Matthew Brady images

[gary]

Both colorized with some movement in this video:

 

[lupaglupa]

I find these really creepy. I guess I am too old to appreciate the tech!

 

[JOHN42768]

The original B&W views still express more reality at least to me. Color can add more depth, but motion not needed

 

[LetUsHavePeace]

The underscored music is also bothersome; it is so clearly NOT what the army and navy bands played in 1861-1865.

 

[bankerpapaw]

Both colorized with some movement in this video:

Well done!! Thanks!!!

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

In general I don't like AI. I enjoyed the color and motion in these through. They were real people. it's fun to see them as they were.

 

[LCYingling3rd]

Absolutely fascinating. I cannot wrap my mind around the technology, so it is strange. It really does bring the scenes to life like never before. I have been a purist, only liking the original B&W images, however, I am fascinated by them, and they are growing on me.

 

[ColonelBuckwalter]

I like these things. I saw ine of troops from CDV, what hsve you, but then someone mentioned everyone had good teeth.

I'm all for it though. As ling as we all get a few things:

Aood 360° of Gideon Wells and his rug.

James Leadly drinking

And when we get sound in these an hour og Jubal Earky's foul mouth and bad attitude.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

These novel color transformations of b/w images into staged brief snapshot scenes, seem unnatural and unrealistic (to me). The lack of sounds and dialogue present in the scenes also contribute to the lack of realism.

Thought the narration was more informative than the visuals.

 

[Old Soldier]

The BIG problem is how color was shown on these older B&W plates. Red often came out as BLACK as did Yellow on some emulsions, Red varied a lot since it came in varieties from madder red (quite dark) to scarlet. Ambrotype and tintype were direct prints onto coated metal sheet and thus mirror images. While the unaltered photos are probably better, they do not show the colors correctly. My example is of a USMC guard. I was quite taken when I researched the Marines' uniform and how it did not show on the original:

The original is a detailed portrait of these men. Then I looked up the colors (note the NCO on the left does not seem to have any stripes on his arm)

The yellow/gold was completely obscured as was the red wrt to the blue of the jacket.

BTW I also researched the photo on the video -

Yes. The 95th had RED shirts. It is hard to show exactly WHICH red since I use tranparent color over the greyscale. The original is quite dark.