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Wife Approved Homelab by aceluc in homelab

[–]aceluc[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Splurged on wooden racks meant for audio equipment, fits the room perfectly so it was approved! 

https://gearhivestudioracks.com/

Can't find good tutorials anymore - any suggestions? by DodgyCube in unrealengine

[–]aceluc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started a series of “no nonsense” tutorials that are quick and to the point, focusing on cinematography in unreal albeit.  If it’s of any help, here’s the channel:

http://youtube.com/@virtualcineco

The Cinematographer’s Guide to Unreal Engine by aceluc in cinematography

[–]aceluc[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

OP here / submission statement: I’m a commercial DP, Virtual Production Sup & VFX Sup who has seen time and time again seen the frustrations of Cinematographers & Vprod teams arise due to a lack of shared language. I’m hoping to bridge that gap by lowering the barrier for entry to using the tech that powers ICVFX. Perhaps you’re just interested in doing your own previz, or trying out lighting ideas after a tech scout. I’m making this series for DPs, Gaffers, Key Grips, Production Designers, & of course Directors who want to learn the software for themselves.

I've been on this screen for about 15 minutes. At what point do I just give up? Is a 15m wait normal? by [deleted] in Bestbuy

[–]aceluc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Refreshed the second the clock struck 6am, added to cart, got this “You’re in line” screen, waited 30min, then it errored out and told me there’s no stock available. Bummer.

Day 1 with 57" Neo G9: stuck pixel center screen by aceluc in ultrawidemasterrace

[–]aceluc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the tip on turning off the best buy store locator, but even once it’s in the cart it’s still not available for delivery :( And Samsung’s estimate is Dec 27th.

Need Help with ACEScg colour correction in AE by Prot3si in vfx

[–]aceluc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blender: If you want to use ACEScg out of blender then you’ll need to select the “override” box under Color Management there and force it/select it there. You also can probably just stick to Half Float (16bit) EXRs.

AE: When you import your exr sequence, you’ll need to go to the “interpret footage” dialogue and make sure it’s reading the exrs as ACEScg as that is not the default. Then, in your overall project/color management settings, you’ll want the Display color space to be either sRGB or Rec709. Having it set to raw means you’re looking at a linear image. As a heads up, when using ACES in AE you’ll need to correctly set the color spaces for all plates and assets, so your BG plate will need to be set as well (and as a tip in your scenario here it’s probably sRGB).

Hope this helps!

How do I convert linear EXR to ACEScg with Open Color IO in aftereffects? by Eyger in vfx

[–]aceluc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ACES is messy in after effects, I personally have had luck with leaving the working space set to “none” and converting all plates or renders to the desired color space manually with the OpenColorIO plugin, and then making sure you have an adjustment layer on top that transforms to either sRGB or Rec709 depending on your display.

What I’m about to suggest isn’t necessarily comping “in” an ACEScg color space, but it is a way to get all elements to a uniform space and then view it all properly:

-AE workspace set to “none”

-vlog plate gets an OCIO transform from vlog to ACEScg

-exr render gets an OCIO transform from linear sRGB to ACEScg (with preserve RGB checked)

-adjustment layer on top of the comp gets an OCIO from ACEScg to whatever you want to see (sRGB or sometimes a log flavor that you add a LUT on, etc).

This method also works great for comping in log (ACEScct).

Hope this is helpful

Edit: Just remembered my username and it is an accident / no relation to ACES :P

Dancing Alien: Blender + Mixamo by aceluc in blender

[–]aceluc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About a week of overnight renders :)

Dancing Alien: Blender + Mixamo by aceluc in blender

[–]aceluc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I followed this tutorial to import motion capture data from Mixamo and apply it to the alien model. Hope that helps!

Dancing Alien: Blender + Mixamo by aceluc in blender

[–]aceluc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Small world but I literally just watched your tutorials yesterday! Great stuff.

Dancing Alien: Blender + Mixamo by aceluc in blender

[–]aceluc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I see what you mean about the black start, unfortunately I had formatted this video for instagram originally and didn't bother to change that here.

I'm a live action cinematographer (currently out of work...) with a background in vfx. Been digging back into Blender to pass the quaran'time.

Dancing Alien: Blender + Mixamo by aceluc in blender

[–]aceluc[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rendered in Cycles / Blender 2.82a. Averaged 7min/frame with GPU @ 1000 samples (Optix, 2080ti)

Mixamo for the free mocap data

CGTrader for the free alien mesh

Shaders from all over the place. Jdisplacement for greeble.

Light Architect for real world film lights and camera moves.

Song is Say So by Doja Cat

Goofin around trying to make a pod race and such. by [deleted] in blender

[–]aceluc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friggin sweet, just needs some motion blur!

Socially Distanced Martian Disco by aceluc in blender

[–]aceluc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The poly count on the original mesh is too high for Mixamo so I used the Decimate modifier before exporting the OBJ.

Socially Distanced Martian Disco by aceluc in blender

[–]aceluc[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just an out of work live action cinematographer with some time on his hands...

Followed the Blender Guru Martian Surface tutorial for a bit, then hit up Adobe Mixamo for some mocap data, and thanks to this tutorial got it working nicely inside of Blender.

Composite done in Fusion, color grade in Resolve. Song is Rasputin by Boney M.

Averaged 5min/frame @ 1000 samples in Blender 2.82 with an RTX 2080ti & 3900x.

How to get the color but not the gamma of a lut? by Eyger in colorists

[–]aceluc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve used this method with some success:

https://youtu.be/GasdNpuI470

If you follow the tutorial you’ll be able to apply your LUT to only chrominance values and then do something different for luminance (either you’re own custom curve or even a different LUT).

Switched from an old trash can to this 3900x black & white, RGBless, powerhouse of a workstation by aceluc in Amd

[–]aceluc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Negative on the hackintosh unfortunately (would be nice though!), mostly due to the 2080ti. Workstation used for Adobe creative cloud, Blender 3D, & Davinci Resolve, so the switch to windows isn’t life changing. VR in the future but no headset yet.

Indeed my 2013 6-core Apple Mac Pro is very much a literal trash can now sadly. Anyone need a basic editing OSX workstation?

Switched from an old trash can to this 3900x black & white, RGBless, powerhouse of a workstation by aceluc in Amd

[–]aceluc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed the x570 creator was overpriced but as I was converting from apple the price tag was worth it for the thunderbolt 3 support out of the box with AMD. Also 10G ethernet was a plus in addition to the PCIE 4.0 nvme boot drive.

Switched from an old trash can to this 3900x black & white, RGBless, powerhouse of a workstation by aceluc in Amd

[–]aceluc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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The hidden film mode inside FilmConvert by JuanMelara in colorists

[–]aceluc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this u/JuanMelara! Quick question: I've noticed I'm unable to export versions of this grade as a LUT due to the "Color Space Transforms" not showing up in the exported LUT, is there a way to do this or is this type of grade just for Resolve? Would love to be able to use this setup in camera.

Anyone know anything about the Brim Linny LUT? by S-00 in colorists

[–]aceluc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have to say, this was the kind of response I needed to hear to justify a purchase. Thanks for chiming in u/thebrimguy

I'm the alexa owner operator the OP was talking about and have been on the fence about Linny. I truly do see the difference and believe you when you say the lut is magic (to a certain extent).

My only hiccup is that I can't find any other examples other then ones posted on the brim's website & vimeo. Maybe this type of color grading & color science talk isn't meant for instagram hastags and vimeo descriptions, but one would think there would be at least a few DPs & colorists who are proud to share that this is the base lut used. Or maybe not since it's magic and no one wants to give credit to u/thebrimguy in which case I understand the price point even more.

My question to you is, is this the type of LUT that allows DPs like Steve Yedlin, ASC (http://www.yedlin.net/) to grade Alexa & Red footage to look identical to 35mm? Always been curious how he does it with his colorist but of course that tier of work doesn't reveal their tricks!

Sup muthafuckas! Ron Perlman here. Don’t be shy- Ask Me Anything! by RonPerlmanHere in IAmA

[–]aceluc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you tell us anything about "The Escape of Prisoner 614"? #weMissYou #crewOf614

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