Culver City, CA – Sony
Pictures Imageworks (SPI) is pleased to announce that Jeremy Selan, the
facility’s Imaging Supervisor, will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) with a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award
for his role in developing the open source color management framework OpenColorIO.
It will be the second Sci-Tech Award for
Selan. Last year, he was co-recipient of an award (with SPI staff members Steve
LaVietes and Brian Hall) for Katana, a computer graphics scene management and
lighting software package. Sony Pictures Imageworks staff have won a total of
five awards over the history of the Academy’s Scientific and Technical
Achievement Awards.
Selan. Last year, he was co-recipient of an award (with SPI staff members Steve
LaVietes and Brian Hall) for Katana, a computer graphics scene management and
lighting software package. Sony Pictures Imageworks staff have won a total of
five awards over the history of the Academy’s Scientific and Technical
Achievement Awards.
AMPAS’s annual Scientific and Technical
Achievement Awards presentation will be held Saturday, February 15 at The
Beverly Hills Hotel.
Achievement Awards presentation will be held Saturday, February 15 at The
Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Congratulations to Jeremy and a sincere thank
you to the Academy for this very special honor,” said Rob Bredow, Chief
Technology Officer, Sony Pictures Imageworks.
“OpenColorIO provides an elegant solution to the problem of color
management and has been embraced by visual effects studios, animation companies
and software developers the world over. We are very proud of this endorsement of
Imageworks technology and our role in making visual effects pipelines more
efficient.”
you to the Academy for this very special honor,” said Rob Bredow, Chief
Technology Officer, Sony Pictures Imageworks.
“OpenColorIO provides an elegant solution to the problem of color
management and has been embraced by visual effects studios, animation companies
and software developers the world over. We are very proud of this endorsement of
Imageworks technology and our role in making visual effects pipelines more
efficient.”
First publicly released by Imageworks as part
of its open-source initiative in 2010, OpenColorIO (OCIO) is an open-source color
management framework designed for use in motion picture post production. It
ensures that visual effects artists, animators and others see the same image
across a range of software applications, hardware systems and post-production
processes. Previously, post-production operations relied on various ad hoc
solutions for managed color, resulting in production inefficiencies and inconsistencies
between and within facilities. Now, facilities can easily manage color across
their entire pipelines.
of its open-source initiative in 2010, OpenColorIO (OCIO) is an open-source color
management framework designed for use in motion picture post production. It
ensures that visual effects artists, animators and others see the same image
across a range of software applications, hardware systems and post-production
processes. Previously, post-production operations relied on various ad hoc
solutions for managed color, resulting in production inefficiencies and inconsistencies
between and within facilities. Now, facilities can easily manage color across
their entire pipelines.
As Selan explained, OpenColorIO resolves a
persistent technical issue and allows artists to devote more time to the
creative and aesthetic aspects of their work. “There are interesting creative challenges
within color management, such as validating the ACES workflow,” he said, “but
without a reliable color management tool it is difficult to focus on those things.
OpenColorIO takes care of the routine issues so that artists can tackle more
interesting challenges.”
persistent technical issue and allows artists to devote more time to the
creative and aesthetic aspects of their work. “There are interesting creative challenges
within color management, such as validating the ACES workflow,” he said, “but
without a reliable color management tool it is difficult to focus on those things.
OpenColorIO takes care of the routine issues so that artists can tackle more
interesting challenges.”
Because OpenColorIO is distributed freely as
an open source solution, it has been widely adopted by software developers,
visual effects producers and animation houses. OpenColorIO has been used on
numerous motion picture productions including the upcoming Columbia Pictures
release The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (May
2, 2014) and Warner Bros feature Edge of Tomorrow (June 6, 2014). London-based
software developer The Foundry was an early adopter of the framework and
contributor to its rapid acceptance in such applications as Nuke, Katana and
Mari.
an open source solution, it has been widely adopted by software developers,
visual effects producers and animation houses. OpenColorIO has been used on
numerous motion picture productions including the upcoming Columbia Pictures
release The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (May
2, 2014) and Warner Bros feature Edge of Tomorrow (June 6, 2014). London-based
software developer The Foundry was an early adopter of the framework and
contributor to its rapid acceptance in such applications as Nuke, Katana and
Mari.
Selan joined Sony Pictures Imageworks in 2003.
In addition to his work on OpenColorIO and Katana, he is the developer of Imageworks’
Image-Based Lighting Pipeline, a widely-used solution for on-set lighting
acquisition. He also holds a patent for Color-Matched Digital Playback. He
earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from Cornell University.
In addition to his work on OpenColorIO and Katana, he is the developer of Imageworks’
Image-Based Lighting Pipeline, a widely-used solution for on-set lighting
acquisition. He also holds a patent for Color-Matched Digital Playback. He
earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from Cornell University.
Figure
1 Original Render – Computer
graphics simulation of light physics and is the raw output of the renderer
1 Original Render – Computer
graphics simulation of light physics and is the raw output of the renderer
Figure
2 Digital Intermediate- The image representation delivered to the DI
house that contains a wide latitude of color information, suitable for color
correction
2 Digital Intermediate- The image representation delivered to the DI
house that contains a wide latitude of color information, suitable for color
correction
Figure
3 Final Image: The image as it
would appear projected in a theatrical environment
3 Final Image: The image as it
would appear projected in a theatrical environment
Figure
4 Original Render – Computer
graphics simulation of light physics and is the raw output of the renderer
4 Original Render – Computer
graphics simulation of light physics and is the raw output of the renderer
Figure
5 Digital Intermediate- The image representation delivered to the DI
house that contains a wide latitude of color information, suitable for color
correction
5 Digital Intermediate- The image representation delivered to the DI
house that contains a wide latitude of color information, suitable for color
correction
Figure
6 Final Image: The image as it
would appear projected in a theatrical environment
6 Final Image: The image as it
would appear projected in a theatrical environment
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in Black 3, the animated features Cloudy With a Chance of
Meatballs 2, Hotel Transylvania, the hybrid live-action/animated
film The Smurfs 2 and Disney’s Alice in Wonderland.
Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures
Digital Productions known for live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and
character animation and all-CG animation. The company is currently in
production on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the Warner Bros.
feature Edge of Tomorrow. Other recent credits include
Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful, The Amazing Spider-Man, Men
in Black 3, the animated features Cloudy With a Chance of
Meatballs 2, Hotel Transylvania, the hybrid live-action/animated
film The Smurfs 2 and Disney’s Alice in Wonderland.
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