Is this Kaleun topp in colors??

Jimbuna · 12-12-06, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

Check this out

Isn't it amazing just how much WWII sub material there is out there

One day someone is gonna put it all together and release a series of DVD's just like the BBC World At War series (sez him wishfully) hehe

TarJak · 12-12-06, 09:19 PM

Interesting footage. If you have a real close look you can tell it's actually colorised black and whit footage rather than true colour film. Be interesting to know if it was computer enhanced or whether it was done the old way by hand. My guess is computer.

In the 1940's, before colour film became more coomonplace, it was popular to "colourise" black and white photo's and films. The mehtod was painstakingly labourious using hand painted washes to colour the lighter parts of the images.

I think this site has been posted before but it has some authentic colour photo's and movies of WWII.http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-navy Quite a bit of Kreigsmarine action shots too. Agfa was one of the pioneers in colour film technology and the German propgander ministry bought up about 90% of their stock for use by the government.

Redbear · 12-16-06, 10:28 AM

Yep, that's a colorized version of a propoganda film made aboard Topp's boat during a patrol off the coast of the United States.

hyperion2206 · 12-16-06, 11:20 AM

The first ship that gets hit looks a bit like an US battleship, doesn't it? There seem to be 2 turrets on the bow, or am I wrong?

Rose · 12-16-06, 11:28 AM

Very interesting footage, thanks for posting it Seth. I agree with TarJak in that it definitely looks like colorized B & W to me. Isn't Erich Topp still alive? If I recall correctly, he was a consultant for SH2.

12-12-06, 09:19 PM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Interesting footage. If you have a real close look you can tell it's actually colorised black and whit footage rather than true colour film. Be interesting to know if it was computer enhanced or whether it was done the old way by hand. My guess is computer. In the 1940's, before colour film became more coomonplace, it was popular to "colourise" black and white photo's and films. The mehtod was painstakingly labourious using hand painted washes to colour the lighter parts of the images. I think this site has been posted before but it has some authentic colour photo's and movies of WWII.http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-navy Quite a bit of Kreigsmarine action shots too. Agfa was one of the pioneers in colour film technology and the German propgander ministry bought up about 90% of their stock for use by the government.

12-16-06, 10:28 AM	#3
Redbear Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 208 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Yep, that's a colorized version of a propoganda film made aboard Topp's boat during a patrol off the coast of the United States.

12-16-06, 11:20 AM	#4
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The first ship that gets hit looks a bit like an US battleship, doesn't it? There seem to be 2 turrets on the bow, or am I wrong?

12-16-06, 11:28 AM	#5
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very interesting footage, thanks for posting it Seth. I agree with TarJak in that it definitely looks like colorized B & W to me. Isn't Erich Topp still alive? If I recall correctly, he was a consultant for SH2.