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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 94 30

  2. artwork artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 9 9

  3. foundation 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 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…

    119 26

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

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 13 7

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

    Repository template for a working group

    4 3

Repositories

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  • 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++ 1,909 Apache-2.0 573 102 (16 issues need help) 20 Updated Jun 30, 2024
  • 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
    119 Apache-2.0 26 3 2 Updated Jun 30, 2024
  • OpenCue Public

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

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenCue’s past year of commit activity
    Python 816 Apache-2.0 193 199 (6 issues need help) 28 Updated Jun 30, 2024
  • OpenShadingLanguage Public

    Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,046 BSD-3-Clause 347 32 (1 issue needs help) 19 Updated Jun 29, 2024
  • 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++ 1,777 Apache-2.0 324 108 (9 issues need help) 16 Updated Jun 29, 2024
  • rez Public

    An integrated package configuration, build and deployment system for software

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/rez’s past year of commit activity
    Python 916 Apache-2.0 326 325 (5 issues need help) 59 Updated Jun 29, 2024
  • OpenColorIO Public

    A color management framework for visual effects and animation.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 1,735 BSD-3-Clause 430 112 (25 issues need help) 20 Updated Jun 29, 2024
  • OpenPBR Public

    Specification and reference implementation for the OpenPBR Surface shading model

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenPBR’s past year of commit activity
    CSS 395 Apache-2.0 17 18 2 Updated Jun 28, 2024
  • openvdb Public

    OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,489 MPL-2.0 628 120 (4 issues need help) 55 Updated Jun 28, 2024
  • tac Public

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

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/tac’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 94 CC-BY-4.0 30 41 1 Updated Jun 28, 2024