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Academy Software Foundation Announces Summer Opportunities for Technical Careers in VFX and Animation AnnouncementsBlogDiversity & Inclusion

Academy Software Foundation Announces Summer Opportunities for Technical Careers in VFX and Animation

The Academy Software Foundation is pleased to announce two different global summer opportunities for individuals 18 and older who are growing their skills in computer science, engineering, and related fields, and looking to explore technical careers in the VFX and animation industries. Participating in these programs is a great way…
Academy Software Foundation
April 6, 2022
Academy Software Foundation Releases New Research Paper on Open Source Technology in Modern Filmmaking Era AnnouncementsBlogIn The News

Academy Software Foundation Releases New Research Paper on Open Source Technology in Modern Filmmaking Era

Today we at the Academy Software Foundation, released a new research paper titled “Open Source in Entertainment: How the Academy Software Foundation Creates Shared Value.” It is available as a free PDF here: http://report.aswf.io/  Authored by veteran entertainment technology journalist Barbara Robertson, with a foreword from our Executive Director David…
Academy Software Foundation
March 9, 2022
Wevr Joins Academy Software Foundation as General Member AnnouncementsBlogMembers

Wevr Joins Academy Software Foundation as General Member

Today the Academy Software Foundation, the premier organization for advancing open source software development across the media and motion picture industries, announces the addition of Wevr as its newest general member. The Academy Software Foundation now counts 32 members working together to strengthen open source tools development and align on…
Academy Software Foundation
February 23, 2022
Academy Software Foundation Establishes Review & Approval Working Group AnnouncementsBlogReview & Approval WG

Academy Software Foundation Establishes Review & Approval Working Group

The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), the premier organization for advancing open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, today officially announced the formation of its new Review & Approval Working Group.  The Review & Approval Working Group has two parallel goals. The first is to achieve industry-wide…
Academy Software Foundation
February 15, 2022
Rez Joins Academy Software Foundation as Newest Hosted Project AnnouncementsBlogRez

Rez Joins Academy Software Foundation as Newest Hosted Project

Rez installs packages once, and configures environments dynamically (via GitHub) Today the Academy Software Foundation, the premier organization for advancing open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, is pleased to announce the addition of Rez as its newest hosted project. Rez is an open source, cross-platform…
Academy Software Foundation
February 11, 2022
Stories from the Academy Software Foundation’s First Summer Learning Program BlogDiversity & Inclusion

Stories from the Academy Software Foundation’s First Summer Learning Program

In 2021, the Academy Software Foundation’s Diversity & Inclusion Working Group launched its first-ever Summer Learning Program, offering free educational resources and mentorship in the VFX and animation fields to an inaugural group of 20 participants who identify as female or non-binary. The program’s main focus was to provide underrepresented…
arobinson
February 7, 2022
Aliza Carpio, Autodesk Behind the ScreensBlog

Aliza Carpio, Autodesk

Aliza Carpio Director, Tech Evangelist Autodesk https://www.linkedin.com/in/alizacarpio/ https://twitter.com/SocialAC https://socialac.medium.com/ https://creativelybrave.me Aliza Carpio is Director, technology evangelist at Autodesk, focused on building Autodesk’s tech story aligned with its brand and vision to enable everyone to create a better world designed and made for all. Prior to this role, she was tech evangelist and…
arobinson
January 12, 2022
Academy Software Foundation Members Explain Benefits of Open Source Software BlogMembersOpen Source Days

Academy Software Foundation Members Explain Benefits of Open Source Software

At our recent Open Source Days event, we had the opportunity to speak with a cross-section of Academy Software Foundation members about the importance of open source technology and open standards for their businesses, and the value that they derive from contributing to the Foundation’s open source projects and collaborating…
Shannon Deoul
November 22, 2021
Project Update: OpenTimelineIO Beta 14 Released, with Improved Automation AnnouncementsBlogOpenTimelineIO

Project Update: OpenTimelineIO Beta 14 Released, with Improved Automation

Screen shot of the new OTIO to SVG adapter in action The Beta 14 release of OpenTimelineIO (OTIO) is officially available for download! This update notably adds greater automation and support for the latest versions of Python as recommended by the VFX Reference Platform. New features in Beta 14 include:…
Shannon Deoul
November 16, 2021
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