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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 99 29

  2. artwork artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

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  3. foundation foundation Public

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

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  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…

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

    ASWF Sample Project

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

    Repository template for a working group

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Repositories

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  • openvdb Public

    OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 3,169 Apache-2.0 733 174 (4 issues need help) 45 Updated Jan 15, 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++ 2,227 Apache-2.0 653 152 (31 issues need help) 28 Updated Jan 14, 2026
  • rawtoaces Public

    RAW to ACES Utility

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/rawtoaces’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 168 Apache-2.0 58 11 (7 issues need help) 1 Updated Jan 14, 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++ 2,112 Apache-2.0 406 206 (34 issues need help) 35 Updated Jan 14, 2026
  • tac Public

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

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/tac’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 99 CC-BY-4.0 29 41 2 Updated Jan 14, 2026
  • OpenShadingLanguage Public

    Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,257 BSD-3-Clause 396 62 (8 issues need help) 22 Updated Jan 14, 2026
  • AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO-Config-ACES’s past year of commit activity
    Python 387 BSD-3-Clause 43 19 (1 issue needs help) 6 Updated Jan 13, 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++ 692 200 45 (6 issues need help) 22 Updated Jan 14, 2026
  • OpenTimelineIO Public

    Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenTimelineIO’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 1,743 Apache-2.0 315 186 (46 issues need help) 34 Updated Jan 13, 2026
  • EncodingGuidelines Public

    This site provides guidelines for encoding frames to movie files for review.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/EncodingGuidelines’s past year of commit activity
    Dockerfile 48 Apache-2.0 7 8 0 Updated Jan 13, 2026