World's First Colour Video Footage Unveiled

[Still Waters]

The earliest colour moving pictures ever made have been rediscovered after more than 100 years and will go on show in a new exhibition.

The footage, made by cinematic pioneer Edward Turner in around 1901, was found in the archives of the National Media Museum in Bradford and with the help of experts at the BFI National Archive was transformed into watchable digital files.

It includes footage of a macaw, soldiers marching through London and a group of children believed to be Turner's young family.

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[RockabyeBillie]

That's cool!

I mean... the video is pretty boring... but the discovery is cool!

[Ashotep]

I wonder what else they will find out we could do earlier than we thought.

[CRIPTIC CHAMELEON]

That's great, what a nice find.

[Junior Chubb]

I got a Nesquick advert when I clicked the link...

Wow there marketing team were years ahead of the game!

[markdohle]

Amazing

[Majikwayz]

This is so cool, but not for the people that had to watch black and white for the next 40 years!!

[Mikami]

This video just made my head explode, I totally was astounded, of course Avatar doesn't even hold a candle up to this...5 thumbs up, if i had that many

[Hippycrite]

Looks "colorized". Edward Turner Ted Turners Granddad?

[TheMolePatrol]

Looks like Direct TV

ohhhhhhhhh!

*starts DTV and Dish fan boy fight*

[sounak]

Gr888.... Thanx for posting this....

[Imaginarynumber1]

So did the world change to color all at once or were there still some black and white places?

[Junior Chubb]

So did the world change to color all at once or were there still some black and white places?

Lol, 'Grandad, was everything black and white in the old days?'

[Gatofeo]

It can't be video. It must have been film, if it was photographed in 1901.

Incorrect headline.

Wonder when the first magnetic tape video was made in color? Late 1950s, I'd guess.

I recall seeing my first color TV at the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. I was 7, walking by a display, and it stopped me cold! LOL

My mother had to tug on my arm to turn my head away from the color cartoon on the TV. I was just amazed.

Today, I'm 57 and am rarely so amazed. The proliferation of technology has increased manyfold in the past 30 years, but I've become accustomed to the rate.

[PersonFromPorlock]

The one with the kids is definitely a hundred years ahead of its time: all action, no plot!

[Lady Annabella]

amazing i loved it