colorizes
Paints with pigments
Colorizes is the third-person singular of colorize, meaning to add color to black-and-white images, especially film or photographs.
The process uses digital or manual techniques to transform monochrome footage: The studio colorizes classic movies for modern audiences.
The practice remains controversial among film purists who consider it a distortion of the original work.
Slight color additions
- dyesPigments for staining materials
- stainsDiscolorations on surfaces
- paintsColored surface liquids
- shadesVariations in darkness
pigments · tones · saturates · washes · filters · tinctures · overlays · glazes
Returning something to condition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- footageRecorded video material
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- coloristOne who applies pigment
timing · correction · remastering · vintage · archive · black-and-white · sepia · cinema
Selective passage barriers
- PhotoshopProfessional graphics manipulation program
- editingRefining content for clarity
- post-processingModifying output after generation
- gradingAssigning marks to work
correction · adjustment · layers · masks · presets · software · pixels · RGB
Fills to maximum capacity
- brightensMakes lighter or cheerier
- intensifiesIncreases in strength
- vivifiesMakes something feel alive
- enlivensMakes lively or spirited
animates · enriches · enhances · deepens · amplifies · boosts · accentuates · illuminates
Powers that shape behavior
- biasesUnfair inclinations toward something
- shapesExternal outlines of things
- skewsDistorts or angles
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
affects · alters · tinges · taints · shades · flavors · filters · frames
Forming mental or graphical images
- heatmapColor-scaled data visualization
- codingWriting software instructions
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- chartsVisual data displays
graphs · highlighting · categorical · gradient · legend · scale · differentiation · segmentation
tints
Slight color additions
shades · pigments · tones · saturates · washes · filters · tinctures · overlays · glazes · coats
restoration
Returning something to condition
colorist · timing · correction · remastering · vintage · archive · black-and-white · sepia · cinema · post-production
filters
Selective passage barriers
- PhotoshopProfessional graphics manipulation program
- editingRefining content for clarity
- post-processingModifying output after generation
grading · correction · adjustment · layers · masks · presets · software · pixels · RGB · sliders
saturates
Fills to maximum capacity
- brightensMakes lighter or cheerier
- intensifiesIncreases in strength
- vivifiesMakes something feel alive
enlivens · animates · enriches · enhances · deepens · amplifies · boosts · accentuates · illuminates · invigorates
influences
Powers that shape behavior
distorts · affects · alters · tinges · taints · shades · flavors · filters · frames · slants
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
- heatmapColor-scaled data visualization
- codingWriting software instructions
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
charts · graphs · highlighting · categorical · gradient · legend · scale · differentiation · segmentation · clustering
colorizesdesaturates
Reduces color intensity
decolorizes · grayscales · bleaches · fades · washes out