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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 94 29

  2. artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 11 7

  3. foundation Public

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

    Python 19 3

  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…

    131 27

  5. aswf-sample-project Public template

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 16 9

  6. 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

    C++ 2,177 BSD-3-Clause 381 57 (8 issues need help) 21 Updated Jun 3, 2025
  • MaterialX Public

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

    C++ 1,994 Apache-2.0 385 161 (26 issues need help) 41 Updated Jun 3, 2025
  • rez Public

    An integrated package configuration, build and deployment system for software

    Python 1,012 Apache-2.0 347 356 (13 issues need help) 77 Updated Jun 2, 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…

    131 Apache-2.0 27 2 2 Updated Jun 2, 2025
  • Imath Public

    Imath is a C++ and python library of 2D and 3D vector, matrix, and math operations for computer graphics

    C++ 417 BSD-3-Clause 134 61 (16 issues need help) 8 Updated Jun 2, 2025
  • openapv Public

    OpenAPV

    C 100 BSD-3-Clause 17 4 (1 issue needs help) 3 Updated Jun 2, 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.

    C++ 682 Apache-2.0 88 81 4 Updated Jun 2, 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.

    C 1,700 BSD-3-Clause 648 193 (11 issues need help) 15 Updated Jun 2, 2025
  • artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 11 7 2 2 Updated Jun 2, 2025
  • tac Public

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

    HTML 94 CC-BY-4.0 29 37 4 Updated Jun 2, 2025