YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians want them to stop

Re:YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians wa... by TylerE on Thursday October 01, 2020 @02:31PM (#24654497)

Another example is the "TV Yellow" paint used on many early gibson electric guitars.

Actual white guitars would look like blown-out blobs on black and white TV. TV Yellow would "look" white on TV.

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Re:YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians wa... by jedberg on Thursday October 01, 2020 @02:40PM (#24654605)

Fascinating! That's such a classic color for an electric guitar, I had no idea where it came from.

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Re:YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians wa... by TylerE on Thursday October 01, 2020 @04:31PM (#24655870)

I mean, it kinds makes sense. It's basically caucasian skin tone as paint.

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Re:YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians wa... by damoe on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:00AM (#24659386)

I think you need to get your eyes checked, that is Simpson’s skin tone.

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