Multiple ACES ODTs
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:08 pmRunning into a big limitation on how ACES is currently implemented, basically I need to do some minor processing on my rendered ACEScg EXRs before I send them to post, so need to do this:
input: ACEScg -> denoising/minor tweaks -> ACEScg output
This can only be done with the Project's ODT set to ACEScg but that affects the viewer as well and I can't quickly generate a sRGB mp4 for reference either with that setting. So I'm either looking a raw ACEScg while grading or outputting the wrong stuff without constant switching project settings. And this is part of a semi automated setup which makes it even harder since that settings can't be set by python.
So what would be really nice, as almost all other ACES compatible software do it, is have ODTs per output. In Nuke for example you can set the ODT separately for the viewers and for each write node.
input: ACEScg -> denoising/minor tweaks -> ACEScg output
This can only be done with the Project's ODT set to ACEScg but that affects the viewer as well and I can't quickly generate a sRGB mp4 for reference either with that setting. So I'm either looking a raw ACEScg while grading or outputting the wrong stuff without constant switching project settings. And this is part of a semi automated setup which makes it even harder since that settings can't be set by python.
So what would be really nice, as almost all other ACES compatible software do it, is have ODTs per output. In Nuke for example you can set the ODT separately for the viewers and for each write node.