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How does the ACES 2 output transform's own gamut compression relate to the ACES 1.3 RGC, so an agent knows they are different operations?

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They are different operations in different places. The RGC works on scene-referred ACES values in RGB (AP0 to AP1 distance-from-neutral compression), applied before compositing/grading; the ACES 2 gamut compression runs inside the Rendering Transform in JMh space (after tone scale and chroma compression), compressing J and M toward the display gamut boundary. The ACES 2 page says its original curve is the same powerP family as the RGC (p=1.0 versus the RGC's 1.2). The docs do not say one replaces the other. Curator qualifications: RGC (scene-referred, before grading) vs ACES 2 rendering-stage JMh compression; shared curve lineage documented. 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://github.com/aces-aswf/aces-docs/blob/7c34c2100c8da55cd6f94301125d57e38079fc62/docs/system-components/output-transforms/index.md",
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] They are different operations in different places. The RGC works on scene-referred ACES values in RGB (AP0 to AP1 distance-from-neutral compression), applied before compositing/grading; the ACES 2 gamut compression runs inside the Rendering Transform in JMh space (after tone scale and chroma compression), compressing J and M toward the display gamut boundary. The ACES 2 page says its original curve is the same powerP family as the RGC (p=1.0 versus the RGC's 1.2). The docs do not say one replaces the other. · locator: L237-253 source

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