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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 Deoul
October 19, 2021
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Project Update: OpenEXR v3.1 Available Now

OpenEXR,  the professional-grade, high-dynamic-range image storage format of the motion picture industry and a project at the Academy Software Foundation, has officially released version 3.1. This new version can be downloaded from https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases. OpenEXR v3.1 includes significant new features, including a new library, OpenEXRCore.This is the result of a significant…
rromoff
July 29, 2021
AnnouncementsBlogOpen Source Days

Open Source Days Schedule Highlights

Los Angeles, CA (July 21, 2021) – The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has announced an exciting slate of speakers for Open Source Days, its annual free virtual conference, taking place August 4-5. Attendees will hear from top executives from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, ILM, NBCUniversal, Netflix,…
rromoff
July 23, 2021
ASWF ProjectsBlogOpenColorIO

Project Spotlight: Industry Support for OpenColorIO v2

Back in February, we officially released OpenColorIO (OCIO) v2 for download. A complete open-source color management solution for VFX and animation pipelines, OCIO is used widely across the film industry and this release was highly anticipated by artists, developers, and color scientists alike. This significant version update followed three years…
rromoff
July 8, 2021
AnnouncementsBlog

Schedule live for Open Source Days 2021

The Academy Software Foundation is thrilled to share the initial Open Source Days 2021 schedule! This year’s lineup features key updates and insights from open source visual effects, animation, and content creation leaders from within the Foundations and beyond. The lineup includes keynote panel discussions, updates from members, projects from…
rromoff
June 30, 2021
AnnouncementsBlog

Save the Date for Open Source Days 2021

UPDATED 2021-07-28 with schedule and registration link. The Academy Software Foundation is hosting its third annual Open Source Days on August 4 and 5, 2021. The free, virtual event brings together the motion picture industry’s open source community to collaborate and learn about open source software for visual effects, animation,…
rromoff
May 21, 2021
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