ACES 1.2 Implementation

How to get ACES 1.2 working across multiple software and why.

ACES Color Space

What the hell is ACES

Location to download the latest ACES Color Profiles

Download the 1.2 folder and put it somewhere all your software can get to it. If you use a distributed renderer then it needs to be accessible to all the files that will need it to render accurately.
https://github.com/colour-science/OpenColorIO-Configs

This is Redshift documentation on ACES. It’s about the clearest and easiest documentation I’ve found.
https://docs.redshift3d.com/display/RSDOCS/Color+Management+-+OCIO+ACES

This is the goto for ACES and cinematography
https://chrisbrejon.com/cg-cinematography/chapter-1-5-academy-color-encoding-system-aces/

ACES – Maya 2022

ACES – Photoshop

ACES – 3DS Max

3DS Max V-Ray Settings
https://docs.chaos.com/display/VMAX/ACEScg+Workflow+Setup

ACES – Compositing

Redshift Documentation
https://docs.redshift3d.com/display/RSDOCS/Compositing+with+ACES

Photoshop
https://docs.redshift3d.com/display/RSDOCS/Compositing+with+ACES#CompositingwithACES-ACESinPhotoshop

After Effects
https://docs.redshift3d.com/display/RSDOCS/Compositing+with+ACES#CompositingwithACES-ACESinAfterEffects

Fusion
https://docs.redshift3d.com/display/RSDOCS/Compositing+with+ACES#CompositingwithACES-ACESinFusion

ACES – Editing

Resolve
https://docs.redshift3d.com/display/RSDOCS/Compositing+with+ACES#CompositingwithACES-ACESviaProjectSettingsinResolve

Premiere
This is the closest I can find… as of November, 2021.

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