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Originally Posted by tnfoto
That is true, but there are still those who prefer (and substitute) action photos, which is why I mentioned it.
That's similar to the criteria I set out a little more than four years ago when I started managing the Facepack and still use today:
I do not directly consider your criteria #3 or #6. Colorizations/tints are also not a part of the criteria I specified and I still do not use that as a part of the mechanical side of determining which images I use for the Facepack. I suppose that I could really add a sixth, very subjective point, which would be aesthetics. When I see a colorization that I believe fits in the Facepack I add it, not based on where colorizations fall in the criteria list but solely on how I think that particular image looks and whether it feels like a good fit for the Facepack. I never add an image simply because it is colorized and the current Facepack image is B&W.
(note the link to the 1927 thread referenced above)
I like the idea, but a major piece is still missing: who is going to manage the collection, prioritization and organization of colorized images and publish the resulting colorization packs?
Individual year threads also seem like a logistical issue, keeping in mind that we share this forum with roster, quickstart and facegen mods. Having 50+ threads dedicated to year-by-year colorizations, especially if they are being regularly updated, would not be acceptable to the forum users not participating in the colorization project. Perhaps decade threads would create logical groupings without unduly monopolizing the forum front page. If there was one thread for 19th Century and others for 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950-date, I think that could work in this forum.
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In my opinion the most significant missing piece is the pool of colorizers that you mentioned that could be commissioned to undertake the production of images. Commissioned suggests payment and direction to me and in my experience any such contributors may well prefer to choose for themselves which images to produce. Personally I would prefer to steer clear of anything involving payment as it may compromise our efforts. In addition I believe this should be viewed on as a hobby and nothing more though I am guilty of using the term work , I do not mean it in a sense of financial reward.
I agree it makes sense to identify a need list in terms of color images , how that could be identified is open to debate. You mention a database I view the photopack as our database and if it does not include a color image then it should indicate a color image is missing. Our viewpoints differ here as you have highlighted that you do not view a colorization as an upgrade on a black and white image for the purposes of the facepack. Presumably our differences in interpretation indicate why your version of the images in the facepack differ from those I have recently posted.
Personally I have no issue with any thread that is being regularly updated on the site and I would wonder why others may find such a development to be unacceptable. In general though I agree that the differentiation of images into numerous threads is not necessarily beneficial. To my mind that would be the reason why you would start a new thread rather than include any such images in the main thread so in this respect I do not agree with your point.