SMPTE Webcast: ACES 1.0 Theory and Practice

Listen to the recent Webcast for SMPTE members – generously made public by SMPTE. In this webcast, a review of current ACES terminology, color-science and workflows will be presented for both novice audiences as well as those already acquainted with pre-release ACES. Then, beginning with the author’s real-world experience, a description of an ACES use-case…

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ZDNet: Digitizing the analog film process: Why is this taking so long?

From ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/article/digitization-of-the-analog-film-process/ Digitizing the analog film process: Why is this taking so long? Digital video is a major driver of storage growth, but it has yet to fully replace film – an analog medium – in many feature films. The holdup? We’re replacing human expertise with metadata – which means defining the digital process…

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Can I use ACES logo?

Alexis asks “I have used ACES, can I use the ACES logo in Credit roller?” Hi Alexis,Great question. Right now, the only people/entities that are allowed to use the ACES logo are ACES Product Partners, who are equipment/software manufacturers who have joined a program sponsored by the Academy to insure that their inclusion of ACES…

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Film Emulation LUT to LMT

Can someone guide me in using a commercial film emulation LUT as a Look Management Transform? The DP i’m working with would like to use a commercial film emulation LUT on-set and for dailies, with a view to use it as the starting point for the final grade. At various stages in the production, we’ll…

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SMPTE webcast on ACES

SMPTE Educational Webcast Announcement ACES 1.0: Theory and Practice 11 Walter Arrighetti, Francesco Giardiello The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) is a complete framework for digital color representation, reproduction, processing, distribution, and archival mainly aimed to theatrical, TV, and animation features.Current major version 1.0 has been recently released and introduces new concepts and methodologies. In this…

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