Graphic text elements issue - ACES in DaVinci Resolve

[Peter_Rixner (Peter)]

I noticed that in Aftereffects when discussing the use of sRGB elements in an ACES environment.

When I want a sRGB full white I need a codevalue of about 16. If you then write black text onto that (with a value of 0) the antialiasing around the edges of the text seems to be “eaten up” by the high power of the white. So far I have not found a solution other than adding titles after the RRT/ODT.

I was also wondering if maybe the inverted RRT/ODT for sRGB elements may also corrupt the alphachannel. But I don’t know.

Here is my other thread about using sRGB in ACES.

Preserving the look of sRGB graphics

I have a recurring problem with given graphics from clients in an ACES workflow. For example if I get a packshot which has a sRGB 100% white backgorund and the product in front of it. If I bring that in with a sRGB IDT and view it through the RRT/ODT everything looks flat and wrong. And white is no longer white, of course. I would need the original display-referred look. You can grade that a little to it’s original look, but I never really get there. The same happens with logos and any kind …