New ACES Workflow in Cinema 4D 2023 and After Effects Beta

Now that Cinema 4D 2023 has implemented OpenColorIO & ACES and After Effects will soon be doing the same (OCIO has been added to the Beta version), I walk through what these changes mean for for our ACES workflow. (Sorry about the audio; I’m going to make it a point to actually learn how to do this properly) 00:00 Intro 00:59 C4D 2023 OCIO Settings 05:47 Exporting Raw EXRs 08:32 Exporting JPGs 09:32 Setting Up Textures in Redshift 12:01 After Effects Beta OCIO Setup 31:53 Maybe an Easier AE OCIO Setup? 38:00 Color Grading in LOG Gamma 44:46 ACES Transforms Only on Export 49:40 After Effects Beta ACES Version Options 57:05 Criticism of ACES and Potential Future Fixes Instagram: Twitch: If you’re brand new to ACES and OCIO here are some good places to start learning about what all the fuss is about: /// RESOURCES /// Chris Brejon’s ACES Blog Aces Central Online Community /// RECOMMENDED TUTORIALS /// Lego Movie Talk InLightVFX’s Add VFX into Cinematic RAW LOG Footage (the right way) | ACES Part 1 Youtube Video explaining gamma encoding: Andrey Lebrov’s Introduction to ACES Greyscale Gorilla’s Why Cinema 4D Artists Should Care About ACES