Colored Singapore in 1930s 三十年代老派新加坡(AI高清上色)
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2020
- For original black and wihte footage licensing please visit copyright owner website: www.globalimageworks.com/stoc...
This video was AI colored and enhanced. Two AI tools were used:
1) Topaz Video Enhance AI. The software provides AI based solution for enhancing the resolution of (low quality) videos. I used this tool to increase the resolution from the original 480*360 to 960*720, i.e. HD quality. The effect of the tool is beyond amazing and Topaz Lab offers free trial (for the first 30 days I guess). You can find more details and download the software here: topazlabs.com/video-enhance-ai/
2) Open source AI black and white video coloring solution. I used Deoldify. You can find the details on github here: github.com/jantic/DeOldify. You could run Deoldify with Python on your own PC (which needs quite some efforts to set up the correct local environment and debugging), or simply run it on Google’s cloud based machine learning environment Colab. You just need a google account to access Colab, it is virtually free. The Deoldify python code for Colab is here: colab.research.google.com/git...
The original black and white 480*360 footage “Singapore - Crossroads of the East 1938” can be found here: • Singapore - Crossroads... . The film was directed by André de la Varre, in association with Paul Devlin. Please note the colors rendered in the enhanced video should not be treated as the true historical colors, but a best guess by the AI algorithm.
To find the exact location of the places in the footage is sometimes not easy, however I got much help from an interesting website which lists out locations of scenes from films shot in Singapore: sgfilmlocations.com/2014/08/1...
Singapore NLB’s historical newspaper search also helped me in finding a particular shop’s (星光公司) exact location back in 1930s: eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspap...
I also referenced the historical Singapore maps which can be located here: libmaps.nus.edu.sg/
Three of my favorite blogs about history of Singapore:
thelongnwindingroad.wordpress...
remembersingapore.org/2014/07...
navalants.blogspot.com/
Some random post (in Chinese) that I enjoyed for almost 10 years: leopardsg.wordpress.com/2010/...
Michael Rogge’s RUclips channel got quite a number of really good historical footages about Singapore: ruclips.net/user/MichaelR...
The making of this video is inspired by大谷Spitzer’s work on an AI colored 100 years old video of Beijing: finance.sina.com.cn/wm/2020-0...
Here is the list of places identified in the footage (and there are some scenes which I have not been able to locate so far. Any good idea?):
Mount Faber花柏山
Fort Canning Hill 福康宁山
Collyer Quay and Clifford Pier哥烈码头/红灯码头
Raffles Place 莱佛士坊
China Street, facing Club Street and Ann Siang Hill 中国街
Coleman Bridge 哥里门桥
South Bridge Road 桥南路
Thian Hock Keng Temple 天福宫
Sri Mariamman Temple 马里安曼庙
Masjid Sultan苏丹回教堂
Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥
Boat Quay 驳船码头
Clarke Quay 克拉码头
Connaught Drive 康乐通道
Fullerton Building 浮尔顿大厦
Cenotaph 世界大战阵亡战士纪念碑
Victoria Memorial Hall (Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall), 维多利亚剧院
Municipal Building (City Hall) 政府大厦
St. Andrew’s Cathedral 圣安德烈座堂
Government House (Istana) 总统府
Heeren Building on Orchard Road 乌节路麒麟大厦
Raffles Hotel 莱佛士酒店
Singapore Swimming Club, Tanjong Rhu新加坡游泳会, 丹戎禺
原黑白视频用AI进行画质增强与上色. 使用了两个工具:
1) Topaz Video Enhance AI. 使用本工具把原视频从480*360 增强到 960*720高清. 效果十分好.本工具有三十天的免费试用期. topazlabs.com/video-enhance-ai/
2) 开源黑白上色工具Deoldify. github.com/jantic/DeOldify. Deoldify可以在本机python环境下跑, 也可以在google的云端机器学习网站Colab跑: colab.research.google.com/git...
以下列出制作本视频时所参考新加坡历史的一些网站:
在新加坡拍摄的电影场景的拍摄地点: sgfilmlocations.com/2014/08/1...
新加坡国家图书馆的在线历史报章检索工具: eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspap...
新加坡历史地图集: libmaps.nus.edu.sg/
几个我很喜欢的新加坡历史博客:
thelongnwindingroad.wordpress...
remembersingapore.org/2014/07...
navalants.blogspot.com/
一个好玩的帖子: leopardsg.wordpress.com/2010/...
Michael Rogge的RUclips 频道里有不少很好的新加坡历史视频: ruclips.net/user/MichaelR...
本视频制作受到大谷Spitzer的北京老视频启发: finance.sina.com.cn/wm/2020-0...
原视频版权人网站: www.globalimageworks.com/stoc...
西瓜视频：www.ixigua.com/68392126642168...
the fruits of the tough labour endured by our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents shall only be shared by local Singaporeans.
Never to be enjoyed by foreigners, e.g. new citizens, PR, EP, SP, WP and etc.
the reason i am pinning this nasty comment is to show to people what a troll pretending to be a Singaporean looks like.
@@fasionstopper its an ironic comment cuz arent most of these early inhabitants migrants? 🤦♂
@@greyandwhite you are spot on. Singaporeans know these very well but trolls wont have that overall sense of history.
@@fasionstopperwhich year you born in?
@@greyandwhitewhich year you born in?
I'm very happy you shared this, I've always wanted to see how Singapore looks like on street level (the people, buildings etc) during the time of my grandparents
Its still nice to see that during the 30s some architectual buildings are still standing the same today which symbolises the history behind it. 👍👍
I love Singapore. I believe Singapore is for everyone! Regardless of skin colour if you trust in its values, rules and power. God bless.
I'm Malaysian but my late grandfather was born in Singapore in 1927. He would had been a child back then living peacefully with his parents and numerous siblings before the Japanese occupation. It feels so surreal and poignant seeing the Singapore he lived in that was different yet familiar at the same time.
Stunning and beautiful. Surreal to see and recognize some of those buildings and landmarks that are still around today
It is really unbelievable to be able to see the Singapore of my parents' time.
Yes. Same.. my parents localky borned in the 30s when Singapore was under British colony
same with my grandmother.
@@iammisssee7752 Now it is a Chinese colony.
Your comments just show your plain ignorance.
@@jessieang5604 Speaking for yourself?
My wife was born in malaysian Singapore 🇸🇬 in 1963 - only 18 years after the end of WWII.
Her grandmother was an ethnic Chinese who suffered at the hands of the Japanese.
My mother-in-law would often refer to the "white devil" when describing certain events of her youth.
I am honoured to have had the privilege of being married on the grounds of Fort Canning in 1995.
My daughters are what we call "heinz 57" here in Canada 🇨🇦 ❤.
Blessings to all who strive to make S'pore a better place!
Indeed there is still racism in Singapore today. Gweilo, Ang Mo etc..
Feel sorry for the people in the video who would be alive for another 10 years.
They and the country will go thru the darkest of times under the Japanese occupation.
Because of that, people of that era who made it thru are some of the toughest humans who will ever grace the land.
I was moved to hear that Singapore stationed modern aircraft and had the finest aerodrome in the East, the fine troops... How little they understood.
Japanese Imperial Army: 'akan datang'' soon ...
A rickshaw puller's life must have been hard. And very short, given the climate, and the strenuousness of the work.
People back in the days are tough as steel; something lacking in the generation these days who has everything gifted to them since birth-fruits bore by the labour of others
James Francis Warren, Rickshaw Coolie: A People's History of Singapore (1986; 2003 reprint) tackles this subject. From the book cover: 'Between 1880 and 1930 colonial Singapore attracted tens of thousands of Chinese immigrant laborers, brought to serve its rapidly growing economy. This book chronicles the vast movement of coolies between China and the Nanyang, and their efforts to survive in colonial Singapore. Focusing in on one particular occupation, of rickshaw coolie, this study unveils the devastating poverty of the Chinese sojourner in the colonial city, the disjunctions between colonial order and the reality of life on the streets. Drawing on a broad range of sources, including Coroner's records overlooked for many years, and making use of the technique of collective biography, this book brings to life the texture of experience, the ironies and - often - the despair of the laborers of urban Singapore. In the years since its original publication in 1986, Rickshaw Coolie has become an inspiration to those seeking to come to grips with Singapore's past.'
@@UTubeISphere I really appreciate your detailed and informative reply. Thank you very much for the book suggestion; I will look for it in the local library here in Singapore. Best regards!
Wow, was a treat indeed. Bless you for uploading this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
During the 1930's my Father was Lt. chief radio officer in the Alfred Holt Blue Funnel Line. He often reminisced of his many pleasant stays at the Raffles Hotel.
OMG! These were Precious Coloured movies of 1930s Singapore indeed! Many of our Grandparents were still alive back then! Thank You So Much for sharing! 🕯🌷🌿🌍💗🕊🇲🇾🇸🇬
thanks for your nice words
What's with the Malaysian flag?
British racisms and arrogance at its peak
@@SuperValue350Malaysia flag??? Where?
@@SuperValue350 because Singapore was originally under Johor Sultanate?
Great work uploader! Looking forward to your future works. Stay safe and healthy.
thanks a lot for your generous words. same wishes to you also.
Right to the end of the Singapore River you find the existing 'go-downs' ware-housings opposite Liang Court. Now, converted to 'hotels' today.
thanks for this wonderful video of 1930s Singapore.
My grandparents and their children (including my father) used to live in Perak Street. I was amazed the house they used to live in is still standing today in 2024. ❤️
This is really a very valuable n precious video to watch thank you for your hard working efforts n it's deserve to remembered all the time.👍👍👍❤❤❤.
So nice of you
Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. We liked and enjoyed to the end.
Wow impressive that a lot of the buildings and places shown here are still around and restored.
SG infrastructure looked so advanced even before time of self Independence..
Salute and great respect to the pioneer
What a precious video! thanks for sharing!
thanks too
Your guys are an inspiration for the world!! Singapore is an example of the slogan ' where there is a will, there is a way' I wish your country all the very best in it's future endeavours!!
Singapore is indeed a remarkable country
Great to see how Singapore was already perfectly built back then by the British and they left because of Japanese. If it were Dutch or other colonial powers, it would be a slump. British build something to lasts, and it’s testament of the British empire success during these periods.
Exactly. Like Hong Kong was.
The worst is the USA - every country that they invade and occupy they leave it in smithereens and destruction. At least the Portuguese and Spanish built beautiful buildings, schools, universities, libraries, theatres and architecture.
Very well done video
Thank you very much!
Oh dear, many pap supporters gonna have their mind blown...many think that PAP founded Singapore from a fishing village!
looks like PAPAjoe inherited a Mercedes Benz state from the Brits..
1930s: Singapore is one of the cheapest shopping centers in the entire world
2020s: Singapore is one of the most expensive shopping centers in the entire world
The rickshaws evolved into Grab
Leg power!! You see those rickshaw pullers are all running and pulling loaded rickshaws in barefeet!! road sweepers and other laborers also walk barefoot on the streets! The music is so cartoon. Awesome video!
These are the people who gave rise to the invention of Singapore "Bak Kut Teh" by the "enterprising" Teochews.(These people are plain smart). Early days, pig bones were discarded after the butchers had stripped them of the meat. So early BKT don't have meat, boiled for hours, throw in lots of garlic, pepper, salt. And voila, you have Bak Kut Soup, served with rice and Chinese tea (Teh) and a black soya sauce dip. Better than red bull (also invented by Thai Teochews).
Goodness, the rickshaw pullers go about their work barefoot on burning tarmacs, ditto the road sweepers, ditto the coolies by the S'pore river... very hard lives these people to say the least.
Many thanks 🎉 👍🏼🙏🏽 🇸🇬🕵🏽♂️🕵🏽♂️🕵🏽♂️🕵🏽♂️1930 ..wow...LKY was 7yrs... My Appa was 10 yrs in India 🇮🇳
It is St Andrew's Cathedral, not St George's!
Very very good
I'm a Singaporean studying in the UK and have experienced punting as tourist in Oxford/Cambridge. It's unbelievable to witness labourers punting away back at home in Clarke Quay. It's also insane how the beach line was next just right up to the Cenotaph and SSC, totally unrecognisable now. Thank you for recreating this in colour.
thanks too
I still remember the time when the sea was just next to Elizabeth Walk... and the Satay Club ... and watching fireworks lying in the middle of Padang field on top of my dad... 🥰
thanks for these videos. Perhaps some would recognize your grandparents in the videos!
Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed
thanks. best wishes to you too
i wud so love to see a side by side comparison
The opportunities, status and lives of the Western colonialists were indeed so good if not luxurious compared to their home country. Notice the near absence of natives or locals in these exclusive enclaves, clubhouses, hotels, and swimming pools. Devoted Chinese servants like Amahs were only allowed to tend to the children while their parents bask under the glorious sun . Still a good video as a reminder of how far Singapore has changed and progressed. Yet in other areas, things have not quite changed, for example our modern day equivalent of these Amahs and servants are like the maids and foreign workers whom we should be so grateful for.
British served by coolies is what they still miss 😁
British racisms and arrogance at its peak
@@simona4315 These 'coolies' came to Singapore to work !!
這個時期的人力車夫，大多是福清人
This is such a precious video to show kids and let them learn more about life 100 years ago.
Quote from Singapore National Pledge:
We, the citizens of Singapore,
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society
based on justice and equality
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity
and progress for our nation.
A bit sad to see the Singh soldiers matching in the video when years later they will sacrifice in WWII .
Right. And I guess Indian soldiers/fighters (INA to be more specific) in Singapore and Malaya played important roles and were part of the history in India's independence process. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Army
They needed the brave 'Singh' which means 'lion'. Chappati all around for their New Year...Guru Nana!
Japan actions in WW2: We forgive, but never forget. Many Asians suffered under their brutal invasions.
They are called "Sepoys". Cantonment Road was the road where the "Sepoy Lines" or "Sepoy Cantonment (quarters)" was.
非常珍貴的影片!感謝上傳! 04:09 畫面就是當年髮廊專請年輕女子為紳士們理髮，她們大多是廣府籍，在當時是非常前衛的，因為很多華人婦女不願拋頭露面，更何況與異性有接洽
也谢谢您.
these coolies dontseem to hve very stronglegs yet they areableto carry such heavy loads
The good life ended when Japanese invaded…. And changed the course of Singapore history forever
SG should have imported a lot of Toyoda and Datsun cars from Japan back then and established itself as a major world distribution hub for their cars, it could have evaded the attack from them..
Its hard to imagine everyone in this film are 99% dead by now
How can you be 99% dead ? I was led to believe it was terminal...
A few of them would have reincarnated in the current era by now
This provides a fascinating look into Singapore's past! A beautiful city! The commentary reflects the self-congratulatory prejudices and naive over-confidence of the English of the time. So confident of European superiority! Thankfully, on that score, at least, times have changed for the better.
And would it all exist today if the British & Europeans had nt gone there?
There is a touch of bigotry in your unpleasant comment.
@@lynnecromack4933 Look instead at the racism and unconscious bigotry of the self-congratulatory commentary. The visuals of the white man playing golf while others work adds to the unpleasantness.
@@lynnecromack4933 Would Singapore exist as it does today without settlement by Orang Laut, Malays, Chinese and Tamils? Probably not. Singapore's remarkable success has many causes; British settlement is only part of its story. Within a few decades of independence from Britain, Singapore's per capita wealth and income exceeded that of its former coloniser. What role did White men playing golf have in that success?
@@JohnThomas White men Playing Golf ?? Wow, Quite the bigot are nt you? The first gold course opened in 1904 in keppel. So what did the 'white man' do before all this? Build the place maybe ??
And would the British have come to Singapore if not for the opportunity to build economic wealth for their own country and to exploit human and economic resources, and to exercise political domination? British colonialism has helped built the economic foundations of early Singapore, but it's definitely not the be all and end all.
Just about 100 years ago, rickshaws were on foot, “drivers” running under the hot sun.. which is like our GrabCar today.
Amazing isn’t it
indeed.
很好
科科，日軍得的到來把這一切都打破了。
Nice
Still better than Malaysia in 2023
以前的影片很好
My elderly relatives will be happy to see the video
people walk around without shoes ! even the rickshaw pullers !
No laboratory made pathogens back then..
This is a national treasure in film
Rare footage!🙊
Luas nya wilayah satu negara di dunia dengan keuangan stabil perekonomian di bantu buruh dan tani saat dahulu ..❤❤
Singaporean's period drama series led me here.
Is life merely a passage calculated in Time? I believe Enstein once mentioned it.
竟然能找到1938年的片😊😊
Incredible how much it has changed.
这么好的影片 观看量这么少
新加坡有今年的繁荣，看看先辈不分种族，一起刻苦勤劳建立起來
This is the very setting of a 1982's TV series titled "Bring 'Em Back Alive", with Bruce Boxleitner as the star.
comment section always makes me educated and enlightened and your information is such one.
Singapore flourished and thrived on 'entreport trade' from FOB(Free On Board). Hence, imported goods were cheap, then! At Raffles Place, Robinson Shopping Mall with many imported products from Europe and confectionery, too. Robinson was burnt down during the Christmas season due to an electrical short circuit of power overloading. Every race got on with their life without any socio-racial tension of any sort..."LIVE & LET'S LIVE!"
nice old video
old singapore trolleybus
Memorial after the war, are you referring to world war 1 because this is the 30s as you stated.
yes that was WW1.... little did the world know WW2 akan datang soon with Nippon army suprising the West as well as all of S.E.A
damn, it loaded 5 peoples in a such small rickshaw😮
That was the Grand Saloon Version..
说英语的重要性
❤❤
Singapore was way much cleaner in the old days. Unlike now, rubbish everywhere!
We were their crown jewel. But what we have today we built ourselves.
And many of these places shown are now tourist traps 😂😂
Celebrating 58 years of independence 🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬
Tom and Jerry music
影片里几乎所有人都已经不在世上了吧
投胎版的可能在 或许是谁的前世
飘浮在你左右
@@prolikereal2
可能你是前世的其中一个人力车夫？或是码头的苦力？😅😂
@@prolikereal2you are right, believe in karma and reincarnation… some things happens in vicious cycles, while others with many kind deeds had been reborn in better environments, conditions and enjoy better life’s .
sometimes i wonder, who's great grandparents are in these films are they their descendants in Singapore?
❤🙏
A sales pitch?
Fantastica! Thank you for the time travel!
09:19 to 09:21 Time travelling UFO High speed bicycle from the future spotted?
It was me!
Kudos, who did this video? Do include your name for acknowledgment of your effort.
thanks for your nice word. I was not the copyright owner of the original black & white video so it would not be appropriate for me to put my name there - this is some rule i set up for myself. but it makes me happy to see people learn what Singapore was alike almost 100 years ago.
@@fasionstopper Yes, I love & missed the built environment in Singapore back then.
录屏您的一小段视频，用在国内剪辑。介绍老舍的《小坡的生日》，希望您能允许。谢谢
我不是原黑白视频版权人, 但只是剪辑片段我相信是被允许的. 所牵涉到我的加工, 比如染色, 加高清之类的, 请随便拿去用. 谢谢您的抬爱.
刚刚无聊网上搜到了您的视频. 谢谢. 同时又快快读了一遍. 下面这段话真是跃然纸上"马来巡警背上打着一块窄长的藤牌，牌的两端在肩外出出着，每头有一尺多长。他站定了的时候，颇似个十字架。他脸朝南的时候，南来北往的牛车，马车，电车，汽车，人力车，便全咯噔一下子站住；往东西走的车辆忽啦一群全跑过去。他忽然一转身，脸朝东了，东来西往的车便全停住，往南北的车都跑过去。"
Last time police wear short pants.
Hi. I am directing an independent featurette film with a story context in the 1930s. I would to consult with you the possibility of getting a license to use a few establishing shot from this colored version. Looking forward for a positive response. Leonidas
Hi Leo, thanks for your message and interest. Please note that I am not the copyright holder of the original black and white clip. But I am totally fine with your using my work (of the color rendering / subtitle / translation whatsoever where my efforts were involved). Hope this is the answer you are looking for.
Suprise to see ladies barbers
The small girl at 3:45 could still be alive today
in her late 80s or early 90s..
Not bad. Singapore will have a bright future if they can get a strong leader and leave Malaya as an independent country.
As you can see from the video, singapore was already thriving much before.
哇，又有新片了。。咦。。。这个，我咋在哪看过了🤔
哈哈。您看看是不是这个ruclips.net/video/FvvhY6DtfZs/видео.html
@@fasionstopper 是啊，我在那黑白片留过言。片里的人大概都做古啦。AI 技术果然了得，最近我也看了一些早期大陆台湾高清上色的片子！
@@NC000C 在我的视频介绍里有详细解释, 您可以鼠标滚上去看一下
@@fasionstopper u can sell for 1million.
@@springgal265 cannot lah. i do not own copy right.
Devoted and loyal chinese servants called "Ah Mas".
These "amahs" or in Cantonese "ma cheh" stay in Chinatown as can be seen by the laundry hung on bamboo poles.
白人和亚洲人两个世界。
Nice great video...but i believe at the point of time this seems like a propaganda video as well? :)
you are spot on. it was produced in 1938, just before the WWII broke out in 1939.
@@fasionstopper ohhh i see...cool
Brirtsh know best
和原来的低清黑白原片比较一下就可以体会出AI算法的强大: ruclips.net/video/FvvhY6DtfZs/видео.html
低成本的AI商业运用将会在未来一两年之内在媒体业越来越普及.
fasion stopper看新加坡
谢谢你为 Tharman 几年前在 St Gallen 的讲话打上中文字幕，让很多人认识他的观点，做得很好！最近我看了两个 Vivian Balakrishnan 维文医生的讲话，个人获益良多。可否请您也为以下这两个视频配上中文字幕？
ruclips.net/video/yQkn7nwteXI/видео.html. (Institute of policy studies) ; ruclips.net/video/MbH8Fnsse0Q/видео.html (与澳洲前总理陆克文对话）
@@ml889 十分感谢你的关注。 维文医生也是我很喜欢的政治人物。 他RUclips上视频我也看了很多。 比如这个视频我也是很喜欢的 ruclips.net/video/nLMBfLKExts/видео.html
我是业余时间制作视频，速度很慢， 比不上专业的。 一个三五分钟的视频可能要磨洋工一两个月才能做出来。 您给的两个视频我最近可能没有时间，不过我会放进我的库存里， 可能三五年后做出来也未必不可能。 先说声不好意思啦。
谢谢您这么迅速的回复。是啊，那个与 AJC 的对话我也看了。
should sack the King or Queen in England in moden days
Why ??
多数是英军家人。
Looking back now, i am glad the Brit had gone, we will never never ever be a servant again. The Japapanese have woken us from this reality but then again, to the Japanese, dont ever try that again, we wont be so easy this time round.
Now they invade us with their Quality Cars that last longer than us..even my 72 datsun was running fine till it went into scrapyard in 2000CE, killed by COE..
Japan won't do that again.
@@fidelcatsro6948 Now Singaporeans are servants of the Chinese, who are not indigenous.
借一搞地来用下
Well the British left us dead for WWII
Exactly the only country who technically helped is USA
They nuked japan
Britain itself was under attack from them, no more energy to protect SG.. even the warship sent to help SG was sunk into pieces along the way.. Thats why we need Nuclear Arms, ..never Again!
Totally wrong, foolish comment. Many British lives were lost trying to keep the Japanese out. I have a relative named on the Kranji war memorial !!
e@@lynnecromack4933 The British were more concerned about the War in Europe.They were complacent about the Japanese
@@akshaylenin7166 That is not not the same as leaving someone for dead like the foolish OP says !
Japan not ready to invade singapore cuz this video show 1930