Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Studio Techniques

Chapter 11. 32 Bit HDR Compositing and Color Management

True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.

–Jean Cocteau (French director, painter, playwright, and poet)

You may already be aware that although After Effects by default matches the 8 bit per channel color limitation of your monitor, this is hardly the way to create the optimal image. Thus other modes and methods for color are available, including high bit depths, alternate color spaces and color management. Few topics in After Effects generate as much curiosity or confusion as these. Each of the features detailed here improves ...