In the heart of Quebec, a groundbreaking student project is demonstrating how open-source technologies are revolutionizing animation production. “A Beaver’s Tale,” directed by France Rodrigue and William Cardinal at NAD-UQAC, stands as a testament to the transformative power of OpenUSD and other Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) technologies in democratizing high-end...
The Academy Software Foundation is pleased to welcome two new member companies: Raynault VFX and Stability AI.
DreamWorks Animation utilized multiple open source tools in the making of the animated blockbuster "The Wild Robot."
Join us for the ASWF Open Source Forum on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, CA. The the theme for the Forum is "Open Source and New Technologies Impacting Studios."
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 announced the formation of a new Zero Trust Working Group. The Zero Trust Working Group will develop standards and best practices for...
We are excited to announce the winners of the second annual USDZ Bake Off, hosted by the ASWF USD Working Group!
The Academy Software Foundation is excited to announce the release of MaterialX v1.39.2, introducing support for the Chiang Hair BSDF, Disney Principled shading model, generic color ramps, improved Worley noise, shader generation optimizations, and much more. The new Chiang Hair BSDF, contributed to the MaterialX project by NVIDIA and seen...
Join us for the 2025 USDZ Bake Off, hosted by the ASWF USD Working Group!
OpenAPV is a royalty-free, open source video codec providing professional-grade video capturing and post-production capabilities for mobile devices and cloud-based tools Los Angeles, CA (October 31, 2024) – The Academy Software Foundation, the motion picture industry’s premier organization for advancing open source software development, today announced OpenAPV as its newest...
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...
