Introduction
OpenColorIO (OCIO) is a complete color management solution geared towards motion picture production with an emphasis on visual effects and computer animation. OCIO provides a straightforward and consistent user experience across all supporting applications while allowing for sophisticated back-end configuration options suitable for high-end production usage. OCIO is compatible with the Academy Color Encoding Specification (ACES) and is LUT-format agnostic, supporting many popular formats.
OpenColorIO is released as version 2.0 and has been in development since 2003. OCIO represents the culmination of years of production experience earned on such films as SpiderMan 2 (2004), Surf’s Up (2007), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and many more. OpenColorIO is natively supported in commercial applications like Katana, Mari, Nuke, Maya, Houdini, Silhouette FX, and others.
OpenColorIO is free and open source software (LICENSE), and one of several projects actively sponsored by the ASWF (Academy Software Foundation).
Mission
The OpenColorIO project is committed to providing an industry standard solution for highly precise, performant, and consistent color management across digital content creation applications and pipelines.
OpenColorIO aims to:
be stable, secure, and thoroughly tested on Linux, macOS, and Windows
be performant on modern CPUs and GPUs
be simple, scalable, and well documented
be compatible with critical color and imaging standards
provide lossless color processing wherever possible
maintain config backwards compatibility across major versions
have every new feature carefully reviewed by leaders from the motion picture, VFX, animation, and video game industries
have a healthy and active community
receive wide industry adoption