

This is especially beneficial for professional photographers and filmmakers, who can trust that their images and color grades will be compatible with the equipment and software that they use on a daily basis.

All images and 3D LUTs created with Color.io are fully ACES color managed. ACES also helps with workflow efficiency, it allows for consistent color throughout the entire workflow, from capture to final delivery, which can save time and effort. One of the key advantages of ACES is its use of a wider color gamut than traditional color management systems and the fact that it works with a wide variety of cameras, displays, and output devices. This powerful system offers a wide range of benefits, including improved color accuracy, greater flexibility, improved archival capabilities, and better workflow efficiency. ACES, or the Academy Color Encoding System, is a color management system that is quickly becoming the industry standard for photographers and filmmakers. And, as has been posted a few times in this thread, Darktable does too, just not in the official releases is end-to-end ACES © color managed. In the fifteenth century Gabriel Bell said, “You get what you pay for "įWIW, that thread is two years old, and the Exiv2 project now supports the CR3 format. In other cases, abandonware no longer functions. Microsoft's Image Composite Editor and Googles NIK collection are still humming along years after support was terminated. I recognize that any of these programs could be outdated at any time and I plan for that. I have been using a lot of public domain and freely distributed software since I bought my VIC-20 40 years ago. If only three engineers work on a project, you know the risks. People who use "free" software are aware of the risks entailed in that decision. You can disagree with what is best, but they are in charge and have a fiduciary duty to their investors. That is, judge what is the best policy and allocation of resources to maximize the profit of their investors. Having read the material above, it seems that Canon is doing exactly what they are supposed to do. Both Faststone and Irfanview can handle CR3.
