In this article we will learn on how to colorize black and white photos and all the features of Pixbim Color Surprise AI application.

This tutorial also explains on "How to improve a colorized photo much further to get the best result".

What is Colorization?

Colorization is a process that adds color to black and white, sepia, or monochrome images.

Is it possible to color an old black and white picture/photo in one click?

Yes, it is possible to add color to an old black and white picture/photo automatically in one click using Pixbim Color Surprise AI.

 

Below black and white photos are colorized automatically in one click using the Pixbim Color Surprise AI tool

 

Marie Doro- American stage and film actress of the early silent film era

Try it : Download Original Photo Settings : View Settings

 

Audrey Hepburn- British actress and humanitarian

Try it : Download Original Photo Settings : View Settings

 

Gene Eliza Tierney- American film and stage actress

Try it : Download Original Photo Settings : View Settings

 

Picture of a Deer

Try it : Download Original Photo Settings : View Settings

 

Can we improve the colorized photo much further?

Yes, we can do it in Pixbim Color Surprise AI using below mentioned features.

 

How to save full-size high-quality photos and not in .jpg format?

For saving the full image in PNG or TIFF format, press the "START PROCESS FULL IMAGE AND SAVE" button, and a window pops up. Below is the screenshot.

 

Features in Pixbim Color Surprise AI to improve colorized photos

1. Sliders which include Color Quality (Color Factor), Temperature, Color Intensity, Contrast and Gamma Correction

2. Color Correction brush tool to change colors on the colorized photo to your desired colors

 

Let's learn about the features one by one

1. What are Color Quality (Color Factor), Temperature, Color Intensity, Contrast and Gamma Correction sliders in Pixbim Color Surprise AI tool?

Sliders help to improve the colorized photo.

 

 

On the left is a black and white photo, center is the colorized photo without changing the sliders, on the right is the improvized photo after changing the Temperature and Gamma Correction sliders.

 

Closer observation - before and after changing the sliders, on the left is one-click colored photo without changing the sliders and on the right is the improved color photo after changing Temperature and Gamma Correction sliders. You can see the difference.

 

Color Quality (Color factor) - It provides two options: one is "Low" and the other is "High". Using these options you can change the color quality of the AI colorized photo/image.

Temperature - If the colorized photo is reddish or has more red tones in the colored photo, it can be corrected by moving the temperature slider to the right which I usually do especially to reduce the red tones on the skin. This slider is useful to correct the skin colors along with the Gamma Correction slider.

Color Intensity - It increases or decreases the intensity of the colors, for example - light yellow becomes more yellowish if you move the slider to the right. I don't use this slider but it is there if you need it.

Contrast - It changes the contrast of the colorized photo. Suppose if the colorized photo is dim or has any contrast issues, they can be corrected by moving the contrast slider. I don't use this slider much, I use contrast slider along with other sliders such as the temperature or gamma correction to reduce the effects of other sliders.

Gamma Correction - This is very useful and I use it often to improve the colored photo. It changes the overall brightness or darkness of the photo. It also improves the appearance of the colored photo and I usually increase the gamma slider by moving it to the right side.

Useful Tip - I often use Gamma Correction and Temperature sliders to improve the colored photo, most of the times I move both the sliders to the right.

 

Another example - On the left is a black and white photo, middle is one-click colorized photo without changing the sliders, on the right is improvized photo after changing the Temperature and Gamma Correction sliders.

 

Closer observation - On the left is one click colorized photo without changing the sliders, on the right is an improved photo after changing Temperature and Gamma Correction sliders. You can see the difference.

 

You can move the sliders such as Temperature, Color Intensity, Contrast, Gamma Correction to improve the photo and see the preview instantly. Move the sliders accordingly to make the colored photo look better.

 

2. What is Color Correction Brush tool in Pixbim Color Surprise AI?

 

Black and white photo, Colorized photo without brush tool, Color corrected photo using brush tool in Pixbim Color Surprise AI

 

Below image shows the Color Correction brush tool in Pixbim Color Surprise AI

 

The brush tool is an advance feature which allows to change the colors of AI colorized photo to your desired colors.

 

1. "Pick Source Color from Palette or from Screen" - Allows you to pick your desired color from the screen ( from colorized photo ) or you can enter the color values by typing in the RGB, HSV or HTML color codes.

2. "Brush Length" - Change brush size using this slider. It allows you to increase or decrease the size of the brush according to the requirement.

3. "Hardness" - By changing this slider you can make the color of the brush strokes you are going to apply lighter or darker. You will get an idea once you use it.

 

 

On the left is a colorized photo without using brush tool, on the right is an improved photo using the Color Correction Brush tool