Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Using a real short film as a case study, Chris Tempel from Pyro Studios will take you through a complete, end to end, digital cinema workflow utilizing ACES color management and DaVinci Resolve with Foundry Nuke.

Learn how to match cameras with ACES and do VFX in a color managed workflow, all without needing to touch a LUT!

00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Folder Structure and Ingest
04:05 - Setting up ACES in Resolve
06:23 - Export to AVID Media Composer
08:23 - Import and Edit in AVID
09:32 - Auto Conform Timeline in Resolve
13:34 - Export to Nuke for VFX
18:16 - Setting up ACES in Nuke
20:02 - Rendering from Nuke
22:08 - Recapping the Process So Far
22:42 - Color Grading ACES
25:00 - Using Pre-Renders in Fairlight
27:46 - Masters and Dubs

Contact me at thepyrostudios.com
Instagram: @christempel

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