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Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of gray.
Media[edit]
The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s).
Photography[edit]
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Contemporary use[edit]
Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white.[1]
Computing[edit]
In computing terminology, black-and-white is sometimes used to refer to a binary image consisting solely of pure black pixels and pure white ones; what would normally be called a black-and-white image, that is, an image containing shades of gray, is referred to in this context as grayscale.[2]
See also[edit]
- dr5 chrome
- List of black-and-white films produced since 1966
- Monochromatic color
- Panchromatic film
- Selective color
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