ACES on Downton Abbey

By Steve Tobenkin | December 2, 2019 |

Another mention of ACES on Downton Abbey. Pablo Garcia Soriano Head of Color at Mission gave us a preview of this at Cine Gear this year. The film had an ACES color workflow. Explains, Pablo Garcia Soriano, Head of Color at Mission, “The use of ACES was proposed from the very early stages of the workflow discussions.…

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ACES in Mexico!

By Steve Tobenkin | November 2, 2019 |

ACES in Mexico! ASC International Master Class session Mexico City, October 2019 Continuing with the mission of educating the next generations of film technicians, the ASC, is educating film students around the globe, and including ACES in the curriculum! Bill Bennett, ASC with Theo Van De Sande, ASC were teaching camera handling and lighting while associate…

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IMF User Group Workshop featuring ACES

By Florian Schleich | October 14, 2019 |

The IMF User Group is organizing a workshop on preserving and re-purposing studio productions using IMF 9 on October 25 in Burbank, CA. @Annie will present on ACES and @Wolfgang_Ruppel will cover IMF Application #5 ACES at the event. There’s a few spots left, register today (for free) if you’re interested!

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Mindhunter Season 2 articles in Filmmaker Magazine and Post Magazine

By Steve Tobenkin | September 19, 2019 |

Here’s an article by Filmmaker magazine with a mention of the workflow and use of ACES and Dolby Vision.Thanks to Filmmaker and author Matt Mulcahey! Enjoy! UPDATE! Here’s another article in Posts Magazine covering Mindhunter, Season Two, that also discusses workflows and ACES. The show’s second season developed a workflow that included HDR monitoring on-set. …

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Frame.io blog post: “Why Every Editor, Colorist, and VFX Artist Needs to Understand ACES”

By Steve Tobenkin | September 9, 2019 |

Thanks to Frame.io and author Ben Bailey for this great blog post: “Why Every Editor, Colorist, and VFX Artist Needs to Understand ACES” https://blog.frame.io/2019/09/09/aces/?utm_medium=blog&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=aces&fbclid=IwAR3X5ZoY-efpmywJzQhA_jsauCk0b6Gl6l92Ocdgx8s-J9NDaOSaEFayy9E Please feel free to leave comments and discussion here!

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NGCT – High Quality Cinematic Test Material Available

By George Joblove | August 26, 2019 |

High quality “cinematic” test materials for industry-wide evaluation of next-generation cinema techniques is now available through the Academy Science and Technology Council’s Next Generation Cinema Technology (NGCT) program. The Council initiated NGCT to advance cinema technology through collaborative research. This footage is suitable for high-frame-rate, high-dynamic-range work and other uses, as well as for ACES…

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ACES at IBC 2019 – Updated!

By Steve Tobenkin | August 25, 2019 |

We’ve got an amazing ACES line up at IBC this year. We’ll touch on everything from on-set to archive. Join us or email me (info below) to set a private meeting with the ACES team. ——- Schedule ——- Friday 9/13 – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm cestWorkshop on preserving movies with IMFThe IMF UG invites…

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Congrats to ACES Product Partner Sony for earning the ACES logo for its VENICE camera

By Steve Tobenkin | July 9, 2019 |

In case you missed the news…happy to report that the Sony VENICE has qualified for the ACES logo and joins other Sony cameras, the F65, F55 and F5 as part of the ACES logo program! You can find additional info here: https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-electronics/2019/sony-s-venice-continues-to-evolve-with-high-frame-rate-up-to-90-frames-per-second-at-6K.html and here on Sony’s ACES ‘landing page’: https://pro.sony/ue_US/technology/aces-workflow

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