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Academy Software Foundation Adopts OpenAPV as a Hosted Project, Led by New Premier Member Samsung Electronics AnnouncementsASWF ProjectsBlogMembers

Academy Software Foundation Adopts OpenAPV as a Hosted Project, Led by New Premier Member Samsung Electronics

OpenAPV is a royalty-free, open source video codec providing professional-grade video capturing and post-production capabilities for mobile devices and cloud-based tools Los Angeles, CA (October 31, 2024) – The Academy Software Foundation, the motion picture industry’s premier organization for advancing open source software development, today announced OpenAPV as its newest…
Recapping Open Source Days 2024, Our Biggest Event Yet! ASWF ProjectsBlogDPELOpen Review InitiativeOpen Source DaysOpenVDB

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 Foundation
September 24, 2024
Academy Software Foundation Announces Schedule for Open Source Days 2024 AnnouncementsASWF ProjectsBlogMembersOpen Source Days

Academy Software Foundation Announces Schedule for Open Source Days 2024

The Academy Software Foundation has announced the schedule for its upcoming Open Source Days event, taking place both virtually and in-person in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, July 28.  This year’s keynote will be delivered by Darin Grant, CTO of Animal Logic, with additional speakers including executives from Adobe, Amazon Web…
Open Source Projects Help to Empower Artists for a Memorable Hollywood Awards Season ASWF ProjectsBlogMembers

Open Source Projects Help to Empower Artists for a Memorable Hollywood Awards Season

This year’s industry awards, from the Oscars to the Emmys to the BAFTAs and beyond, have recognized a range of eye-popping VFX-driven and animated stories. In film, some of the nominated projects include the futuristic sci-fi battles of The Creator, the multi-colored multiverses of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the death-defying…
OpenColorIO Receives SMPTE Workflow Systems Medal ASWF ProjectsBlogOpenColorIO

OpenColorIO Receives SMPTE Workflow Systems Medal

Last week at the annual SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) Media Technology Summit in Los Angeles, we were thrilled to see Carol Payne and Doug Walker accept the Workflow Systems Medal on behalf of OpenColorIO (OCIO). SMPTE’s Workflow Systems Medal recognizes outstanding contributions related to the development…