How to make your B/W movies appear in color

[hakko504]

As you all know, it can be quite boring to sit and watch old B/W movies when all the new ones have full color. But don't dispair, a swedish TV team presented the solution already 41 years ago on this very day!

The solution: You find a pair of nylon stockings, cut out a piece large enough to cover the screen (TV and/or monitor), and fasten it to the screen, using adhesive tape or sometihing like that. Then start a B/W movie and watch it through the nylons and you'll get to see it in full color!

[TelemachusMH]

LOL! That's great. Where did you get this information? Does it matter what kind of Nylons you use? ;) Have you tried this? Sounds like I might have an experiment this weekend :p

TelemachusMH

[hakko504]

Originally posted by TelemachusMH
LOL! That's great. Where did you get this information?I've seen the clip a few times where the newsreader (completely serious) read it and demonstrates it - as well as pointing out that since you haven't ruined your nylons yet, you can't see that the demonstration is working...Does it matter what kind of Nylons you use? ;) The more expensive nylons will of course give a richer and better color presentation ;)

[gabest]

Great, buy a nylon and save 33% of the bitrate! Is there a codec optimized for b/w?

[Artur]

Nice April´s fools!!!!

[ppera2]

Joke or not, but I saw some 20 years ago (when here was still many B/W TV) colored plexy plate for same purpose by couple people.

[gabest]

Originally posted by ppera2
Joke or not, but I saw some 20 years ago (when here was still many B/W TV) colored plexy plate for same purpose by couple people. Especially for soccer matches, but I can only remember that the grass had a green mask at the bottom. I was too young then :P