Restore color to old photos using artificial intelligence.
Finding old photos in black and white and imagining what people, landscapes and objects looked like in color has probably already crossed the minds of many. While it is possible to manually colorize black and white photos using image editing and retouching software like Photoshop, the manipulation, which is reserved for insiders, can be long and tedious.
But all is not lost for lay users. Thanks to artificial intelligence and machine learning, it is now possible to colorize any image in black and white with a few clicks. Be careful, however, to perform such manipulation and bring your old photos back to life, these online platforms require you to upload your photos. While most indicate that they do not keep any submitted snapshots, the user has no other choice but to trust these declarative indications.
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Also, not all online image coloring services provide the same results. The rendering of some colorized photos may be of better quality on one platform than on another and vice versa. Do not hesitate to multiply the tests on different services in order to obtain the result that suits you the most. The algorithms used being what they are, keep in mind that the colorization of an image using artificial intelligence is based on probable colors, but that the final image colors do not necessarily provide an accurate representation of the colors. actual colors as they were in the photo at the time.
Colourise SG
Colourise SG is a free, easy-to-use platform for coloring your images. However, it is based on old Singaporean black and white photos and will therefore offer a colorization based on colors that are found more specifically in this region of the world.
To colorize a photo with Colourise SG, go to the main page of the site and click on Try it Yourself.
Check the box I am not a captcha robot. Then you just have to click on Select Photo and wait a few moments.
You can then save your colorized image by clicking on Download Result, or get the two black and white and colorized images side by side by clicking on Download Comparison.
- Colorize an image with Colourise SG (Free)
DeepAI
Deep AI offers on its site to use its image coloring API for free. Compatible with both photos and videos, this API based on deep learning has been trained to automatically add color to grayscale images, all in a quality rendering. Images uploaded to the site must not exceed 1200 pixels per side, larger photos are automatically resized.
To use the DeepAI API, simply click on the Image button to select the file to colorize and wait a few moments for the colorized image to load into the interface.
To use the DeepAI API, simply click on the Image button to select the file to colorize and wait a few moments for the colorized image to load into the interface.
To save the image, right click and choose Save Image As.
- Colorize an image with DeepAI (Free)
Algorithmia Colorize Photos
Like the previous two platforms, Algorithmia Colorize Photos colors black and white photos using a deep learning model. The service allows you to upload an image or submit one using a simple URL.
To use it, click on Upload and select the image to colorize on your machine. Wait a few moments, Algorithmia should automatically display the result. You will be able to view the Before / After rendering by moving the vertical bar displayed on the image.
Finally, you can save the colorized image by clicking on Download Colorized Image, or obtain a copy of the Before and After image by clicking on Download Comparison.
Note that the photos colored with Algorithmia all display a logo at the bottom of the image.
- Colorize a photo with Algorithmia (Free)