Eyeon Software Inc. has added support for the IRIDAS .Look file format in its award-winning Fusion 5.2 compositing application. Visual effects artists can now load non-destructive looks created with the SpeedGrade applications in Fusion, ensuring color accuracy when assembling composites, and an unbroken color pipeline from production to film finishing.
The IRIDAS .Look file format provides a simple means of creating, storing and
sharing color information as editable metadata. The open-file format is supported by a growing list of camera, hardware and software vendors, and allows compositors to import files and apply them as nodes within Fusion.
“This takes the guess work out of color,” says IRIDAS COO Patrick Palmer. “Color certainty means a more efficient workflow for the artist and for the production as a whole.” Eyeon senior product manager Isaac Guenard adds, “The SpeedGrade .Look format is one of the few open file formats out there. Interoperability between applications is so important for real world production and that is why we value what IRIDAS is doing.”
Now available, Fusion 5.2 includes various enhancements designed to
improve workflow efficiency for the artist, and offers compatibility with a broad selection of third-party plug-ins. The solution will be showcased at IBC at the Eyeon booth (#7.320). IRIDAS will be demonstrating SpeedGrade at the Ciprico booth (#7.709). IBC takes place Sept. 7-11 at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam.
