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Academy Software Foundation Announces Dev Days, October 12-13

The Academy Software Foundation is excited to announce our newest event: Dev Days, a 48-hour global event encouraging developers of all experience levels to learn more about our open source projects, connect with mentors and project leads, and of course, write code! Dev Days will take place virtually on October…

Academy Software FoundationOctober 4, 2023

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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…

rromoffJuly 29, 2021

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ASWF Deep Dive: OpenEXR Origin Story: Part 3

Part 3: OpenEXR Today OpenEXR became an ASWF project in 2019. Today, Cary chairs OpenEXR’s Technical Steering Committee (TSC), which also includes Rod, Peter, and several other industry leaders. The TSC meets fortnightly on Zoom and is dedicated to maintaining OpenEXR as an open standard image format for entertainment content…

rromoffApril 21, 2021

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ASWF Deep Dive: OpenEXR Origin Story: Part 2

Part 2: The Evolution of OpenEXR ILM continued to oversee OpenEXR for the next several years, with major contributions later added from Weta Digital and DreamWorks. Florian was the recipient of a Technical Achievement Award for the development of OpenEXR at the 2007 AMPAS Scientific and Technical Awards. OpenEXR became…

rromoffApril 19, 2021

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ASWF Deep Dive: OpenEXR Origin Story: Part 1

OpenEXR, a project at the ASWF, is an HDR image file format for high-quality image processing and storage, originally developed by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in 1999 to fill a demand for higher color fidelity in VFX. Released to the public in 2003, it is one of the earliest…

rromoffApril 15, 2021

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OpenEXR Debuts New Version 3.0 with Improved Imath

The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), a collaborative effort to advance open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, has announced the release of OpenEXR and Imath version 3, now available for developers to start integrating into their applications. OpenEXR project provides the specification and reference implementation of…

rromoffApril 1, 2021

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OpenEXR Project Update: One Year at ASWF!

Learn about the progress the OpenEXR community has made over the last 12 months since joining the Academy Software Foundation.

Academy Software FoundationMay 29, 2020

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OpenEXR and OpenColorIO in Foundry’s Nuke and Katana

Guest post by Simon Robinson, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Foundry Foundry’s products Nuke and Katana stand as widely used, industry-standard tools, used by studios for compositing, look development and lighting, respectively. The capabilities of both in creating beautiful final images and assets as seen in feature films is in huge…

Academy Software FoundationFebruary 3, 2020

Announcements ASWF Projects OpenCue OpenEXR

OpenEXR and OpenCue Become Academy Software Foundation Projects

OpenEXR, developed by Industrial Light & Magic, and OpenCue, developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Google Cloud, become Academy Software Foundation projects.

Emily OlinMay 1, 2019

Academy Software Foundation Announces Dev Days, October 12-13

Project Update: OpenEXR v3.1 Available Now

ASWF Deep Dive: OpenEXR Origin Story: Part 3

ASWF Deep Dive: OpenEXR Origin Story: Part 2

ASWF Deep Dive: OpenEXR Origin Story: Part 1

OpenEXR Debuts New Version 3.0 with Improved Imath

OpenEXR Project Update: One Year at ASWF!

OpenEXR and OpenColorIO in Foundry’s Nuke and Katana

OpenEXR and OpenCue Become Academy Software Foundation Projects

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