Reliving History: Nehru's 1958 Visit to Thiruvananthapuram in Stunning 4K Color Restoration with Deep Learning AI

This is my first attempt of video restoration with deep learning AI models.

Color restoration using deep learning AI is an exciting and innovative technology that can bring old black and white photographs and videos to life. By using artificial intelligence algorithms, it is possible to add color to historic images and videos with incredible accuracy and detail, providing a new and captivating way to relive the past.

One fascinating example of the power of deep learning AI color restoration is the restoration of old footage of Jawaharlal Nehru's visit to Thiruvananthapuram in 1958. The original footage was in black and white, but with the help of deep learning AI, it has been colorized to stunning effect, providing a vivid and immersive experience of this historic event.

The process of color restoration using deep learning AI involves training a neural network on a vast dataset of images and videos to recognize and replicate the colors that would have been present in the original scene. This involves teaching the network to recognize patterns and textures, as well as to understand the relationships between different colors in the image.

Once the neural network has been trained, it can be used to colorize new images and videos with remarkable accuracy. The technology can be used to add color to everything from historic photographs and film footage to more recent digital media, providing a new and engaging way to experience the past.

Color restoration using deep learning AI is not without its challenges, however. The technology requires access to high-quality source material, as well as careful calibration to ensure that the colors are accurately replicated. It also requires significant computational resources to process large datasets and produce high-quality results.

Despite these challenges, the potential benefits of color restoration using deep learning AI are enormous. By bringing historic images and videos to life in full color, this technology offers a new and immersive way to experience the past, enabling us to connect with history in a more immediate and engaging way than ever before.

Processing done

• Denoising/Deinterlacing/Restoration with fewer motion artifacts and video detail recovery using AI Enhanced models.
• Colorization using deep learning AI models.
• 4K 60fps conversion.

Input: 640×360/672×504 @ 25fps in B/W

Output: 3140×2160 @ 60fps in Color

You can view original source videos from here:

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https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVACT3MUL8FNYRS3E8VQLKBB3S89-INDIA-NEHRU-VISITS-KERALA/query/VISIT

Behind the video,
For the first time since the Communist assumption of power in the state of Kerala, India, the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru has paid an official state visit.

His first point of call was at Trivandrum, the capital where he was met by the Governor of the State, Mr Ramakrishna Rao (wearing the cap) and the Communist Chief Minister Mr. E.M.S. Nambudripad. The Governor garlanded Mr. Nehru as he stepped down from the plane, and shook hands. Then flowers and Arti (candle lights) were offered in Kerala traditional, fashion, and 68 pigeons were released to follow the one Mr. Nehru released, the whole to symbolize Mr. Nehru’s 69 years of peaceful life.

On the way into the town shouting crowds lined the route ‘Nehru Zindabad’ they called – Long Live Nehru – Later Mr. Nehru inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi College in Trivandrum.

Here is the final rendering,