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Linear Light, Gamma, and ACES

By Steve Tobenkin | June 28, 2021 |
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Thanks to Stu Maschwitz for this long and in-depth bog-post of ACES and related topics. https://prolost.com/blog/aces ACES is not perfect for every use-case, but it is purpose-built for film and video work. Today, if you choose not to use ACES, it’s probably either because you haven’t tried it yet, or you already have your own…

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ACES 1.3 is Available!

By Steve Tobenkin | May 3, 2021 |
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We are happy to announce the release of ACES 1.3.

It includes new features and enhancements that fulfill the ACES 1.0 vision and sets the stage for ACES 2.0 development.

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New ACES training from No Film School

By Steve Tobenkin | April 19, 2021 |
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Thanks to Colorist Cullen Kelly and No Film School for creating this three part series on understanding ACES: https://nofilmschool.com/your-guide-understanding-aces-part-1 https://nofilmschool.com/your-guide-understanding-aces-part-2 https://nofilmschool.com/your-guide-understanding-aces-part-3

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“Tom & Jerry” goes ACES

By Steve Tobenkin | April 15, 2021 |
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Warner Bros recently released the feature film, Tom & Jerry and Colorist John Daro details the VFX and color pipeline for the project. The colour pipeline for the theatrical grade was ACES AP0 – ACEScct (grading space) – Show LMT -> P3D65. ACES 1.1 was used for the P3D65 ODT. https://www.filmlight.ltd.uk/customers/case-studies/tomandjerry.php We also archived an…

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Filmmaker Nick Driftwood uses ACES on his film “A Colour Story”

By Steve Tobenkin | April 5, 2021 |
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A great example of how ACES helps integrate different cameras into a common color space, and how products from multiple ACES Product Partners – Panasonic, ARRI, and Color Trix (Color Finale Pro) can work together to help filmmakers. https://www.panasonic.com/global/consumer/lumix/ambassadors/stories/nick-driftwood.html “ACES…manages the entire colour process in filmmaking, from image capture, editing, VFX, and presentation, to archiving,…

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New Video: Color Management Fundamentals & ACES Workflows Lesson

By Steve Tobenkin | April 5, 2021 |
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Thanks to ACES Product Partner Foundry for creating this video on Color Management Fundamentals. This is the first in a four part series exploring color and how to use ACES in their product Nuke. The video presents an introduction to color science that should be of interest to everyone in the production and post production…

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OpenColorIO v2 is Officially Available!

By Steve Tobenkin | February 8, 2021 |
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OpenColorIO is a color management solution geared towards motion picture production with an emphasis on visual effects and computer animation. It can act as a ‘gateway’ for many VFX applications that do not natively support ACES to be part of an end-to-end ACES color managed pipeline. OpenColorIO v2 is a major update and contains a…

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Making “The Life Ahead” with VENICE and ACES

By Steve Tobenkin | January 25, 2021 |
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Thanks to ACES Product Partner, Sony for this story about “The Life Ahead” and their use of ACES. Getting the look, on set and in post The production’s on-screen look is the direct result of a close creative collaboration between Angus, colourist Paolo Verrucci and digital workflow supervisor Francesco Giardiello. “The project was worked on…

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Camerimage 2020 Session – Shining a Light on “His Dark Materials”

By Steve Tobenkin | November 30, 2020 |
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Thanks to Camerimage and panelists for presenting this session about ACES workflow for “His Dark Materials” SE2. This panel session explores the ACES workflow from pre-production through grade for the much-loved BBC and HBO fantasy series, His Dark Materials, Season 2 shot 6K Full Frame on the Sony VENICE with Zeiss Supreme Lenses for a…

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Amazon Prime show “Historias Lamentables” uses ACES

By Steve Tobenkin | November 19, 2020 |
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Thanks to ACES Product Partner, SGO for highlighting this recent use of ACES on the streaming show “Historias Lamentables”.

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