The Digital Production Example Library (DPEL) is an Academy Software Foundation hosted project curating production-grade sample content for hardware and software testing purposes. DPEL has steadily grown in recent years thanks to generous contributions, with assets including Netflix Animation Studios’ ALab production scene, Adobe’s OpenPBR Shader Playground asset, Amazon Web...
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...
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...
DPEL adds three new assets: Animal Logic ALab v2.2, Adobe OpenPBR Shader Playground, and AWS Airship
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 newest hosted project. The DPEL project grew out of the industry’s long-standing need...
