ACES Screening and Panel at Camerimage 2017

Join the ACES session at Camerimage 2017! Digital Re-Release and Archiving in a Technologically Evolving World(An Academy Color Encoding System Case Study) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017 10:30AMMCK Orzel Cinemaul. Marcinkowskiego 12Bydgoszcz, Poland 85-056 PANELISTS John Bailey, ASCCinematographer and President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Marcus DillistoneDirector and Producer of The Troop…

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More “proof” that ACES is global!

You probably already know that ACES is not just for Hollywood films. It’s being used globally, from Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand to Poland, Russia, Turkey and dozens of other countries…you can now add UAE to the list! Behind the Scenes, a Dubai-based production house, hosted a masterclass for cinematographers with the support…

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ACES featured in ICG Magazine’s Workflow Issue

The October 2017 issue of ICG Magazine (their Workflow Issue) highlights some recent productions using ACES and discusses the upcoming work on enhancements to the next version of ACES. http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4c4843a2#/4c4843a2/66 49 Cinematographer and ICG Local 600 President Steven Poster ASC wrote this ‘forward” to the article: “This month’s issue includes an article about one of the…

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APD / ADX documentation

I’m reading about APD and ADX specifications and came across the following sentence in TB-2014-005 : The universal ADX-to-ACES transform and universal ACES-to-ADX transform are described in other documents detailing the Image Interchange Framework. Can someone point me to the document(s) referred ? I didn’t find anything in the others Technical Bulletin ? Related question…

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Steven Shaw ASC gives a ‘shout out’ to ACES!

https://ascmag.com/articles/steven-shaw-asc-close-up-extended-cut Fun profile of ASC Cinematographer Steven Shaw in American Cinematographer magazine! Thanks Steven for the nod to ACES: “I think the hardest part for all cinematographers now is having control and being there in the end of production. Which is why I think ACES, the Academy Color Encoding System, is going to give us…

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ACES recognized at ICG Emerging Cinematographers Awards

At a luncheon at the ASC clubhouse to kick off the 2017 ICG Emerging Cinematographers Awards weekend, ACES Project Chair Annie Chang accepted the Canon Award for the Advancement of Digital Technology in Film and Television. Annie noted that she was accepting this on behalf of the ACES community and all those that have helped…

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ACES at IMAGO Digital Conference in Oslo

ACES to be discussed in several sessions at the 2017 IMAGO Digital Cinema Conference in Oslo, Norway on Sept 9, 2017. IMAGO is the European Federation of Cinematographers, a collaborative, global umbrella for the world´s Cinematographers Societies. ACES Staff Technical Lead Alex Forsythe will be on-site and will update attendees on the current ‘state of ACES’ including the…

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ACES on “Legend of Tarzan”

Older article that just popped up on my radar…Henry Braham BSC mentions using ACES on “Legend of Tarzan”. In this regard Braham is equally thankful for Doyle’s brilliant talents. “Peter is great at original thought, and understands the significance of preserving the look and the colour from source. He helped establish an ACES colour pipeline…

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