Posts by Steve Tobenkin
New indie horror film “Hoax” benefits from ACES – Article and video!
This is a really informative article about how ACES was used in a recent indie horror film, and shows that the sophisticated color science in ACES can help at all levels of production/post production. Many thanks to Randi Altman’s postPerspective and writer Debra Kaufman! There is an accompanying video from the colorist/post supervisorPeder Morgenthaler, that…
Read MoreACES Adds New Companies to Logo Program – June 2018
Check out this news on the ACES Logo program as reported in Post Perspective:http://postperspective.com/aces-adds-new-companies-logo-program/ ACES adds new companies to Logo Program Six new companies have been added to the ACES Logo Program. Membership in the program signals that the companies are committed to implementing ACES into their hardware and software products in conformance with program…
Read MoreASC International Cinematography Day at the Academy 2018
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a contingent of over 90 cinematographers from around the world as part of the ASC International Cinematography Summit taking place this week in Hollywood. The day began with a welcome from Academy President and fellow Cinematographer John Bailey, ASC. This was followed by a presentation and…
Read MoreVisit ACES at CineGear 2018!
If you’re in Los Angeles, please visit us at the ACES space at CineGear on June 1-2 We’re in Booth T123 which is in the “Blue Tank” area…covered and air conditioned this year! We’ve set up a casual “Meet and Greet” atmosphere, with speakers, ACES users and staff available both days. ASC, ICG, VES and other ACES…
Read MoreAnnouncing – The “Epic Thread” Badge
Announcing – The “Epic Thread” Badge. https://acescentral.com/badges/102/epic-thread We’ve created this Badge to recognize users who have created a Thread that significantly contributed to the understanding or usability of the ACES system. Thanks to Nick Shaw, Geoff Boyle and Paul Dore the first recipients, for their exceptional work. If you feel there are other worthy threads,…
Read MoreACES for Indies!
Very informative article on ACES article in the American Cinematographer Magazine. “The Academy Color Encoding System is a high-end image control tool that’s available to filmmakers working at every level.” Way too long to summarize here, you’ll just have to read it here! : https://ascmag.com/articles/aces-for-indies Many thanks to the ASC, Canon USA, Debra Kaufman and…
Read MoreGreat interview and insight into ACES use on a recent TV movie “Gelukzoekers”
Great interview and insight into ACES use on the TV movie “Gelukzoekers”in the Netherlands.Particularly on point: How is collaboration between DP & DIT with the post house? Is ACES affecting the collaboration with post in any way? So far it works great. The editor is happier because he gets to work with better looking, nicely…
Read MoreHPA 2018: ETCentric Covers Updates on ACES 1.0 and The Evolution to ACESNext
Thanks to ETCentric and Debra Kaufman for their coverage of our ACES Update at HPA Tech Retreat 2018 Catch up on ACES adoption and developments as well as upcoming ACESNext efforts! https://aces.mp/hpaetc
Read MoreFull Program for ACES at HPA 2018!
2018 is already shaping up to be a banner year for ACES development and adoption and this is further evidenced by ACES being widely featured at the influential HPA Tech Retreat in Palm Desert this year. Look for ACES Project Chair Annie Chang (VP Creative Technologies, Universal Pictures) and ACES Vice-chair Joachim Zell (VP, Technology…
Read MoreACES workflow in POST PRODUCTION
Hi,currently I’m on resolve 14.2.1and gonna start using ACES colour space . can anyone advice me on the workflow and the best hardware specs . Because If I’m not ACES uses open exr format and my mac pro isn’t that powerful enough to play using ext format . any advice ? thank yousam
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