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/* ACADEMY SOFTWARE FOUNDATION

Code. Collaboration. Creativity.

Supported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

/* OUR MISSION

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.

Learn more about how your organization can help support these efforts.

/* OUR PROJECTS

We are always looking for developers, engineers, end users, and others who may be interested in participating in our projects. There are many levels of contribution –  both technical and non-technical. If you are interested in helping support the industry’s open source community, and want to join a diverse and inclusive community, we encourage you to get involved.

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/* OPEN SOURCE IN ENTERTAINMENT

How the Academy Software Foundation Creates Shared Value

The Academy Software Foundation was created four years ago by a group of like-minded technology executives and software developers who saw a need for a neutral place, a common ground, where studios and vendors could come together to write open source software that would benefit everyone.

A lot has happened in this short period of time. This document tells the story of the Foundation: where it came from, what it has achieved so far, and where it aims to go next.

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/* LATEST NEWS & MEDIA COVERAGE

September 24, 2024 in ASWF Projects, Blog, DPEL, Open Review Initiative, Open Source Days, OpenVDB

Recapping Open Source Days 2024, Our Biggest Event Yet!

The Academy Software Foundation recently wrapped up its annual Open Source Days event, bringing together the VFX and animation community to hear the latest news and developments from the Foundation and other open source initiatives. This year’s event was our biggest yet with 370 in-person attendees in Denver CO, and…
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September 10, 2024 in Blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Members

Wrapping Up Another Successful Summer Learning Program

Some Summer Learning Program participants attending SIGGRAPH 2024 We recently wrapped up the Academy Software Foundation’s fourth annual Summer Learning Program, with 20 student participants from around the world joining us to learn more about coding and potential technical career paths within visual effects and animation. This year’s Program ran…
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August 29, 2024 in ASWF Projects, Blog

Join us for Dev Days 2024 Next Month!

Developers of all experience levels are invited to participate in Dev Days, our virtual hackathon on Sept. 26-27, which helps individuals to make their first contribution to a project.
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July 29, 2024 in Announcements, Blog, OpenVDB

OpenVDB Integrates NVIDIA Open Source fVDB to Enable Deep Learning on Large-Scale 3D Data

OpenVDB users will soon have access to fVDB, which provides the framework for large-scale, high-resolution spatial intelligence.
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July 28, 2024 in Announcements, Blog, DPEL

DPEL Adds New Assets from Animal Logic, AWS and Adobe

DPEL adds three new assets: Animal Logic ALab v2.2, Adobe OpenPBR Shader Playground, and AWS Airship
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July 28, 2024 in Announcements, Blog, Open Review Initiative

Open Review Initiative Releases ReviewPluginApi, Developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks for Building Cross-Platform Plugins

Open Review Initiative Releases ReviewPluginApi, Developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks for Building Cross-Platform Plugins
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