Monday, October 27, 2014 - 9:00pm
The hands on practical workshop for Directors, DP's, D.I.T's, Colourists, Editors, Animators and VFX Artists teaching the Workflow of new Standards including ACES & HDR on COTS based Hardware.
The modern camera offers more colour freedom. Adopt the ACES standard and you will leverage more freedom throughout your process. Learn how to use the ACES support built into existing software image engines. More freedom of colour and more choices, more freedom regarding wider latitude, and more creativity with a future proof system ready to translate your colour decisions to any NEW display technology. Learn about scene referred workflows and use ACES to get it all from your camera.
ACES & HDR WORKFLOW TRAINING & COLOUR SCIENCE / COLOUR MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS
- Colour Science
- Colour Management
- Display Calibration Certification
- ACES Workflows from Camera to Projection
- HDR Workflows
- Data Workfow Certification
Course attendees will get the opportunity to work in a truly ACES environment with access to workstations capable of real-time 4K 16-bit floating point grading including SHooting and GRADING LIVE in ACES
Color Workflows for SCRATCH - RESOLVE - MIST users from Camera LOOK graded live while shooting through Transfer, Conform, Grade & DCP/IMF delivery.
1/2 DAY WORKSHOP:
27th October 2014 - HALF DAY INTRODUCTION TO ACES WORKSHOP
ACES explained for producers, production managers and anybody interested in finding out more about ACES and its enhancements to traditional digital and even film workflows. This workshop will cover the following topics:
What is the ACES workflow and how does it benefit my shoot?
How do I prepare for an ACES-based shoot?
Where can I save time and money with ACES?
Why use ACES as your storage and archive format?
Q & A and general discussion about ACES.
1st November - 1 DAY DIRECTORS AND DP'S WORKSHOP
Harness the power of modern cameras using ACES
DP's who attend this course will get the hands-on chance to:
Light a scene and shoot with the F55, RED Dragon and ARRI Alexa Create a look and learn how to use image processors to realize your vision and show it to your clients even on set.
Experiment with exposures and highlight preservation that each camera can offer. Bring all of the different footage you shoot into the ACES colourspace to reveal the limitations and benefits of each camera quantified within the ACES system.
See your look carried through every phase of production from shoot to offline to grade to final projection using ACES.
Learn the language of the CDL (colour decision list) and use it to maintain your looks throughout the creative process.
THIS COURSE IS BY INVITATION ONLY
2 DAY WORKSHOP
28th October - Day 1: Colour Science & Colour Management
Color science basics:
- The visual system
- Colour perception
- Colour models
- Light and colour spectrum
- Contrast and dynamic range
Colourspaces:
CIE XYZ & Yxy
RGB colorspaces: Rec709, sRGB, DCI P3, Rec2020, ACES
Other colorspaces
Film
Color temperature
Daylight Illuminants
Data spaces and mapping
Colour conversions and processing
Hands-on: measuring different sources and comparing brightness/contrast versus saturation
29th October - Day 2: Display Technologies and Calibration
Measuring Colours: Probe Technologies
Display technologies:
Projectors
Monitors
Pros and cons
Hands-on: Measuring the spectrum for different display technologies
Choosing displays: Important parameters
Calibration concepts and calibration process:
display optimization
profiling
calibration workflow
LUT box
limitations
Hands-on: Profiling and Matching different display technologies and comparing them
4 DAY COURSE (Includes 2 Day Course as first 2 days)
30th October 2014 & 31st October 2014 Day 3 & 4 : Colour Science & Colour Management + ACES & HDR workshop from camera to DCP delivery.
Traditional CG and video workflows
Digital Intermediate
Scene referred workflows: EXR
Digital cinema camera technologies and softwares
Hands on: shooting same scene with different cameras
ACES workflow:
workflow and logic behind
components
versions
ACES log, ACES proxy
Keeping and carrying color information metadata: CDL
Hands on: setup an onset and grading system for consistent colour rendition
HDR workflows:
Concepts
Tools
understand tone-mapping for different display technologies
Hands on: Dolby presentation with the DOLBY PRM42
Deliverables File formats:
Quicktime and codecs (ProRes, DnxHD )
MXF
DCP (KDM management)
IMF
Known colour issues
Hands on: convert files from ProRes to another codec and check for color issues
Mastering for DCP
The history of DCI and DCP
DCI Interop and SMPTE specifications
Tips and tricks for DCP generation
Mastering for IMF
From MXF to IMF
IMF files and specifications
Hands on Authoring to DCP and IMF using JPEG2000 Accelerators
To book a seat contact Graham Austin @ +27 (0)72 184 8620 or email: info@colourfreedomnow.com
www.colourfreedomnow.com
For more information about why ACES is important to you:
http://aimediagroup.adobeconnect.com/p60mpidklzh/
- http://www.oscars.org/science-technology/council/projects/aces.html
- http://www.oscars.org/science-technology/council/projects/pdf/ACESOvervi...
- http://www.itvt.com/story/9377/winners-64th-primetime-emmy-engineering-a...
- http://wolfcrow.com/blog/what-is-aces-academy-color-encoding-system/
- http://www.fxguide.com/featured/the-art-of-digital-color/
- http://liftgammagain.com/forum/index.php
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Monday, October 27, 2014 - 9:00pm
