19 projects
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Academy Software Foundation
The mission of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) is to increase the quality and quantity of contributions to the content creation industry’s open source software base; to provide a neutral forum to coordinate cross-project efforts; to provide a common build and test infrastructure; and to provide individuals and organizations a clear path to participation in advancing our open source ecosystem.
12,350 contributors
$515M
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Academy Software Foundation (ASWF)
The mission of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) is to increase the quality and quantity of contributions to the content creation industry’s open source software base; to provide a neutral forum to coordinate cross-project efforts; to provide a common build and test infrastructure; and to provide individuals and organizations a clear path to participation in advancing our open source ecosystem.
Contributors
5,105
Organizations
839
Software value
$3.4M
MaterialX
MaterialX addresses the need for a common, open standard to represent the data values and relationships required to transfer the complete look of a computer graphics model from one application or rendering platform to another, including shading networks, patterns and texturing, complex nested materials and geometric assignments.
Contributors
1,758
Organizations
588
Software value
$13M
OpenImageIO
The mission of the Project is to develop software to read, write, and manipulate image files of any image file format relevant to vfx / animation via a format- agnostic API, with a feature set, scalability, and robustness needed for production.
Contributors
1,028
Organizations
314
Software value
$8.4M
OpenEXR
The goal of the OpenEXR project is to keep the format reliable and modern and to maintain its place as the preferred image format for entertainment content creation.
Contributors
990
Organizations
282
Software value
$12M
OpenVDB
OpenVDB provides an industry standard for authoring, processing and storing of high-resolution volumetric data. As such, we are committed to improving and maintaining both the hierarchical VDB data structure and the large suite of tools for its efficient traversal and manipulation.
Contributors
661
Organizations
173
Software value
$223M
OpenColorIO
The OpenColorIO project is committed to providing an industry standard solution for highly precise, performant, and consistent color management across digital content creation applications and pipelines.
Contributors
583
Organizations
205
Software value
$10M
Rez
Rez is a cross-platform package manager. Using Rez you can create runtimes configured for a given set of packages.
Contributors
426
Organizations
147
Software value
$178M
OpenTimelineIO
OpenTimelineIO (OTIO) is an API and interchange format for editorial cut information. You can think of it as a modern Edit Decision List (EDL) that also includes an API for reading, writing, and manipulating editorial data. It also includes a plugin system for translating to/from existing editorial formats as well as a plugin system for linking to proprietary media storage schemas.
Contributors
390
Organizations
141
Software value
$1.4M
Open Shading Language
Open Shading Language (OSL) is a small but rich language for programmable shading in advanced renderers and other applications, ideal for describing materials, lights, displacement, and pattern generation.
Contributors
332
Organizations
110
Software value
$5.2M
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.
Contributors
322
Organizations
88
Software value
$41M
OpenCue
OpenCue is an open source render management system. You can use OpenCue in visual effects and animation production to break down complex jobs into individual tasks. You can submit jobs to a configurable dispatch queue that allocates the necessary computational resources.
Contributors
299
Organizations
96
Software value
$7.2M
Digital Production Example Library (DPEL)
A library of example digital production assets, workflows and documentation to support learning and demonstration of digital content creation practices
Contributors
139
Organizations
77
Software value
$155K
OpenFX
The mission of the OpenFX Project is to promote and develop an image processing plug-in standard.
Contributors
72
Organizations
29
Software value
$1.8M
OpenAssetIO
The mission of the Project is to develop an open-source interoperability standard for tools and content management systems used in media production.
Contributors
63
Organizations
21
Software value
$5.6M
rawtoaces
The rawtoaces project seeks to provide a reliable and extensible software framework for the conversion of digital camera RAW files to a high dynamic range scene referred format, along with establishing a database of camera and related data to enable this framework.
Contributors
63
Organizations
25
Software value
$411K
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.
Contributors
59
Organizations
34
Software value
$3.2M
OpenAPV
The mission of the Project is to develop a royalty-free, open-source, open standard video codec for professional video capturing and post-production.
Contributors
55
Organizations
9
Software value
$412K
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.
Contributors
5
Organizations
4
Software value
$4.3K
Diversity & Inclusion Working Group
A Linux Foundation initiative focused on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within open source communities through policy development, educational resources, and collaborative strategies to create more welcoming and accessible technology environments.
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