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Home for technical activities hosted by the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF).

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The mission of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) is to increase the quality and quantity of contributions to the content creation industry’s open source software base; to provide a neutral forum to coordinate cross-project efforts; to provide a common build and test infrastructure; and to provide individuals and organizations a clear path to participation in advancing our open source ecosystem.

This organization contains the repositories for the core Academy Software Foundation and many of the hosted projects and working groups. Below is the list of core Academy Software Foundation repositories hosted here.

  • foundation, which contains materials on the Academy Software Foundation itself including the charter, policies, overview decks, and program materials.
  • tac is the home of the TAC processes, policies, programs, and meeting minutes. You can most easily view these materials at tac.aswf.io.
  • artwork contains artwork for the Academy Software Foundation, its hosted projects and working groups, and other programs hosted. You can most easily view these assets at artwork.aswf.io.
  • aswf-landscape is the source for the Academy Software Foundation Landscape and where you can suggest changes and new entries. You can view the landscape at landscape.aswf.io
  • aswf-sample-project is a template for using when starting a new project at the Academy Software Foundation.
  • aswf-sample-wg is a template for using when starting a new working group at the Academy Software Foundation.

Learn about all the hosted projects and working groups and how to get involved at tac.aswf.io/engagement

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  1. tac tac Public

    Materials and meeting notes for the ASWF Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

    HTML 102 29

  2. artwork artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 18 8

  3. foundation foundation Public

    Academy Software Foundation foundation level resources, such as the charter, FAQ about the project, and other public assets

    22 5

  4. aswf-landscape aswf-landscape Public

    🌄Landscape for popular open source projects used in the motion picture industry. This interactive landscape similar to that of the CNCF Landscape (https://l.cncf.io/) that sorts through popular ope…

    153 31

  5. aswf-sample-project aswf-sample-project Public template

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 21 11

  6. aswf-sample-wg aswf-sample-wg Public template

    Repository template for a working group

    5 2

Repositories

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  • OpenImageIO Public

    Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,375 Apache-2.0 709 110 (18 issues need help) 39 Updated Oct 2, 2026
  • openexr Public

    The OpenEXR project provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, the professional-grade image storage format of the motion picture industry.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr's past year of commit activity
    C 1,861 BSD-3-Clause 705 70 (18 issues need help) 16 Updated Oct 2, 2026
  • OpenTimelineIO Public

    Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenTimelineIO's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,002 Apache-2.0 357 182 (46 issues need help) 36 Updated Oct 1, 2026
  • OpenRV Public

    Open source version of RV, the Sci-Tech award-winning media review and playback software.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenRV's past year of commit activity
    C++ 772 248 77 (5 issues need help) 50 Updated Oct 1, 2026
  • tac Public

    Materials and meeting notes for the ASWF Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/tac's past year of commit activity
    HTML 102 CC-BY-4.0 29 42 0 Updated Oct 1, 2026
  • foundation Public

    Academy Software Foundation foundation level resources, such as the charter, FAQ about the project, and other public assets

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/foundation's past year of commit activity
    22 CC-BY-4.0 5 0 0 Updated Oct 1, 2026
  • aswf-docker Public

    Common container configuration

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/aswf-docker's past year of commit activity
    Python 187 Apache-2.0 43 80 5 Updated Oct 1, 2026
  • aswf-landscape Public

    🌄Landscape for popular open source projects used in the motion picture industry. This interactive landscape similar to that of the CNCF Landscape (https://l.cncf.io/) that sorts through popular open source projects used for visual effects, animation, and image creation, and shows details including GitHub stars, funding or market cap, first and l…

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/aswf-landscape's past year of commit activity
    153 Apache-2.0 31 2 2 Updated Oct 1, 2026
  • OpenColorIO Public

    A color management framework for visual effects and animation.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,127 BSD-3-Clause 502 185 (45 issues need help) 29 Updated Oct 1, 2026
  • MaterialX Public

    MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,270 Apache-2.0 466 225 (35 issues need help) 91 Updated Sep 30, 2026