Shannon Deoul, Author at ASWF

Neville Spiteri, Wevr

Neville Spiteri Co-Founder / CEO Wevr Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you get your start in visual effects and/or animation? What was your major in college? I started experimenting with the BASIC programming language when I was 12 years old on a ZX81 Sinclair home computer,…

Shannon DeoulJuly 19, 2022

Screen shot showing OTIO support in Foundry's Nuke Studio

Blog OpenTimelineIO

Project Spotlight: Industry Support Grows for OpenTimelineIO

OpenTimelineIO (OTIO) is an open source API and interchange format that facilitates the communication of editorial data and timeline information in rich and flexible workflows – filling a critical but often-overlooked gap in film production pipelines. Its API is simple to integrate with both studio tools and third-party software applications,…

Shannon DeoulJune 29, 2022

Blog Members Open Source Days

Academy Software Foundation Members Explain Benefits of Open Source Software

At our recent Open Source Days event, we had the opportunity to speak with a cross-section of Academy Software Foundation members about the importance of open source technology and open standards for their businesses, and the value that they derive from contributing to the Foundation’s open source projects and collaborating…

Shannon DeoulNovember 22, 2021

Announcements Blog OpenTimelineIO

Project Update: OpenTimelineIO Beta 14 Released, with Improved Automation

Screen shot of the new OTIO to SVG adapter in action The Beta 14 release of OpenTimelineIO (OTIO) is officially available for download! This update notably adds greater automation and support for the latest versions of Python as recommended by the VFX Reference Platform. New features in Beta 14 include:…

Shannon DeoulNovember 16, 2021

Behind the Screens Blog

Tram Le-Jones, ftrack

Tram Le-Jones VP of Solutions ftrack Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you get your start in visual effects and/or animation? I love telling people that I got my start in VFX through a Craigslist ad, ha! I was in college at San Francisco State University studying…

Shannon DeoulNovember 15, 2021

Announcements Blog OpenVDB

Project Update: OpenVDB Version 9.0.0 Available Now; Introduces GPU Support

Ray tracing in PBRT using NanoVDB OpenVDB – the Academy Award-winning C++ library for efficient representation and simulation of volumetric effects like water, fire, smoke, and clouds – has officially released version 9.0.0! This significant release introduces notable updates including: The official release of NanoVDB, which for the first time…

Shannon DeoulNovember 8, 2021

Behind the Screens Blog

Simon Yuen, NVIDIA

Simon Yuen Director, Graphics and AI NVIDIA Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you get your start in visual effects and/or animation? I was in my third year in college, majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Art and at that point, I was not quite sure…

Shannon DeoulOctober 19, 2021

Announcements Blog

Academy Software Foundation Announces Formation of Rust Working Group, Initial Release of OpenEXR Rust Binding

The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) is pleased to announce the formation of the Rust Working Group, dedicated to creating a foundation for C and Rust bindings for C++ libraries used by the media and entertainment industry. Rust is a fast and flexible open source programming language designed specifically for safe…

Shannon DeoulOctober 13, 2021