Spring cherry blossom viewing new posture: AI coloring tools to save your "tourist photos"

On social media, those stunning photos of cherry blossoms always attract attention easily. People may wonder why some people can take photos of cherry blossoms on the same spring day, while their own photos are mediocre or even bleak. A joke may point out the truth: "he used telephoto capture spring color, you can only 'metaphysics' luck." In fact, the gap between photos often lies in the post-coloring, and advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology are making professional-grade color mixing skills within reach.

Manual color grading still exists as a threshold for many, requiring a certain level of expertise and software manipulation skills. But in the increasingly mature AI technology today, the situation is changing. A number of domestic AI coloring tools have emerged on the market, which boast that they can simplify the complex process of color mixing, so that even if the user does not have professional skills, can also quickly improve the texture of the photo. "Algorithms know more about atmosphere than you do" is not a false statement, these tools claim to be able to optimize the color of photos with one click through preset parameters and intelligent algorithms, giving works a more attractive visual effect.

Domestic AI color mixing tool evaluation

In this article, we will briefly review three representative domestic AI color grading tools, aiming to help readers understand the functional characteristics of these tools, as well as their performance in practical applications.

1️⃣ Wanxing Meow Shadow - AI Painting Color Mixing

Feature Highlights: The "One Click Manga Sakura" feature is one of its specialties. This function utilizes AI image recognition technology to quickly transform real-life photos into anime-inspired images, such as Hayao Miyazaki's or Makoto Shinkai's animated tones, providing users with a unique choice of visual styles. "Spectral Tracking" technology is another noteworthy feature, which claims to be able to finely identify and separate elements such as flower petals, sky and human faces in photos, so as to carry out zoned color mixing, avoiding the problem of color mixing that tends to occur in traditional color mixing, and in particular, effectively preventing the phenomenon of yellowing in photos of pinkish-white cherry blossoms. The "Late Night Savior" reflects its ability to optimize images in low-light environments, with AI able to simulate natural light, fill in the light of photos taken in low-light conditions, and improve the overall brightness and details of the photos.

2️⃣ Tencent Smart Shadow - Intelligent Aesthetics Engine

Feature Highlights: Tencent Smart Shadow focuses on the generation of cinematic LUTs (Look-Up Tables). After the user uploads a video of cherry blossoms, the AI is able to analyze the video footage and automatically generate multiple sets of advanced filters with corresponding color parameters. Dynamic light and shadow simulation is another highlight, with the algorithm able to add a dynamic light spot effect to the petals, so that ordinary scenes can also create a beautiful atmosphere similar to that in the movie Five Centimeters Per Second. It is worth mentioning that the product is backed by Tencent Cloud's mega model as technical support, reflecting its technical strength.

3️⃣ Mito AI Video Assistant - Human View Separation Art

Feature Highlights: Mito AI video assistant emphasizes the "human scene separation technique". Its "heart function" is to be able to AI intelligent optimization of portrait skin color, so that the characters in the cherry blossom background appears more fair and bright, while improving the color saturation of the background petals, to achieve double optimization of the portrait and the scenery. In response to the shooting pain point, the tool has an intelligent pit avoidance function, which can automatically identify overexposed or dark areas in the photo and supplement the details through AI algorithms to improve the quality of the photo, and even if the photo is taken in backlight conditions, it can also effectively improve the problem of the dark face. For social media users, "Xiaohongshu Pop-up Maker" provides preset theme templates such as "Kasuga Shinmei Girl" and "Cherry Blossom JK", including filters and effects, to help users quickly create photos that match the popular styles of social media platforms. Users can quickly create video content that matches the popular styles of social media platforms.

Advanced play: AI combo to create "ambient" blockbusters

To take photo texture a step further, users can also try combining multiple AI tools, a creative approach that could lead to interesting results.

• Step1. exist Wanxing Meow Shadow Check "AI Color Enhancement" to use its algorithm to initially optimize the overall color of the photo, such as fixing an overexposed sky that is "dead white".
• Step2. exist Tencent Smartfilm (developers of the QQ instant messaging platform) Enter the keyword "Monet's Garden" in the middle and let the algorithm adjust the cherry blossom hue to an impressionist oil painting style, giving the photo a more artistic feel.
• Step3. By adding the "Dynamic Petal Rain" effect to Mito AI, the AI algorithm can even simulate the trajectory of falling petals, adding a dynamic and romantic atmosphere to the picture.

The common point of these AI tools is that they try to preset professional aesthetics in the algorithm, the user only needs to press the "shoot" button, and leave the rest to the AI to complete. To some extent, this idea confirms that "standing on the wind of the algorithm, do not rule out that even low-barrier users can reach the professional level." Of course, this sentence is probably just an exaggeration.

concluding remarks

The emergence of AI coloring tools, undoubtedly lowered the technical threshold of photo post-processing, so that more people can easily improve the quality of photos, including cherry blossom photos. But it is worth thinking about, when AI can "helm" aesthetics, users still need to cultivate their own aesthetic ability? This may be a question that needs to be further explored after the popularization of AI technology in the field of photography.

🚀 Warm Tip: When posting your social media work, maybe try not mentioning the "AI coloring". Waiting for the comment section to praise your "advanced aesthetics" and then revealing it at the right time might add some interest and interaction.