Posts by Steve Tobenkin
Academy at Open Source Days/SIGGRAPH 2025
Mark your calendars! On Sunday, August 10 and Monday, August 11, the Academy will be participating in the following panels as part of Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) Open Source Days during SIGGRAPH 2025, held at the Marriott Pinnacle in Vancouver, Canada. SUNDAY AUGUST 10ASWF STATE OF THE FOUNDATION10-10:20AM | MARRIOTT PINNACLE BALLROOM 1 + 2CONFIRMED…
Read MoreACES Enters a New Chapter of Open Collaboration
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is launching the next chapter of ACES, with expanded community development supported through the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF). As announced today, ACES will begin its next phase as an incubated project under the ASWF. This move reflects the Academy’s ongoing commitment to evolving ACES as an open, widely adopted standard…
Read MoreACES Panel at Cine Gear 2025
Join us at Cine Gear 2025 to hear how ACES can improve your color management for all types of productions. Learn about the ACES 2.0 rollout into hardware and software products that you may already be using! This is a fantastic group that will simplify the case for ACES, promising an insightful and enjoyable session…
Read MoreGetting your VFX head around ACES 2.0
An in-depth Q&A with ILM’s Alex Fry from befores & afters visual effects and animation online magazine, as he as he touches on how ACES 2.0 was developed and how he used a pre-release version on the recent animated feature film, Transformers One. “It’s a different world now. Everyone’s phone is HDR. Most people’s TVs have HDR, even…
Read MoreExciting News: ACES 2.0 Release for End-Users
ACES 2.0 Released for End-Users The highly anticipated release of ACES 2.0 for end-users is here, and ACES support from third-party hardware and software manufacturers is now available in the market. Support for ACES 2.0 has been integrated into SGO’s products, including Mistika Ultima, Mistika Boutique, and Mistika VR. Additionally, Pomfort has announced support in…
Read MoreThe Academy at NAB 2025
The Academy with be attending NAB 2025 and participating at a number of thought-provoking and fun events. We hope to see you there! Sunday April 6th Colorist Mixer – ACES is an official sponsor7:00 pm – 11:00 pmCarlos n Charlies (the Flamingo Hotel)(fee to attend) More information coming soon! Monday April 7thFireside Chat – Industry Leaders Talk Technology, Creativity and…
Read MoreCuarón, Lubezki and Delbonnel Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer” uses ACES Pipeline.
“Disclaimer,” the seven-part Apple TV+ drama directed by Alfonso Cuarón and shot by cinematographers Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (‘Chivo’) and Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC, recently used ACES to manage their color pipeline and maintain the uniqueness or ‘signature’ of each DoP’s look throughout the series. Colorist Peter Doyle describes to Televisual how they accomplished the pipeline. It was a fully…
Read More“Find Me Falling” on Netflix: A love story remotely finished in Mistika Boutique in ACES
Recently premiered on Netflix, ‘Find Me Falling’ is a romantic comedy set against the stunning backdrop of Cyprus. To capture its enchanting visuals, Full Moon Productions relied on Mistika Boutique for color grading, VFX turnaround, and finishing, bringing the film’s magical colors to life. Read the whole story here. Thanks to ACES Product Partner SGO and Cyprus-based Full Moon Productions…
Read MoreFinding the Perfect Finish for ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
Thanks to Digital Media World for this coverage of Colourist Eric Whipp working remotely with his team between LA, Toronto and Sydney to build the looks on Baselight that tell the story of the new Mad Max film, Furiosa, in ACES! https://www.digitalmediaworld.tv/post/finding-the-perfect-finish-for-furiosa-a-mad-max-saga “George likes the term ‘rolling DI’, implying a tight integration between departments so…
Read MoreIMAGO Panel: ACES 2.0 at Euro Cine Expo
Friday June 28 at 8:45am PT (17:45 Munich Time) Roberto Schaefer, ASC – AIC will moderate a panel at the ECE 2024 Symposium at Euro Cine Expo with Industry experts who will discuss innovations in ACES 2.0 and the ACES system. Panelists will include: Miga Bär • Workflow consultant and NSC Associate Member Francesco Luigi Giardiello • Production…
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