Posts by Steve Tobenkin
Autodesk 3ds Max now has support for ACES and OpenColorIO
As announced today on ACESCentral, by Doug Walker from Autodesk: https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-BE98FEB6-5E30-4928-8C69-92F584D10CA0 1 This feature is a Technology Preview, so we’re looking forward to getting feedback to help us refine it in future releases.
Read MoreNew Case Study for Netflix show “Smiley”
Use this link to find out more! https://www.sgo.es/smiley/ Thanks to SGO, Netflix and all the creatives involved!
Read MoreThe Art of Color and Finishing for ‘Smiley’, a Netflix Top 50 Best TV Show
Thanks to ACES Product Partner, SGO, DPs Pol Orpinell and Hermes Marco and the team at Antaviana VFX and Postproduction, for this in depth conversation about using ACES with Mistika. (English and Espanol) The Netflix series ‘Smiley‘ has made its mark among the top 50 best TV shows according to The New York Times. Produced…
Read MoreEric Whipp colors George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing with Baselight and ACES
Thanks to Eric Whipp co-founder and senior colourist at Alter Ego in Toronto. He recently collaborated with George Miller on the Three Thousand Years of Longing (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9198364/reference/) and successfully used ACES on the Baselight from our Product Partner FilmLight! Read about the production here: https://www.tvbeurope.com/production-post/case-study-baselight-helps-george-miller-achieve-his-vision-for-three-thousand-years-of-longing
Read MoreMasterclass on Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) at IFFI (Goa Film Festival)
ACES Vice-chair Joachim Zell and ACES Adoption Lead Steve Tobenkin will teach a 90 minute Masterclass on the Academy Color Encoding System, at the 53rd Annual IFFI Goa Film Festival on Saturday November 26 in Goa, India. The class is expected to be streamed and posted afterwards for the community to enjoy…check back here for…
Read MoreACES and CML host Filmmaker Panel at Camerimage 2022
If you’re attending Camerimage 2022 in November, please join us for what we know will be an enlightening event! “Protect your Creative Intent with ACES” An Interactive forum with ACES users, that will benefit current users and those new to ACES. In addition to the panel of filmmakers (see below, subject to availability) we will…
Read MoreSMPTE Recognizes ACES with Workflow Systems Medal
Representatives from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ACES community recently attended the SMPTE Awards Gala in Hollywood. ACES Co-chair Annie Chang and the Academy’s Science and Technology Council Co-chair Paul Debevic, accepted the Workflow Systems Medal on behalf of the ACES community and all those who have helped in the…
Read MoreBill Baggelaar Joins ACES Leadership team as Project Co-chair
Please welcome Bill Baggelaar (bill_baggelaar) EVP & CTO, Technology Development at Sony Pictures Entertainment as he joins Annie Chang in their new roles as Co-chairs of the ACES project. Bill is a respected technologist and leader and will help bolster the efforts to finalize, and roll-out ACES 2.0 to developers and the ACES community; as well…
Read MoreProVideo Coalition Features ACES in Color Management Article/Video
Have a look at this terrific article from ProVideo Coalition: Color Management Part 12: Introducing ACES Link: https://www.provideocoalition.com/color-management-part-12-introducing-aces/ Thanks to Chris Zwar and ProVideo Coalition for this profile.
Read MoreTransferring Looks with ACES and AMF (from Pomfort)
A must read article from ACES Product Partner Pomfort that offers a good history and use case for AMF. Two quotes from the blog, but it’s only a 12 minute read, so click through! https://pomfort.com/article/transferring-looks-with-aces-and-amf/ “This article introduces the ideas around the ACES Metadata Format and illustrates what makes it different from other “look formats”.…
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