Announcing OpenPBR Volume!
OpenPBR Volume is a new collaboration between Autodesk and SideFX to create a common model and draft specification for defining the look of volumetric assets with controls grounded in their physical properties.
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Open Source Days 2025 Keynote to be Delivered by Academy Award®-winning ‘Flow’ Filmmaking Team
The Academy Software Foundation has announced the program for its annual Open Source Days event taking place August 4-11, which will include a keynote talk by the filmmaking team who worked on the animated feature Flow on August 10 in Vancouver. Held annually, Open Source Days is the leading event...
Pixar Relied on Open Source to Introduce New Emotions in ‘Inside Out 2’
Produced by Pixar Animation Studios, Inside Out 2 shattered records as both the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time. The hit sequel reunites viewers with protagonist Riley Andersen, who must learn to manage a host of new emotions – including anxiety, envy, embarrassment, and...
Disney’s ‘Moana 2’ Sets Sail with Help from Open Source Tools
Moana 2 was one of the biggest box office hits of 2024, bringing back Auliʻi Cravalho as beloved heroine Moana and Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui as they assemble a crew to find the lost island of Motufetu, break its curse, and reconnect the people of the ocean. Breaking...
Engineers and Tech Leaders Talk Open Source for Media & Entertainment at NAB Show 2025
This year for the first time, the Academy Software Foundation was thrilled to have an official presence at the NAB Show with our panel, Open Source for Content Creation: Engineering for the Greater Good. Moderated by the Foundation’s Executive Director, David Morin, the panel brought together Felix Duchesneau (Director of...
Dev Days Expands with Two Events in 2025
We’re excited to reveal the dates for this year’s Dev Days – and to share that this event is expanding! This year, we will host Dev Days on two separate occasions due to demand – the first on May 15, and the second on September 25. Each of these will...
Applications Open for ASWF’s 2025 Summer Learning Program
Applications are open now through April 11, 2025 for this year’s Summer Learning Program! Now in its fifth year, the Academy Software Foundation’s Summer Learning Program is organized by our Diversity & Inclusion Working Group and aims to provide a mix of practical skills, professional mentorship, and a community of...
Open Source at NAB Show 2025
We are excited to participate at this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, marking the first time the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has had a presence at the show! Join us for a panel discussion on April 7 at 10:00 am featuring executives from Netflix, AWS, Foundry, and Sohonet as...
This Year’s Hollywood Awards Season was Powered by Open Source
Open source software contributed to the making of award winning films like Flow, Dune: Part Two, The Wild Robot, Inside Out 2 and Moana 2.
OpenUSD Powers Student Innovation: “A Beaver’s Tale” Showcases the Future of Animation Pipelines
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...