verb
- the process of adding color to black-and-white film, photographs, or video using digital or manual techniques
Usage: present participle of colourize; primarily British spelling; American equivalent is 'colorizing'; commonly used in film restoration and media production
Examples
- The studio is colourising classic black-and-white films for modern audiences.
- Colourising old photographs can reveal details that were lost in the original monochrome images.
- The team spent months colourising the vintage newsreel footage.
- Digital technology has made colourising historical films faster and more accurate than ever before.
- Many film purists debate whether colourising classic movies respects the director's original vision.