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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 6

  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…

    152 30

  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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  • aswf-docker Public

    Common container configuration

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/aswf-docker's past year of commit activity
    Python 188 Apache-2.0 43 77 5 Updated Sep 21, 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 1,850 BSD-3-Clause 705 63 (18 issues need help) 16 Updated Sep 21, 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++ 2,370 Apache-2.0 703 107 (21 issues need help) 41 Updated Sep 21, 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 29 46 1 Updated Sep 21, 2026
  • artwork Public

    🎨ASWF related logos and artwork

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/artwork's past year of commit activity
    HTML 18 8 2 1 Updated Sep 21, 2026
  • rez Public

    An integrated package configuration, build and deployment system for software

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/rez's past year of commit activity
    Python 1,095 Apache-2.0 374 361 (20 issues need help) 101 Updated Sep 20, 2026
  • OpenTimelineIO Public

    Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenTimelineIO's past year of commit activity
    C++ 1,986 Apache-2.0 356 183 (47 issues need help) 31 Updated Sep 20, 2026
  • MaterialX Public

    MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers.

    AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX's past year of commit activity
    C++ 2,265 Apache-2.0 464 229 (40 issues need help) 93 Updated Sep 20, 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 6 0 1 Updated Sep 20, 2026
  • AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO-Config-ACES's past year of commit activity
    Python 431 BSD-3-Clause 51 21 (1 issue needs help) 5 Updated Sep 19, 2026