Open Shading Language

Open Shading Language Becomes Sixth Academy Software Foundation Project

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) , a collaborative effort to advance open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, announced that Open Shading Language (OSL) has been approved as the Foundation's sixth hosted project.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) , a collaborative effort to advance open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, announced that Open Shading Language (OSL) has been approved as the Foundation's sixth hosted project.
  • Initially developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks , Open Shading Language is the de facto standard shading language for VFX and animation and was recognized with an Academy Scientific and Technical Award in 2017.
  • "We have seen firsthand how other projects have grown as part of the Academy Software Foundation, and we believe that joining the Foundation is the next step to help us expand the Open Shading Language community," said Larry Gritz, Software Engineering Architect at Sony Pictures Imageworks and Open Shading Language founder and chief architect.
  • The Academy Software Foundation is home to OpenVDB , OpenColorIO , OpenEXR , OpenCue , OpenTimelineIO , and Open Shading Language .