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…
Read MoreCan 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…
Read MoreColor Correction Technical paper published in October 2016 SMPTE Journal
Many thanks to Peter Postma and Bob Chorley for their enlightening and thorough technical article “Color Grading with Color Management”. Lots of great information on ACES for the more technically inclined. Available free to SMPTE members and for a small fee to others. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7736172/
Read MoreFilm 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…
Read MoreSMPTE 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…
Read MoreNovember 2016 ACES Newsletter
http://www1.oscars.org/email/aces/161104/index.html
Read MoreStudio Daily: 7 Reasons Why ACES Color Science Is Changing the Grade
Re-post courtesy of Studiodaily.com, By Beth Marchanthttp://www.studiodaily.com/2016/08/7-reasons-why-aces-color-science-is-changing-the-grade
Read MoreCognition’s EP Eileen Godoy explains why they recommend ACES to their clients
ICG magazine October 2016 WIF.pdf (1.1 MB) Re-post courtesy of ICG Magazine October 2016, By Debra Kaufman www.icgmagazine.com
Read MorePanasonic IDTs
Panasonic Input Device Transform (IDT) files are published on the following website. http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/varicam/35/dl.html
Read MoreSony IDTs
Sony RAW Viewer Sony supplied Input Device Transforms (IDTs) can be applied using Sony’s RAW Viewer software. RAW Viewer can be downloaded from: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/rawviewer For the Sony IDTs in CTL format go to:
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