Today we're unveiling our newest project: OpenQMC! Developed & contributed to the Foundation by @framestore.bsky.social, OpenQMC aims to improve the fidelity & efficiency of rendering photoreal moving images for film, TV, gaming & advertising. Read more on our blog: www.aswf.io/blog/openqmc...

ASWF #DevDays is next week! Join developers from around the world on Sept. 25 by picking a task from an #ASWF project, including that can be completed in one day. All levels of experience are welcome! Find out more and sign up to participate at www.aswf.io/dev-days. @materialx.bsky.social

Our next virtual #DevDays is coming up Sept. 25! Spend a day contributing to one of the #ASWF projects and supporting the software our industry relies on. Find out more and sign up at www.aswf.io/dev-days/!

Missed Open Source Days? Catch up on all of our news, plus videos of all sessions are now available! www.aswf.io/blog/academy...

We are thrilled to welcome #SkydanceAnimation to the hashtag#ASWF community as a new Premier member! hubs.la/Q03B_nlM0

The #ASWF Open Review Initiative (ORI) announces three major new updates to the ReviewPluginApi: API, widgets, and RPA mode in OpenRV. Read more at www.aswf.io/blog/reviewp...

Today's #ASWF Virtual Town Halls include the #OpenReviewInitiative Shared Plugin Platform, #OpenRV, and #OpenShadingLanguage! Register to join us at hubs.la/Q03BLLcv0

We have a packed Virtual Town Hall schedule today with hashtag#OpenReviewInitiative Video Encoding Guidelines, hashtag#OpenAssetIO, hashtag#OpenColorIO, hashtag#OpenEXR, and hashtag#OpenCue! Register for each one you want to join here: hubs.la/Q03Byd_X0

We're excited to share #OpenPBR Volume, a new collaboration between Autodesk and Sidefx to create an open standard enabling users to define the look of volumetric assets. OpenPBR is a subproject of @materialx.bsky.social. Read more: www.aswf.io/blog/openpbr...

Have you been wondering what #ASWF project have been up to over the past year? Join our Virtual Town Halls this week to hear from project chairs about what's new and what's to come! View the schedule and register at hubs.la/Q03Bfn7s0 #opensource #animation #vfx

Don't forget to register for #ASWF Open Source Days coming up Aug. 10-11 in Vancouver and virtually! Keynote speakers this year include the filmmaking team from the Academy Award®-winning ‘Flow,’ as well as LAIKA Studios. Learn more at hubs.la/Q03z_PtC0. #SIGGRAPH #opensource #vfx #animation

We're thrilled to welcome LAIKA (Coraline, ParaNorman, Kubo and the Two Strings) as the newest Premier Member of the Academy Software Foundation! Get more details on the blog: www.aswf.io/news/laika-j...

Register now for Open Source Days! This year's main program is August 10, with a series of Virtual Town Halls the week prior & a full day of Birds of a Feather sessions at SIGGRAPH on August 11. Registration is free; virtual attendance options available! events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-...

We're excited to announce that our keynote for Open Source Days 2025 will be delivered by the Academy Award®-winning ‘Flow’ filmmaking team! Join us for free on August 10 (in-person or virtually) for that and much more! Full schedule and registration details on our blog: www.aswf.io/news/open-so...

Will you be at #OSSummit next week in Denver? Join David Morin and Larry Gritz on June 25 at 11:55 am to learn about the Academy Software Foundation and how the motion picture industry is using open source software for visual effects and animation! sched.co/1zfn9

Pixar's box-office smash INSIDE OUT 2 relied heavily on open source tools throughout production. Check out our blog for an interview with Pixar's VFX Supervisor, looking at how projects like OpenUSD, OpenEXR, OpenColorIO, OpenTimelineIO, and more, played a role! www.aswf.io/blog/pixar-r...

Disney's blockbuster MOANA 2 leveraged a wide range of open source tools to help bring this vibrant story and characters to life. Check out our blog for a behind the scenes look! www.aswf.io/blog/disneys...

One update we want to celebrate in USD 25.05 is having MaterialX v1.39.3 -- which includes OpenPBR Surface and the Chiang Hair BSDF -- as the new default MatX version. 🎉 Thank you for the close collab @materialx.bsky.social! 💖 We're excited to see the cool things folks create with this combo!

Missed our panel at #NABShow2025? Check out this recap in VP-Land! Thanks so much to our members from @awscloud.bsky.social, @netflixeng.bsky.social, Sohonet & Foundry for joining us for an in-depth discussion on open source across the media & entertainment industry! www.vp-land.com/p/aswf-open-...

Two weeks left to submit a talk for #ASWF Open Source Days! We're looking for new ideas, best practices, use cases, project updates and anything else you want to share with the technical VFX and animation community. Submit at hubs.la/Q03kFJ5z0

Are you interested in contributing to an #ASWF project but don't know where to start? Join us on May 15 for #DevDays and spend one day learning about a project, benefiting from the mentorship of project leaders, and of course writing code! Register at devdays.aswf.io.

The call for presentations for #ASWF Open Source Days is now open until May 18! We are expecting a full house again this year with 250+ software engineers from across the motion picture industry. Submit your talk at aswf.io/opensourcedays

Due to demand, we're expanding Dev Days with two events this year! Sign up to join us on May 15 and/or September 25. Dev Days is a 24-hour virtual hackathon welcoming new contributors to any of our 15 open source projects. A great, easy way to get involved! More: www.aswf.io/blog/dev-day...

Congrats to #ACES and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the release of ACES 2.0! variety.com/2025/artisan...

Reminder that applications are open through April 11 for our Summer Learning Program! The SLP is designed to provide practical skills, professional mentorship, and a community of peers, to students & early career folx from underrepresented communities. More info: www.aswf.io/blog/applica...

Join the Academy Software Foundation at the NAB Show! We're thrilled to be hosting a panel with members from Foundry, AWS, Netflix, and Sohonet about open source for the greater good. Join our discussion on Monday April 7 at 10:00am, in West Hall W213-215! www.aswf.io/blog/open-so...

If you are interested in a technical career in #VFX and #animation and identify as an underrepresented gender, check out our Summer Learning Program, which provides practical skills and mentorship to members of underrepresented communities. Apply by April 11 at hubs.la/Q0394BFS0.

Did you know that many of the Academy Award winners and nominees used open source software? Learn more about some of the open source tools used on films like Flow and The Wild Robot at www.aswf.io/blog/this-ye... #ASWF #opensource #VFX #animation

Applications for the #ASWF Summer Learning Program are now open! If you are interested in exploring a technical career in animation or VFX and identify as an underrepresented gender, apply before April 11 at hubs.la/Q0394RY20!

MaterialX v1.39.2 has been released! This version adds support for the Chiang Hair BSDF, Disney Principled shading model, generic color ramps, improved Worley noise, shader generation optimizations, and contributions from our participants in ASWF Dev Days 2024. www.aswf.io/blog/materia...