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Academy Software Foundation

Home for technical activities hosted by the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF).

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The mission of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) is to increase the quality and quantity of contributions to the content creation industry’s open source software base; to provide a neutral forum to coordinate cross-project efforts; to provide a common build and test infrastructure; and to provide individuals and organizations a clear path to participation in advancing our open source ecosystem.

This organization contains the repositories for the core Academy Software Foundation and many of the hosted projects and working groups. Below is the list of core Academy Software Foundation repositories hosted here.

  • foundation, which contains materials on the Academy Software Foundation itself including the charter, policies, overview decks, and program materials.
  • tac is the home of the TAC processes, policies, programs, and meeting minutes. You can most easily view these materials at tac.aswf.io.
  • artwork contains artwork for the Academy Software Foundation, its hosted projects and working groups, and other programs hosted. You can most easily view these assets at artwork.aswf.io.
  • aswf-landscape is the source for the Academy Software Foundation Landscape and where you can suggest changes and new entries. You can view the landscape at landscape.aswf.io
  • aswf-sample-project is a template for using when starting a new project at the Academy Software Foundation.
  • aswf-sample-wg is a template for using when starting a new working group at the Academy Software Foundation.

Learn about all the hosted projects and working groups and how to get involved at tac.aswf.io/engagement

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  1. tac tac Public

    Materials and meeting notes for the ASWF Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

    HTML 103 29

  2. artwork artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    HTML 18 8

  3. foundation foundation Public

    Academy Software Foundation foundation level resources, such as the charter, FAQ about the project, and other public assets

    22 5

  4. aswf-landscape aswf-landscape Public

    🌄Landscape for popular open source projects used in the motion picture industry. This interactive landscape similar to that of the CNCF Landscape (https://l.cncf.io/) that sorts through popular ope…

    154 31

  5. aswf-sample-project aswf-sample-project Public template

    ASWF Sample Project

    CMake 21 11

  6. aswf-sample-wg aswf-sample-wg Public template

    Repository template for a working group

    5 2

Repositories

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  • OpenPBR Public

    Specification and reference implementation for the OpenPBR Surface shading model

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenPBR's past year of commit activity
    CSS 818 Apache-2.0 47 51 12 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • rez Public

    An integrated package configuration, build and deployment system for software

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/rez's past year of commit activity
    Python 1,099 Apache-2.0 371 364 (20 issues need help) 104 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • OpenRV Public

    Open source version of RV, the Sci-Tech award-winning media review and playback software.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenRV's past year of commit activity
    C++ 783 255 75 (5 issues need help) 53 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • dna Public

    Dallies Note Assistant

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/dna's past year of commit activity
    Python 55 Apache-2.0 47 23 (3 issues need help) 4 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • openexr Public

    The OpenEXR project provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, the professional-grade image storage format of the motion picture industry.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr's past year of commit activity
    C 1,878 BSD-3-Clause 716 63 (16 issues need help) 12 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • foundation Public

    Academy Software Foundation foundation level resources, such as the charter, FAQ about the project, and other public assets

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/foundation's past year of commit activity
    22 CC-BY-4.0 5 0 0 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • tac Public

    Materials and meeting notes for the ASWF Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/tac's past year of commit activity
    HTML 103 CC-BY-4.0 30 41 1 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • OpenImageIO Public

    Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,392 Apache-2.0 717 105 (18 issues need help) 38 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/artwork's past year of commit activity
    HTML 18 8 2 0 Updated Nov 2, 2026
  • openapv Public

    OpenAPV

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/openapv's past year of commit activity
    C 270 BSD-3-Clause 49 5 3 Updated Oct 31, 2026