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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandwich on March 21, 2005, 02:25:37 pm

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: Sandwich on March 21, 2005, 02:25:37 pm

VERY Cool. Did you ever wonder how they used to colorize old films? Well, not only does this page (http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~yweiss/Colorization/) explain (briefly) how it's (been) done, but they present an amazingly simple way it can be done from now on.

Here's an example:

Marked B/W image:
(http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~yweiss/Colorization/gray/gili_m.png)

Result:
(http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~yweiss/Colorization/gray/gili_res.png)

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: Primus on March 21, 2005, 02:30:04 pm

I don't believe it.

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: MicroPsycho on March 21, 2005, 02:34:38 pm

no

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: vyper on March 21, 2005, 02:44:09 pm

Wake me when someone does a photoshop filter of it. ;)

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: Scuddie on March 21, 2005, 02:45:07 pm

not true.

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: Carl on March 21, 2005, 02:56:44 pm

uh-uh.

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: MatthewPapa on March 21, 2005, 03:00:44 pm

Holy ****...I guess someone was bound to figure this out and make it relatively easy sooner or later.

Title: Colorisation Using Optimization
Post by: MatthewPapa on March 21, 2005, 03:05:25 pm

So wait, how can we use this? Do I just compile that cpp?