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From: jayj@hpisla.UUCP (Jay Johannes)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Colorization of old monochrome prints
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Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 11:51:00 EDT
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  I tend to agree on this one. Colorization is not Technicolor by any means.
  What you get tends to be pastels that give a washed out look. I suspect that
  brighter colors are not used because they can't handle the shading when
  using brilliant colors.

  The good news is that the originals still exist and are available. We 
  don't have to put up with "improvements". I suspect that this is going
  to be a passing fad, rather than a trend. The unknown THEY have decided 
  that older movies are losing popularity because of a lack of color. If 
  colorization doesn't generate new revenue, then nobody will colorize.

  BTW, if you dont have access to a copy of TOPPER, you can look at 
  the results by checking out the intro to the new Alfred Hitchcok (sp)
  series. They colorized and are reusing the intros from the original
  series. Check out the Sunday evening network schedule. (I am not really
  recommending the series, just providing data)