ACES

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In this document you will find all necessary information regarding the ACES color management workflows.
Please read all information at least twice and follow the instructions carefully.
If there are any questions concerning the documentation please contact Paul Dreisen for further information.

Introduction

The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) is a color image encoding system created by hundreds of industry professionals under the auspices of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ACES allows for a fully encompassing color accurate workflow, with "seamless interchange of high quality motion picture images regardless of source"
To make things short, it handles colors pretty well.
From the technical side ACES is a huge color space which can handle very other color space without loosing any information.
Do you want to know more?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Color_Encoding_System
http://opencolorio.org/

Getting started or how to use ACES

There are several ways of using ACES in your DCC application. First of all here is a list of DCC´s and how they support ACES.

Software	ACES	OCIO	Plugin
Maya	Example	Example	Example
Nuke	Example	Example	Example
Fusion	Example	Example	Example
AFX	Example	Example	Example
Flame	Example	Example	Example
Resolve	Example	Example	Example
Houdini	Example	Example	Example
Cinema	Example	Example	Example
Example	Example	Example	Example
Example	Example	Example	Example