# Colorization of old film

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorization-of-old-film/740755>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 18, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorization-of-old-film/740755 "2015-12-18T04:52:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorization-of-old-film/740755/21 "2015-12-20T00:29:59Z")

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One of the most glaring problems (for me) with colorization of old films is that old-school Hollywood relied almost exclusively on dissolves to transition between scenes, with the end of one scene fading-out while simultaneously the next scene faded-in (use of this transition fell out of favor by the early 60s). The colorization programs can’t really handle these and the screen becomes a jumbled mess for a few seconds every time.

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