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Academy Software Foundation

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

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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.

This organization contains the repositories for the core Academy Software Foundation and many of the hosted projects and working groups. Below is the list of core Academy Software Foundation repositories hosted here.

  • foundation, which contains materials on the Academy Software Foundation itself including the charter, policies, overview decks, and program materials.
  • tac is the home of the TAC processes, policies, programs, and meeting minutes. You can most easily view these materials at tac.aswf.io.
  • artwork contains artwork for the Academy Software Foundation, its hosted projects and working groups, and other programs hosted. You can most easily view these assets at artwork.aswf.io.
  • aswf-landscape is the source for the Academy Software Foundation Landscape and where you can suggest changes and new entries. You can view the landscape at landscape.aswf.io
  • aswf-sample-project is a template for using when starting a new project at the Academy Software Foundation.
  • aswf-sample-wg is a template for using when starting a new working group at the Academy Software Foundation.

Learn about all the hosted projects and working groups and how to get involved at tac.aswf.io/engagement

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  1. tac tac Public

    Materials and meeting notes for the ASWF Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

    HTML 97 29

  2. artwork artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 11 7

  3. foundation foundation Public

    Academy Software Foundation foundation level resources, such as the charter, FAQ about the project, and other public assets

    Python 19 4

  4. aswf-landscape aswf-landscape Public

    🌄Landscape for popular open source projects used in the motion picture industry. This interactive landscape similar to that of the CNCF Landscape (https://l.cncf.io/) that sorts through popular ope…

    132 27

  5. aswf-sample-project aswf-sample-project Public template

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 16 9

  6. aswf-sample-wg aswf-sample-wg Public template

    Repository template for a working group

    3 1

Repositories

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  • OpenShadingLanguage Public

    Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,204 BSD-3-Clause 382 59 (7 issues need help) 20 Updated Jul 28, 2025
  • tac Public

    Materials and meeting notes for the ASWF Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/tac’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 97 CC-BY-4.0 29 37 6 Updated Jul 28, 2025
  • OpenTimelineIO Public

    Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenTimelineIO’s past year of commit activity
    Python 1,611 Apache-2.0 304 186 (47 issues need help) 40 Updated Jul 28, 2025
  • MaterialX Public

    MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,024 Apache-2.0 389 164 (25 issues need help) 25 Updated Jul 27, 2025
  • openexr Public

    The OpenEXR project provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, the professional-grade image storage format of the motion picture industry.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr’s past year of commit activity
    C 1,712 BSD-3-Clause 650 196 (11 issues need help) 13 Updated Jul 26, 2025
  • aswf-landscape Public

    🌄Landscape for popular open source projects used in the motion picture industry. This interactive landscape similar to that of the CNCF Landscape (https://l.cncf.io/) that sorts through popular open source projects used for visual effects, animation, and image creation, and shows details including GitHub stars, funding or market cap, first and l…

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/aswf-landscape’s past year of commit activity
    132 Apache-2.0 27 2 3 Updated Jul 26, 2025
  • openfx Public

    OpenFX effects API

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openfx’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 466 BSD-3-Clause 134 38 (3 issues need help) 18 Updated Jul 25, 2025
  • foundation Public

    Academy Software Foundation foundation level resources, such as the charter, FAQ about the project, and other public assets

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/foundation’s past year of commit activity
    Python 19 CC-BY-4.0 4 0 1 Updated Jul 25, 2025
  • OpenRV Public

    Open source version of RV, the Sci-Tech award-winning media review and playback software.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenRV’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 648 177 36 (13 issues need help) 16 Updated Jul 25, 2025
  • xstudio Public

    xSTUDIO is a modern, high performance and feature rich playback and review application designed for organisations and individuals in the post production, VFX and Animation industries.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/xstudio’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 690 Apache-2.0 92 82 4 Updated Jul 24, 2025