Yes the workflow is to
- Set V-Ray and 3ds max to use Linear Workflow. The color mapping should be Reinhard with a burn value set to 1.0 and mode to none (dont apply color mapping) and Gamma 2.2. Use the V-Ray Render Setup > Frame Buffer and chose V-Ray raw image file
- Render out 16bit or 32bit .exr images because of huge dynamic range
- In Nuke or Fusion apply the filmic tone mapping which controls the highlights and shadows.
My idea is that instead of the super basic exposure and hilight burn controls in the VFB why not have the filmic controls? Would be amazing!