MoonRay’s First ASWF Release Adds MaterialX
MoonRay’s first ASWF release adds MaterialX map graphs, HdMoonRay integration and production-focused lighting, volume and stability work.
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MoonRay Renderer joins ASWF as hosted project
MoonRay lands at ASWF as a hosted project, keeps DreamWorks engineering support, and gets a July Open Source Days keynote slot in Los Angeles.
OpenPGL joins ASWF
OpenPGL lands under new open source stewardship, with a sandbox start and a clear goal: faster, cleaner path traced frames.
ACES Gets a New Home: Academy Hands Off Colour Science to the Academy Software Foundation
ACES, the open source color standard for film, is now under the Academy Software Foundation. The move aims for greater open collaboration and innovation.
Let’s Fix it in Pod 04 Industry Societies and Associations
In this episode, Bela and Christoph discuss means of staying connected - from informal groups and meetups to the Societies and Associations that define our industry.
Let’s Fix it in Pod 03 Open Industry Standards with Jonas Kluger and Arne Palluck
In this episode, Bela and Christoph discuss the benefits of Open Industry Standards, but also the hurdles and processes in establishing these.
Academy Software Foundation Welcomes OpenAPV as a New Codec Standard
Academy Software Foundation adopts OpenAPV, Samsung's royalty-free codec for high-quality, space-efficient video production.
How to Persuade Competing VFX Studios to Cooperate
How can you get a number of companies that are in extreme competition with each other and, therefore, do not trust each other to work together? You introduce an independent third organization in which all competitors are jointly involved.
OpenFX v1.5
The Academy Software Foundation releases OpenFX v1.5 with new features such as extended GPU support, improved colour management and the integration of Houdini.
Open source reviewing tool from DNEG?
After Autodesk's RV recently took the open source step, xStudio is now jumping on the bandwagon of VFX-size DNEG! When is itview from Sony Pictures Imageworks coming?
Powerful reviewing & playback software available open source!
As part of the Open Review Initiative, Autodesk is making Open RV available - a powerful tool for reviewing loops.
Open-source playback & reviewing tools for creative professionals?
Academy Software Foundation is working on a standardised toolset for playback, reviewing and approval loops. Also involved are: Autodesk, DNEG and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Autodesk’s reviewing and playback tool RV becomes open source!
The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has a soft spot for open source tools. More and more free DCC helpers thanks to more and more sandbox projects?
Editing Pipelines with OpenTimelineIO
A detailed introduction to Pixar's OpenTimelineIO, its timeline object model, EDL/XML adapters, viewer, installation and prospects for native NLE integration.
Academy Software Foundation Hosts Open Source Days 2021
The Academy Software Foundation’s two-day Open Source Days conference covered projects for VFX, animation and image creation.
MaterialX Joins the Academy Software Foundation
MaterialX became the Academy Software Foundation’s seventh hosted project, strengthening an open standard for exchanging look-development data.
Ftrack Studio Receives Academy Technical Achievement Award
The Academy recognised Ftrack Studio and its production-tracking developers with a Technical Achievement Award.
Oscars 2021 Delayed by Pandemic
The 93rd Academy Awards moved to 25 April 2021 as COVID-19 disrupted production, eligibility deadlines and technical-award scheduling.
OpenCue: VFX Render Manager
Google and Sony Imageworks present OpenCue: The open-source render manager for the VFX and animation industry!
The open libraries of Hollywood
At this year’s FMX there was a talk „Open Source Software in the Motion Picture Industry – An Investigation by the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences”. In a full room David Morin presented the
results of a survey about Open Source libraries in use in the Motion Picture Industry right now, from a survey done with big studios, software vendors, developers and CTOs – including a live Q&A with the FMX audience.