COLORIZATION GUIDE
Colorization offers an interpretation of a black-and-white photograph. The grayscale values do not tell you the original colors of clothing, paint or skin.
This is a preparation and review guide. Dedicated colorization is not available in this release.
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A PRACTICAL WORKFLOW
Colorization offers an interpretation of a black-and-white photograph. The grayscale values do not tell you the original colors of clothing, paint or skin.
Use the best available scan, remove distracting borders on a copy and correct uneven exposure. Repair obvious damage before colorization so scratches are not treated as objects. Save the grayscale master independently. Standard enhancement here can help mild softness; EnhanceWizard does not currently provide a black-and-white-to-color engine.
For a 1900s image, look for evidence about fabrics, uniforms and the setting. For a 1950s or 1980s photograph, contemporary color photographs may provide clues. A decade alone cannot determine a dress or wall color. Collect references and adjust a colorized draft in an editor rather than assuming one automatic palette is historically correct.
Check hands, faces, hair and overlapping clothing for color bleed. Look for inconsistent colors on the same object or patches that do not follow lighting. Share a colorized image with a clear label, especially in archives and family histories. Retain a link or filename for the original black-and-white version.
GOOD QUESTIONS
This page is a preparation and review guide. Automatic colorization and decade palettes are not currently available in EnhanceWizard.
They are plausible estimates unless supported by independent evidence. Black-and-white pixels do not encode the original hue.
No. Sepia is a tonal treatment of the image; colorization assigns different hues to individual subjects and areas.
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