Academy Software Foundation

Academy Software Foundation (ASWF)

Home for technical activities hosted by the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF).

MaterialX

MaterialX is a Linux Foundation project that establishes an open standard for representing material and look-development content across diverse digital content creation tools and rendering systems.

OpenEXR

OpenEXR is an open-source, high dynamic range image file format and library developed for professional visual effects and animation workflows. It supports multiple channels, lossless compression, and deep data, making it an industry standard for high-quality image processing.

OpenImageIO

OpenImageIO is a Linux Foundation project providing a robust, high-performance library for reading, writing, and processing images in various formats, designed to support visual effects, animation, and computer graphics workflows.

Open Review Initiative

The Open Review Initiative is a Linux Foundation project promoting transparency and collaboration in academic publishing through open peer review processes, enhancing research integrity and accessibility across scientific communities.

OpenVDB

OpenVDB is an open-source C++ library from The Linux Foundation that provides efficient storage and manipulation of sparse volumetric data for visual effects, featuring hierarchical data structures for high-performance processing of large-scale volumetric effects in film and animation.

OpenColorIO

OpenColorIO is a Linux Foundation project providing a color management solution for visual effects and animation. It enables consistent color transformations across multiple graphics applications, ensuring accurate color representation throughout digital content creation pipelines.

Rez

Rez is a Linux Foundation project focused on package management and environment configuration, designed to streamline software development workflows by providing consistent, reproducible build environments across different platforms.

OpenTimelineIO

OpenTimelineIO is a Linux Foundation project providing an open interchange format and API for editorial timeline information, facilitating collaboration between film/video editing tools and related software applications.

Open Shading Language

Open Shading Language (OSL) is an open-source programming language for programmable shading in rendering systems, enabling artists and technical directors to create custom material appearances and lighting effects in 3D computer graphics.

OpenCue

OpenCue is a Linux Foundation project providing an open source render farm management system for visual effects and animation production, enabling efficient distribution and management of rendering workloads across computing resources.

OpenAssetIO

An open-source interoperability standard for tools and content management systems used in media production.

OpenFX

OpenFX is a Linux Foundation project that provides an open standard API for visual effects and image processing plugins, enabling compatibility between different software applications in the digital content creation industry.

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OpenAPV

OpenAPV is a Linux Foundation project focused on developing an open-source application programming verification framework to standardize and enhance software validation processes across diverse computing environments.

Continuous Integration Working Group

A Linux Foundation initiative focused on establishing best practices, tools, and standards for continuous integration processes in open source software development, enabling seamless code integration and automated testing across projects.

Digital Production Example Library (DPEL)

A Linux Foundation initiative providing a comprehensive library of digital production examples to showcase best practices, reference implementations, and educational resources for developers and organizations in the open-source ecosystem.

Universal Scene Description Working Group

A Linux Foundation initiative developing standardized formats and APIs for 3D scene representation, enabling interoperability across various platforms, applications, and industries in the evolving spatial computing ecosystem.