1. plural of colorization; the process or result of adding color to a black-and-white photograph, film, or image
Usage: commonly used in film and photography contexts

Examples

• The museum displayed several colorizations of famous historical photographs from the 1920s.
• Modern software makes colorizations of old films faster and more realistic than ever before.
• Film historians debated whether the colorizations of classic black-and-white movies were faithful to the original artistic vision.
• The colorizations of the vintage newsreels helped younger audiences connect with the historical events.
• Digital artists spent months perfecting the colorizations for the documentary series.
• Some purists prefer the original black-and-white versions over the colorizations.