Blender Color Management Setup

This page explains how to install and configure AIO-OCIO inside Blender to enable professional color spaces like sRGB, Display P3, and Rec.1886.

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Installation Steps

Blender loads its color management configuration from a folder named colormanagement. Follow these steps to override it:

Step 1: Locate colormanagement Directory

Locate the user configuration folder for your Blender version:

• Windows: C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\<Version>\datafiles\colormanagement\
• macOS: /Users/<YourUsername>/Library/Application Support/Blender/<Version>/datafiles/colormanagement/
• Linux: ~/.config/blender/<Version>/datafiles/colormanagement/

💡 Tip: If the datafiles or colormanagement directory does not exist, create them manually.

Step 2: Copy Config Files

Copy all the contents of the AIO-OCIO folder (including the ACES, BMD, ARRI, etc. subfolders, LUTs, and .ocio files) directly into this colormanagement folder.

Step 3: Set Default Config

Blender expects the active color configuration file to be named exactly config.ocio.

1. Locate config_CG_Lin709.ocio inside the copied files.
2. Rename it to config.ocio (replace any existing file of that name).

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Verification in Blender

1. Launch Blender and navigate to the Render Properties panel.
2. Scroll down to the Color Management section.
3. You should now see the active display profiles (sRGB, Display P3, Rec.1886) and the updated viewport shading options.