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We are always looking for developers, engineers, end users, and others who may be interested in participating in our projects. There are many levels of contribution – both technical and non-technical. If you are interested in helping support the industry’s open source community, and want to join a diverse and inclusive community, we encourage you to get involved.
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How the Academy Software Foundation Creates Shared Value
The Academy Software Foundation was created four years ago by a group of like-minded technology executives and software developers who saw a need for a neutral place, a common ground, where studios and vendors could come together to write open source software that would benefit everyone.
A lot has happened in this short period of time. This document tells the story of the Foundation: where it came from, what it has achieved so far, and where it aims to go next.
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Academy Software Foundation’s USD Working Group Launches USD Collaborative Projects Initiative
Within the USD Working Group, the USD Assets Group has been developing the USD Collective Projects Initiative as USD adoption has grown across the visual effects industry. This is an open source test bed aiming to standardize on definitions for assets and scenes to be used in production pipelines, and…
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DPEL Adds New MaterialX Assets from NVIDIA
New MaterialX Teapot and Lion assets created by NVIDIA are now available for download through DPEL! Originally used to showcase neural materials, the complex, production-style reference materials are provided as MaterialX shader graphs built from standalone BSDFs assembled with layer and mix nodes.
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Open Source Days 2026 Is a Wrap — Here’s What You Missed
Open Source Days 2026 wrapped in Los Angeles with 500+ in-person attendees, standout talks, and announcements including StEM3-VP in DPEL, a MoonRay Snap installer, and three new members.
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American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Contributes StEM3-VP Project to the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) Digital Production Example Library (DPEL)
The ASC has contributed StEM3-VP, a suite of Unreal Engine environments, 2D plates, and test elements for evaluating LED volumes, to the ASWF Digital Production Example Library.
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