OpenColorIO Version 2 Updates ACES Transforms
It’s getting easier to use OCIO and ACES together with new developments in OCIO v2 announced this week. Thanks to the OCIO team! Version 2 functionality includes a new GPU renderer, native implementation of ACES (Academy Color Encoding System), an improved user experience, and processing improvements. The developers wanted to make sure that the new…
Read MoreWebinar: ACES Panel at the ASWF Open Source Days ’20 Virtual Event
Watch the webinar Video! Here is the presentation deck from the show: Join ACES community members including a working group chair, working group participant and ACES team members as they discuss their recent development and integration efforts. With a new development process influenced by the ASWF development model, the ACESNext efforts have included two ‘minor’…
Read More“The Land of Oblivion”, Carlos Vives’ iconic album turns 25 and releases HD video (restored using ACES!)
Fun read! Colombian production company, Mestiza Films uses ACES to restore a 25 year old video from 35mm. + Technical mattersThe process was carried out using the ACES (Academy Color Encoding System) color space since the material curve was logarithmic. This allowed us to make a very good transformation to the curves and color spaces…
Read MoreNetflix docuseries “Cheer” shot on VariCam LTs and EVA1s. Uses ACES for Dolby Vision HDR finish!
Thanks to ACES Product Partner Panasonic and author Bob Matsumoto for highlighting this show and its use of ACES in post. ACES call out: “For color management, (colorist Marco) Cordero used ACES (Academy Color Encoding System), using P3-D65 ST 2084 as the Output Display Transform to make it HDR. The Dolby Vision trim tools facilitated…
Read MoreBBC and Hulu’s “Normal People” Finishes in ACES
Thanks to Shoot Online for this ACES mention! Short excerpt: “The Irish love story series was directed by Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie Macdonald, with cinematography by Suzie Lavelle BSC and Kate McCullough. Gary Curran, colorist and company director at Outer Limits, who handled all postproduction, relied on an ACES workflow…” Read the full article here:…
Read MoreTips & Tricks with senior colourist Andrea Chlebak
Thanks to Tao of Color for highlighting this video from ACES Product Partner FilmLight. This is another in FilmLight’s ‘@Home’ series with Baselight colorists. If you’ve never seen Baselight in action, Andrea gives you a terrific look at its ‘color journey’ feature when setting up a project for ACES vs. a LUT-based workflow. Plus other…
Read MoreACES Product Partner Pomfort and ACES 1.2
ACES Product Partner Pomfort has early stage support for ACES 1.2 as described in this article, and as demonstrated in our recent ACES 1.2 webinar. Please note, this product has not yet earned the ACES logo, but may be of help to you in your on-set workflows and we appreciate Pomfort’s efforts to support ACES…
Read MoreVirtual Roundtable: ACES for TV/Broadcast/OTT
Please join us for a Virtual Roundtable discussion on the topic of “ACES for TV/Broadcast/OTT”. Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:00 am PDT (GoToMeeting instructions below) We’ve had a request to explore some possible use-cases and basic technical requirements for using ACES in live broadcasts, multi-cam shoots and other situations that were formerly described as “broadcast”…
Read MoreACESCentral.com Gets a Makeover!
Please note: If you have any issues logging in, please try clearing your browser cache. If you’re a ‘regular’ visitor to ACESCentral, you’re probably noticing a big change. We’ve launched this new design based on user requests and hope you find it an enjoyable user experience. The biggest ask we heard from members in the…
Read MoreMeet the Mentor: Pablo Garcia Soriano, Head of Digital Imaging, Mission
Q. Pablo, how did you start your career? A. It’s a bit of a long story…I studied Civil Engineering and Technical Architecture. After finishing my studies, I found out that the real world of construction was not really for me, so I started working as a graphic designer and later as a motion graphics designer. As…
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