Cycles Development Updates

Honestly ACES view transform would not be an “Upgrade” for Filmic, instead, consider using AgX, TCAMv2, OpenDRT etc.

For example, the “Wide Gamut” thing that ACES uses as a selling point.

Here is a wide gamut render:

AgX - Punchy Look:

TCAMv2 - No Look:

Filmic Blender - High Contrast Look:

ACES Output Transform:

It’s expected to see Filmic doesn’t work with wide gamut. But seeing ACES also doesn’t work with wide gamut should make you having some second thought about your assumption of ACES being “better”.

And here is the wide gamut EXR encoded in CIE XYZ D65:

Yes you don’t need the ACES 2065-1 colorspace for wide gamut file exchange.

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