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How Animated Blockbuster ‘The Wild Robot’ Utilized Open Source

DreamWorks Animation utilized multiple open source tools in the making of the animated blockbuster "The Wild Robot."

Academy Software FoundationFebruary 11, 2025

ASWF Projects Blog DPEL Open Review Initiative Open Source Days OpenVDB

Recapping Open Source Days 2024, Our Biggest Event Yet!

The Academy Software Foundation recently wrapped up its annual Open Source Days event, bringing together the VFX and animation community to hear the latest news and developments from the Foundation and other open source initiatives. This year’s event was our biggest yet with 370 in-person attendees in Denver CO, and…

Academy Software FoundationSeptember 24, 2024

Announcements Blog OpenVDB

OpenVDB Integrates NVIDIA Open Source fVDB to Enable Deep Learning on Large-Scale 3D Data

OpenVDB users will soon have access to fVDB, which provides the framework for large-scale, high-resolution spatial intelligence.

Academy Software FoundationJuly 29, 2024

Blog OpenVDB

ACM SIGGRAPH Recognizes Ken Museth for OpenVDB

Ken Museth, founder of OpenVDB and Chair of the OpenVDB Technical Steering Committee, has been recognized with the ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioner Award for the creation and continued development of OpenVDB!

Academy Software FoundationJune 20, 2023

ASWF Projects Blog OpenVDB

OpenVDB Releases Version 10.0 with new OpenVDB Link

OpenVDB Version 10 is now available and introduces OpenVDB Link, a Mathematica interface to OpenVDB.

Academy Software FoundationNovember 9, 2022

Announcements Blog OpenVDB

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

Announcements ASWF Projects Blog OpenVDB

OpenVDB Adds GPU Support with NanoVDB; OpenVDB Version 7.1 Now Available

OpenVDB has adopted NanoVDB to enable faster performance, easier development, and GPU acceleration.

Emily OlinAugust 20, 2020

Announcements ASWF Projects OpenVDB

Sony Pictures Entertainment/Sony Pictures Imageworks and Warner Bros. Join ASWF; OpenVDB Becomes First Project

Sony Pictures Imageworks, Warner Bros., Blender Foundation and VES Society join as members; DreamWorks Animations' OpenVDB becomes first ASWF project.

Emily OlinOctober 23, 2018