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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 Public

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

    HTML 93 29

  2. artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 9 7

  3. foundation Public

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

    Python 18 2

  4. 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…

    129 27

  5. aswf-sample-project Public template

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 14 9

  6. aswf-sample-wg Public template

    Repository template for a working group

    3 1

Repositories

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  • 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…

    129 Apache-2.0 27 2 1 Updated Apr 3, 2025
  • dpel-website Public

    Website for the Digital Production Example Library

    Astro 10 CC-BY-4.0 9 1 0 Updated Apr 3, 2025
  • openvdb Public

    OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools

    C++ 2,883 Apache-2.0 688 159 (5 issues need help) 50 Updated Apr 3, 2025
  • openvdb-website Public

    The source code behind https://www.openvdb.org

    JavaScript 14 CC-BY-4.0 13 1 0 Updated Apr 3, 2025
  • OpenShadingLanguage Public

    Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

    C++ 2,161 BSD-3-Clause 376 46 (4 issues need help) 19 Updated Apr 3, 2025
  • OpenImageIO Public

    Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.

    C++ 2,062 Apache-2.0 615 137 (25 issues need help) 24 Updated Apr 3, 2025
  • OpenTimelineIO Public

    Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

    Python 1,541 Apache-2.0 299 183 (47 issues need help) 36 Updated Apr 3, 2025
  • OpenCue Public

    A render management system you can deploy for visual effects and animation productions.

    Python 852 Apache-2.0 205 206 (6 issues need help) 6 Updated Apr 2, 2025
  • tac Public

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

    HTML 93 CC-BY-4.0 29 40 2 Updated Apr 2, 2025
  • MaterialX Public

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

    C++ 1,962 Apache-2.0 371 144 (17 issues need help) 32 Updated Apr 2, 2025