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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…

Academy Software FoundationMarch 13, 2024

Screen shot showing OTIO support in Foundry's Nuke Studio

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Project Spotlight: Industry Support Grows for OpenTimelineIO

OpenTimelineIO (OTIO) is an open source API and interchange format that facilitates the communication of editorial data and timeline information in rich and flexible workflows – filling a critical but often-overlooked gap in film production pipelines. Its API is simple to integrate with both studio tools and third-party software applications,…

Shannon DeoulJune 29, 2022

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Rodeo FX: Streamlining with OpenTimelineIO

Rodeo FX is an award-winning visual effects studio headquartered in Montreal, with additional offices in Toronto, Munich, and Los Angeles. Employing over 600 artists globally, Rodeo FX is responsible for the stunning content in some of today’s biggest TV shows and films, including Stranger Things, WandaVision, Lovecraft Country, Jingle Jangle,…

rromoffMay 6, 2021

Behind the Screens

Nick Porcino, Pixar Animation Studios

Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you get your start in visual effects and/or animation? I saw Star Wars when I was twelve, and decided then and there “I want to help George Lucas make movies.” Not much later, Jim Blinn created an amazing animation of the…

Emily OlinMay 13, 2020

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OpenTimelineIO Beta 12 Release is Available

The beta 12 release of OpenTimelineIO, an interchange format and API for editorial cut information, is now available. This is the first release with a C++ core. The adapters remain in python, but the core library and algorithms are implemented in C++. Big Changes: C++ Core: the core of…

Emily OlinMarch 24, 2020

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Calling all students for Google Summer of Code!

We are very excited to announce that we are participating in Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a summer program for university students to learn about, and get involved in open source. Applying to participate with the Academy Software Foundation provides a great opportunity for students who are interested in learning…

Emily OlinMarch 16, 2020

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OpenTimelineIO Joins Academy Software Foundation

OpenTimelineIO, an open source interchange format for editorial timeline information developed by Pixar, becomes the fifth Academy Software Foundation project.

Academy Software FoundationJuly 29, 2019

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Netflix Joins the Academy Software Foundation

Netflix becomes an ASWF Premier member.