On Thu, 03 Oct 2002 09:42, John Richard Smith wrote: > Andreas Weiss wrote: > > John Richard Smith wrote: > >> Does anyone out there know of any programme that can convert black > >> and white > >> image files to colour.Some years ago I read somewhere that a > >> technology using > >> computer software had been invented that could do this. I know colour > >> can be > >> converted to B&W in gimp , but I am talking about colourising B&W > >> pictures. > >> > >> John > > > > i don't know if this question is not OT in this list, but generally: > > - you can always downgrade a picture: less pixel, less color, ... > > - you can not upgrade a picture, at least not with usual programs like > > gimp, photoshop, corel draw, ... > > > > regards > > andreas > > I guess so, I just thought I read an article somewhere, that's all, it > was some time > ago.Thanks anyway. > John
The tecnique teknique technique --- method is a little slow, but it can be done. 1. Load the greyscale image into GIMP. 2. Image > Mode > RGB 3. Select the lasso tool 4. Lasso an area to be recoloured 5. Image > Colors > Color Balance 6. Turn Preview ON 7. Play with the sliders until it looks about right 8. Click OK 9. Repeat steps 4 to 8 til done 10. Grab another beer and admire the finished product Time consumed up to 4 hours depending on fussiness and if you have the mouse or a graphic tablet for the lasso tool. -- Michael
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