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Color Management for CGI Artists

New Plastic via YouTube

Overview

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Explore the fundamentals of color management for CGI artists in this 20-minute video tutorial. Learn why color management is crucial, understand color spaces, and delve into concepts like color gamut and white point. Discover the importance of transfer functions, including linear, encoding (OETF), and decoding (EOTF) types. Gain insights on why 16-bit linear EXR files are preferred over PNGs, and understand the role of display render transforms in the color management workflow. By the end of this tutorial, acquire a clearer understanding of color management principles to enhance your digital image-making process.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Why Manage Colors?
- What's a Color-Space?
- Color-Gamut & White-Point
- Transfer Function Intro
- Linear TF
- OETF Encoding TF
- EOTF Decoding TF
- Transfer Function Conclusion
- Why 16bit-Linear-EXRs?
- Why Not PNGs?
- What's a Display Render Transform?
- Outro

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