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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 96 29

  2. artwork artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 14 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…

    136 27

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

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 17 9

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

    Repository template for a working group

    3 2

Repositories

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  • openvdb Public

    OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 3,069 Apache-2.0 718 168 (4 issues need help) 48 Updated Oct 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++ 673 194 50 (10 issues need help) 20 Updated Oct 24, 2025
  • OpenShadingLanguage Public

    Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,226 BSD-3-Clause 393 58 (8 issues need help) 22 Updated Oct 24, 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++ 2,070 Apache-2.0 407 193 (33 issues need help) 44 Updated Oct 24, 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 1,738 BSD-3-Clause 656 212 (11 issues need help) 17 Updated Oct 23, 2025
  • OpenTimelineIO Public

    Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenTimelineIO’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 1,687 Apache-2.0 309 184 (46 issues need help) 31 Updated Oct 23, 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++ 710 Apache-2.0 97 75 7 Updated Oct 23, 2025
  • OpenCue Public

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

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenCue’s past year of commit activity
    Python 892 Apache-2.0 233 50 (8 issues need help) 9 Updated Oct 22, 2025
  • tac Public

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

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/tac’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 96 CC-BY-4.0 29 40 2 Updated Oct 22, 2025
  • dna Public

    Dallies Note Assistant

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/dna’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 15 Apache-2.0 5 3 (2 issues need help) 0 Updated Oct 21, 2025