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Academy Software Foundation Kicks off 2023 Summer Learning Program

We’re thrilled to officially kick off our third annual Summer Learning Program! Organized by the Diversity & Inclusion Working Group, this fast-growing program aims to provide practical skills and mentorship to underrepresented students and young people looking to explore technical careers in the animation and VFX industries. This year’s program…

Academy Software FoundationJune 7, 2023

Blog Members Other

Member Interview: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

In July of 2019, Amazon Web Services (AWS) joined the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) as a premier level member and has been an active participant ever since, helping execute on the Foundation's mission to promote open source projects across the motion picture industry, improving the quality and quantity of those…

Academy Software FoundationMay 2, 2023

Blog MaterialX

Academy Software Foundation Deep Dive: MaterialX Origin Story

An open standard for representing rich material and look development content in computer graphics, MaterialX enables artists to describe materials in a common, networked form, providing assets with a consistent look across renderers and platforms. Originally developed at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), it was first deployed in production on…

Academy Software FoundationApril 25, 2023

ASWF Projects Blog MaterialX

Latest MaterialX Release now Available; New USD Release Enables MaterialX Support by Default

New MaterialX release adds Graph Editor and Support for the Metal Shading Language; latest USD release enables MaterialX support by default.

Academy Software FoundationApril 21, 2023

Blog Diversity & Inclusion

Reflections on the Summer Learning Program from Irina Wang

One of the Academy Software Foundation’s fastest-growing initiatives has been the annual Summer Learning Program. Spearheaded by the Diversity & Inclusion Working Group, the program aims to provide practical skills and mentorship to underrepresented students and young people looking to explore technical careers in the animation and VFX industries. In…

Academy Software FoundationApril 5, 2023

Blog Diversity & Inclusion

Announcing the 2023 ASWF Summer Learning Program!

Applications for the 2023 Summer Learning Program are now open. Apply by April 14, 2023!

Academy Software FoundationMarch 8, 2023

Announcements Members

Framestore and HP Join the Academy Software Foundation

Framestore and HP Join the Academy Software Foundation as new members

Academy Software FoundationFebruary 2, 2023

ASWF Projects Blog OpenVDB

OpenVDB Releases Version 10.0 with new OpenVDB Link

OpenVDB Version 10 is now available and introduces OpenVDB Link, a Mathematica interface to OpenVDB.

Academy Software FoundationNovember 9, 2022

Announcements ASWF Projects Blog Members

Academy Software Foundation Launches Digital Production Example Library as Newest Project to House Production-Grade Content

Still from 'The Mission' - courtesy of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) The Academy Software Foundation – the motion picture industry’s premier organization for advancing open source software development across image creation, visual effects, animation, and sound technologies – today announces the Digital Production Example Library (DPEL) as its…

Academy Software FoundationAugust 8, 2022

Announcements ASWF Projects Blog Members Open Review Initiative Review & Approval WG

Academy Software Foundation’s New Open Review Initiative Forms with Initial Code Contributions from Autodesk, DNEG, and Sony Pictures Imageworks

The Academy Software Foundation today announces the Open Review Initiative, a new project led by contributions from member companies Autodesk, DNEG, and Sony Pictures Imageworks, with the mission to build a unified open source toolset for playback, review and approval of motion picture and related professional media. The Academy Software…