Timeshared Computer Graphics - Faded Red Film - CinePost Restoration

This footage of Arthur Luehrmann's "Timeshared Computer Graphics" was sent to us to be preserved. It film was badly faded red. With the DaVinci system we were able to restore the color to it's original state. The subject matter is fairly interesting as well, for more information visit: www.iae-pedia.org/Arthur_Luehrmann

[@michaelmcgee8543]

That was great!

[@sarpsarp8987]

How can it be restored when there is nothing but red? Are colors putting by estimating the color or do they find the true color by restoring?

[@cinepost]

Believe it or not, DaVinci can isolate partial Green and Blue color remnants enough to greatly amplify and balance what is left with the Red signal. We should show the picture next to the waveform monitor display and show how we can stretch the colors to give something acceptable. I will work on putting that video together to show the process.

[@strangedigest]

Film archivist/scanner here, any info on how you achieved this?

[@cinepost]

this one was pretty simple. We did a RAW scan, then adjusted what we could in DaVinci Resolve.....not great, but better than pink. What applications do you use?

[@strangedigest]

@@cinepost I scan within GoldenEye Software making DPX files, and I am learning DaVinci during quarantine, to much success. It's done wonders for color neg, but pink film is a whole new hurdle, as I am sure you are aware.