19 projects
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.
11,244 contributors
$501M
Most contributors
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
4,981
Organizations
683
Software value
$2.4M
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
1,350
Organizations
466
Software value
$13M
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
867
Organizations
253
Software value
$12M
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
805
Organizations
265
Software value
$7.7M
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
638
Organizations
68
Software value
$34M
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
604
Organizations
159
Software value
$221M
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
489
Organizations
179
Software value
$9.8M
Rez
Rez is a cross-platform package manager. Using Rez you can create runtimes configured for a given set of packages.
Contributors
363
Organizations
138
Software value
$177M
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
335
Organizations
122
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
289
Organizations
100
Software value
$5.2M
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
263
Organizations
94
Software value
$4.9M
OpenFX
The mission of the OpenFX Project is to promote and develop an image processing plug-in standard.
Contributors
67
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
66
Organizations
20
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
49
Organizations
18
Software value
$430K
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
32
Organizations
7
Software value
$401K
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
21
Organizations
7
Software value
$3M
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.
Contributors
19
Organizations
8
Software value
$88K
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
6
Organizations
5
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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