Converting old family photos B&W to Color
Aug 26, 2021 11:18:56 #
I have Photoshop Elements 13 is there a plug in to automatically convert the image to color. I do have NIK, or are there online free programs to do this.
Aug 26, 2021 11:36:27 #
Aug 26, 2021 11:40:06 #
Couldn't recall, so I opened PSE 14 to see if it had color conversion (it doesn't), an inexpensive offer came up for the newest 2021 version. I'm going to check out the ad. I'd bet it has colorization, since the top line was easy sky replacement. Will let you know.
Edit: Lots to read, but it does colorize $59.95 offer. Link https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
Edit: Lots to read, but it does colorize $59.95 offer. Link https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
Aug 26, 2021 11:41:14 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Let us know if you find something automatic. Nice Cadillac, BTW.
1955 Cadillac Model 62 dark grey
Aug 26, 2021 11:42:06 #
quixdraw wrote:
Couldn't recall, so I opened PSE 14 to see if it had color conversion (it doesn't), an inexpensive offer came up for the newest 2021 version. I'm going to check out the ad. I'd bet it has colorization, since the top line was easy sky replacement. Will let you know.
Thank you!
Aug 26, 2021 11:44:48 #
Honestly, you will be better off learning how to manipulate layer masks and color the image yourself. Plugins rarely get it right and you will likely spend more time correcting the results than you would if you simply colorized the image manually.
Aug 26, 2021 11:45:28 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Honestly, you will be better off learning how to manipulate layer masks and color the image yourself. Plugins rarely get it right and you will likely spend more time correcting the results than you would if you simply colorized the image manually.
Thank you.
Aug 26, 2021 11:58:46 #
Iām not a fan of colorized pictures. Sharpen image, work on lighting/contrast and leave B&W as B&W. Iām kind of old fashioned š.
Aug 26, 2021 12:20:50 #
RoswellAlien wrote:
Iām not a fan of colorized pictures. Sharpen image, work on lighting/contrast and leave B&W as B&W. Iām kind of old fashioned š.
Old fashioned? But colorizing B&W photos by hand is a practice which has being going for over a century, and people used to pay good money to have their best B&W portraits colorized by a skilled photo retoucher. The only thing that has changed is the method of retouching.
Aug 26, 2021 12:25:40 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Old fashioned? But colorizing B&W photos by hand is a practice which has being going for over a century, and people used to pay good money to have their best B&W portraits colorized by a skilled photo retoucher. The only thing that has changed is the method of retouching.
People paid to have b&w photos colorized well into the age of color film and color prints. Many liked the look of hand colored photos, and the color didn't fade easily.
Aug 26, 2021 12:47:52 #
John Martin wrote:
I have Photoshop Elements 13 is there a plug in to automatically convert the image to color. I do have NIK, or are there online free programs to do this.
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Aug 26, 2021 13:07:52 #
The current Photoshop (22.5) has a new "neural filter" called "colorize". The OP didn't allow a download, so I tried a screen copy with the Snipping tool. Once saved to a JPEG, Photoshop spent about 20 seconds on it. There were some strange reflections on the Cadillac hood that the Clone Stamp tool fixed.
Aug 26, 2021 13:12:49 #
bsprague wrote:
The current Photoshop (22.5) has a new "neural filter" called "colorize". The OP didn't allow a download, so I tried a screen copy with the Snipping tool. Once saved to a JPEG, Photoshop spent about 20 seconds on it. There were some strange reflections on the Cadillac hood that the Clone Stamp tool fixed.
Thank you I like it. Just for your information I know the Cadillac was a dark grey and the Chevy was a yellow with a dark green top.
Aug 26, 2021 13:16:00 #
bsprague wrote:
The current Photoshop (22.5) has a new "neural filter" called "colorize". The OP didn't allow a download, so I tried a screen copy with the Snipping tool. Once saved to a JPEG, Photoshop spent about 20 seconds on it. There were some strange reflections on the Cadillac hood that the Clone Stamp tool fixed.
Nice work šāļøš
Aug 26, 2021 13:37:04 #
John Martin wrote:
Thank you I like it. Just for your information I know the Cadillac was a dark grey and the Chevy was a yellow with a dark green top.
Post the original for download and I'll post back a better one.
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