Digital Production Magazine Features ACES Article for CG Artists

Thanks to Digital Production Magazine (based in Germany) for the great article on ACES written by Valentin Struklec. It covers overview of ACES (targeted at CG artists) with specific examples of a Nuke workflow. Available for download in English: DP1901_HDRAces_en_lowres.pdf 390 (1.6 MB) and German: DP1901_040-045_HDR-ACES_Druck_Online_small.pdf 60 (1.2 MB) Shout out to Béla Beier, Managing Director of Digital Production Magazine for…

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Interview with Curtis Clark, ASC on Receiving the John Bonner Medallion

Congrats to Curtis Clark, ASC on his recent receipt of the John A. Bonner Medallion “in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy. Barry Goch of Post Perspective interviews Curtis about some of his efforts, including being an early and strong advocate of using ACES. https://postperspective.com/category/color-grading/ Many thanks Curtis! Feel free…

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ACES at HPA Tech Retreat 2019

If you’re the HPA Tech Retreat this week don’t miss the many ACES conversations – here’s two to start: 7:30a on 2/14 ACESclip: what should a color metadata standard look like? Breakfast Roundtable with Chris Clark 11:00am on 2/14 ACESNext and the Academy Digital Source Master: Extensions, Enhancements, and a Standardized Deliverable with Annie Chang, Joachim Zell and Dr.…

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ACES at HPA Tech Retreat 2019

If you’re the HPA Tech Retreat this week don’t miss the many ACES conversations – here’s two to start: 7:30a on 2/14 ACESclip: what should a color metadata standard look like? Breakfast Roundtable with Chris Clark 11:00am on 2/14 ACESNext and the Academy Digital Source Master: Extensions, Enhancements, and a Standardized Deliverable with Annie Chang, Joachim Zell and Dr.…

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ACES in Spain!

Thanks to ACES Product Partner SGO for including ACES in their recent presentations. Here’s the article (in Spanish) with a partial translation below. “The second part of the initial workshop was dedicated to the workflows using industry standard ACES (Academy Color Encoding System), from the camera capture to display on an HDR monitor. This technical presentation was…

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ACES Training in China!

ACES Vice chair Joachim Zell recently help teach a class in Beijing and reports that ACES was well received! The eight day class taught imaging science and color correction for film-makers using ACES on LiveGrade, BaseLight and Resolve. The Beijing ARRI Academy Trainers were:Cinematographer: Kees Van Oostrum ASCColorist: Utsi from ARRITechnologist: Joachim Zell EFILM Visual Arts:…

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ACES use on Black Panther

https://codex.online/casestudies/Rachel-Morrison-ASC-on-Black-Panther Thanks to ACES Product Partner Codex and DIT Nicholas Kay for talking about their use of ACES on the blockbuster movie “Black Panther”. ” At the time ACEScct was brand new, and we were one of the first jobs to use it. I think it was a great choice for the African-American palette and…

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International Cinematography Summit – ACES Panel Video

Check out this video from the 2018 International Cinematography Summit on “Real World Usage of ACES.” Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President John Bailey, ASC introduces the program, followed by a presentation from ACES Project Chair (and VP Creative Technologies Universal Pictures) Annie Chang. A panel discussion of ACES with cinematographers Geoff Boyle…

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