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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 103 29

  2. artwork artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 18 8

  3. foundation foundation Public

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

    22 5

  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…

    154 31

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

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 21 11

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

    Repository template for a working group

    5 2

Repositories

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  • 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
    22 CC-BY-4.0 5 0 0 Updated Oct 17, 2026
  • rawtoaces Public

    RAW to ACES Utility

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/rawtoaces's past year of commit activity
    C++ 194 Apache-2.0 64 10 (4 issues need help) 4 Updated Oct 17, 2026
  • OpenImageIO Public

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

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,387 Apache-2.0 711 109 (18 issues need help) 34 Updated Oct 17, 2026
  • openvdb Public

    OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb's past year of commit activity
    C++ 3,433 Apache-2.0 778 187 (4 issues need help) 75 Updated Oct 17, 2026
  • OpenShadingLanguage Public

    Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,343 BSD-3-Clause 414 65 (5 issues need help) 23 Updated Oct 17, 2026
  • dna Public

    Dallies Note Assistant

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/dna's past year of commit activity
    Python 53 Apache-2.0 41 24 (5 issues need help) 13 Updated Oct 16, 2026
  • 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 1,869 BSD-3-Clause 709 63 (16 issues need help) 22 Updated Oct 16, 2026
  • 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++ 2,284 Apache-2.0 467 229 (34 issues need help) 91 Updated Oct 16, 2026
  • 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++ 779 252 75 (5 issues need help) 50 Updated Oct 16, 2026
  • openfx Public

    OpenFX effects API

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openfx's past year of commit activity
    C++ 579 BSD-3-Clause 156 19 16 Updated Oct 15, 2026