# Changing the color of a photo... how to do this?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-color-of-a-photo-how-to-do-this/224635
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**Created:** [May 3, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-color-of-a-photo-how-to-do-this/224635 "2007-05-03T22:42:11Z")
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### Author: ![azukizero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/74df32/32.png) [@azukizero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/azukizero)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-color-of-a-photo-how-to-do-this/224635/1 "2007-05-03T22:42:11Z")

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Howdy,

I’d like to animate the coloring of an image in Flash and I’m hoping someone here can offer some tips. Basically, I’d like to take a color photo, make it black & white in Flash, then animate it’s color fading in completely until it’s a full color image.

For a perfect example of what I’m trying to do, check out this site:  
[http://www.sonypictures.net/movies/ridingalone/](http://www.sonypictures.net/movies/ridingalone/)

At each section, the main photo first appears black & white, then the color fades in over it, making it a full color image. Is this something I can do in Flash or is this an After Effects trick?

Any ideas are welcome! thanks!