one, is still one I'm working on. The color in the palette is still something I am working on. No formula survives to this day, and only one color photo of one of the White Star Ships has been captured back in those days - A rare color photo of the Mauritania from Cunard Line in a floating dry dock. The Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic is in the background. All that is visible is the funnels. Anyway, back on topic. The Palette is my source. 1 I have my own slender game on scratch! Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Wasn't White Star Buff a copyrighted color? In that case, it would be like modern sports teams (have to be destroyed IIRC). Has always looked to me like a traditional "buff" with a hint of rose beige. You're off to a great start with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMSTITANIC Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) No. It's not copy righted. It's just that no one knows what it's true color is! No formula has survived to this day. So we can't really copyright it if we don't know it's true color. we should get back on topic Edited December 22, 2017 by RMSTITANIC Get back on topic? I have my own slender game on scratch! Check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaf of History Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 12/22/2017 at 12:16 AM, RMSTITANIC said: It's just that no one knows what it's true color is! No formula has survived to this day. So we can't really copyright it if we don't know it's true color. That is true, however, if you play around with the hex of buff (#f0dc82) and look around at references, we can get as close as we can to the true colour (I am British so I say colour, not color), for now, we will just have to wait until an official hex/colour is released to the public. Also, I don't think anyone can really copyright it, it's a colour. As well as White Star Line is long gone now, 86 years to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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