Why creators of VFX need to be aware of ACES – Foundry Blog

By Steve Tobenkin | March 20, 2019 |

Thanks to ACES Product Partner The Foundry for this ACES “shout-out” on their blog and for explaining how OCIO fits in to help people use products now even if they haven’t completed their ACES integration. The Foundry is working on its ACES implementation for Nuke; and the ACES and OCIO teams are working collaboratively to tighten the integration between…

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NAB 2019 Birds of a Feather Meeting 4/9/19

By Steve Tobenkin | March 18, 2019 |

Please join us at NAB 2019 for our Birds of a Feather meeting where we’ll present some important ACES release and process announcements, as well as hold a group discussion on the ACES development roadmap…you don’t want to miss this! We’re in Room N243 which easily found on the mezzanine level between Central and North Hall, see…

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Thanks to our VWG participants…we’re so appreciative!

By Steve Tobenkin | March 11, 2019 |

Thanks to all the participants who are joining our Virtual Working Groups and helping to make ACES more feature packed and easier to use. When you participate, we’re granting a ‘badge’ to your ACESCentral profile to show the community your efforts. You can see who is contributing here. Please join the ACESNext efforts! Active groups are listed…

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Digital Production Magazine Features ACES Article for CG Artists

By Steve Tobenkin | February 25, 2019 |

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

By Steve Tobenkin | February 19, 2019 |

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

By Steve Tobenkin | February 13, 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

By Steve Tobenkin | February 3, 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!

By Steve Tobenkin | December 23, 2018 |

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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