How to make ACES color space work? Tweet

[funk]

Hey there, i really like the look of the aces view in octane. Saving images as exr also works great, but when i try to save to png the colors are always wrong. How can I save the image to png?

Hey Hesekiel2517, I don't recommend PNGs but this is how it's done.

In the Save image popup use:
- save format = "PNG 8bit" or "PNG 16bit"
- color space = "Output - sRGB"

Make sure you pick "Output - sRGB" from the long list... Dont use "sRGB" (which is the default)

That will bake the ACES tonemapping into the png

[elsksa]

Hi Hesekiel2517,

in case anyone is interested and was not aware, shameless-plug: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=77601&p=404119#p404119 as some are using ACES just for its "look" (RRT from the ODT), there are much simpler and better-suited solutions for equivalently pleasing results.

[Hesekiel2517]

Hey there,

thank you for your answers!

@Funk: Sometimes I need a quick fileexport to show the result to the client. Exporting as Exr and converting this to a jpg is a little over the top for this. So exporting a png works great. Your suggestion gives a close result, but it's not the same as in the viewer. Do you get the same colors?

@elsksa
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Yes, this seems to be a better option for me. I already had some problems using aces and it's really hard to understand how everything works

[funk]

@Funk: Sometimes I need a quick fileexport to show the result to the client. Exporting as Exr and converting this to a jpg is a little over the top for this. So exporting a png works great. Your suggestion gives a close result, but it's not the same as in the viewer. Do you get the same colors?

What are you using in imager > ocio view? If you set it to ACES:sRGB, those export settings should match.

Show screenshots of your settings if you're still having issues