When shots are pulled for VFX as EXR plates, which header attributes can carry timecode, reel, frame rate, camera and framing, and what do the ACES/AMF documents say about carrying colour intent with plates?
An EXR plate header can carry optional editorial attributes (timeCode, reelName, framesPerSecond - assume 24 fps if absent - keyCode, imageCounter), an ASC framing decision list, camera identity and state, and acesImageContainerFlag (ST 2065-4 layout); renderingTransform and lookModTransform are deprecated. AMF is the ACES document for colour intent: it can travel with plates to describe how to view each one, but carries no timeline data (EDL/ALE may reference it), no demosaic settings, and an optional clipId link to material.
An EXR plate header can carry optional editorial attributes (timeCode, reelName, framesPerSecond - assume 24 fps if absent - keyCode, imageCounter), an ASC framing decision list, camera identity and state, and acesImageContainerFlag (ST 2065-4 layout); renderingTransform and lookModTransform are deprecated. AMF is the ACES document for colour intent: it can travel with plates to describe how to view each one, but carries no timeline data (EDL/ALE may reference it), no demosaic settings, and an optional clipId link to material.
Curator qualifications: Specs read 2026-10-22; no EXR written or inspected. Which pull tools write these attributes is not documented in the sources read. OpenEXR version label 3.5.2 not re-checked.
Limitations: Specs read 2026-10-22; no EXR written or inspected.
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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"url": "https://docs.acescentral.com/amf/specification",
"note": "openexr website/StandardAttributes.rst at 69b2604 L511, L525-537, L1096, L1110-1118, L1131, L1142, L1165, L1178, L1283-1289, L1420-1458; docs.acescentral.com AMF specification, Use Cases > VFX and overview; AMF implementation guide, RAW Clips and aces:clipId"
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- [sourced_fact] An EXR plate header can carry optional editorial attributes (timeCode, reelName, framesPerSecond - assume 24 fps if absent - keyCode, imageCounter), an ASC framing decision list, camera identity and state, and acesImageContainerFlag (ST 2065-4 layout); renderingTransform and lookModTransform are deprecated. AMF is the ACES document for colour intent: it can travel with plates to describe how to view each one, but carries no timeline data (EDL/ALE may reference it), no demosaic settings, and an optional clipId link to material. · locator: openexr website/StandardAttributes.rst at 69b2604 L511, L525-537, L1096, L1110-1118, L1131, L1142, L1165, L1178, L1283-1289, L1420-1458; docs.acescentral.com AMF specification, Use Cases > VFX and overview; AMF implementation guide, RAW Clips and aces:clipId source
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