Color Science and Color Spaces — Color Grading Roadmap
The technical side of how color is captured, encoded and displayed
Steps in Color Science and Color Spaces
- Color Spaces Explained — beginner · Rec.709, DCI-P3, Rec.2020 and what gamut actually means
- Gamma and Log Encoding — beginner · Why cameras record footage flat and what log actually preserves
- Camera-Specific Color Profiles — beginner · Manufacturer-specific log and color science formats
- Bit Depth and Chroma Subsampling — beginner · How recording format limits how much a shot can be graded
- ACES and Color-Managed Pipelines — beginner · Standardizing color across cameras and software in one pipeline
Part of
- Color Grading roadmap — the full learning path