Announcements

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

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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

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Lessons from ASWF’s Careers in Film & Technology Webinar Series

Our recent Careers in Film + Technology webinar series gathered developers and engineers from top Hollywood studios to give students an inside look at different career paths in visual effects and animation. Curated by ASWF’s Diversity and Inclusion working group, the 6-part series fostered informative discussions about how the speakers…

rromoffAugust 13, 2021

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Academy Software Foundation Welcomes Maxon as a General Member

ASWF Now Counts 32 Members, Strengthening Open Source Tools Development and Industry Standards Los Angeles, CA (August 2, 2021) – Today the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), the preeminent organization for open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, announced the addition of new general member: Maxon. The…

rromoffAugust 3, 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…

rromoffJuly 29, 2021

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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,…

rromoffJuly 23, 2021