Curiosity coloring the gray pics

[Marsrocks]

Curiosity makes it easy to get color images from their higher resolution grayscale images they are now putting out.

Go to the raw images of the sol you are working on - for instance sol 17:

mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s=17

Choose the detailed image you want, and make a note of the image number.

mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00017/mcam/0017MR0050032000C0_DXXX.jpg

Now pick out the color thumbnail that matches it.

mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00017/mcam/0017MR0050032000I1_DXXX.jpg

Now bring the larger image into your graphics software and begin making an avi.

Convert to rgb.

Now pull in the file of the color thumbnail as frame 2 of your avi.

Copy frame 2, then overlay it on frame 1 - and overlay it through the "color" filter.

Now copy your result as a new image.

Save it to disk.






Now make any changes to it you like to make details and color look better.