Ugh, I can't stand watching a B&W film after it's been "altered." The lighting requirements for B&W differ totally from color. If you don't like B&W, like my wife doesn't, that's fine, but don't ask for a color version.

Many a TV show in recent decades have made an episode or 2 in B&W and when they just desaturate the color it always looks WRONG. Sure, it's B&W, but it doesn't look like an old native B&W image.

You need to go the proper route. I believe the Moonlighting episode used the classic methods, possibly the X Files one too. The ST Voyager B&W holodeck was all faked and didn't look correct either.



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