1st Edition

The Color Management Handbook for Visual Effects Artists Digital Color Principles, Color Management Fundamentals & ACES Workflows

By Victor Perez Copyright 2023
250 Pages 223 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

250 Pages 223 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

250 Pages 223 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

Victor Perez brings together the research and expertise of world-leading color scientists to create a comprehensive guide for visual effects (VFX) artists in color management. This book explores the latest standards of high dynamic range (HDR) and Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) workflows, in an easily digestible and widely applicable resource. Its purpose is to make artists confident and... Read more

SECTION I: Optics and Perception of Color  1. Elements of Optics  2. Elements of Digital Color Manipulation  SECTION II: Color Management   3. The Importance of Color Management  4. Understanding Color Spaces  SECTION III: High Dynamic Range  5. Scene and Display Color Spaces  6. Color Volume  7. HDR  SECTION IV: ACES Workflows  8. Academy Color Encoding System  9. ACES Color Transformations  10. ACES Scene Referred VFX Workflow Example

Biography

Victor Perez is a multi-award winning film director, screenwriter, and visual effects artist with more than 25 years of combined experience, who has worked on a number of Hollywood films, including Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, plus many more. He received the Italian Academy Award for his outstanding work as VFX supervisor on The Invisible Boy: Second Generation in 2019.