A curated list of all open source vfx projects and other resources used widely in the visual effects industry. This list is inspired by Awesome PHP.
Please feel free to contribute!
Colour science and calibration tools.
- Colour - Colour Science for Python by colour-science.
- ColorPipeTools - A set of tools to handle and process LUTs or colour spaces by MikrosImage.
- ColorTribe - Open, cross-platform colour measurements and display calibration software suite by MikrosImage.
- OpenColorIO - A complete color management solution/framework by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Software version, library and execution environment management for Studios and R&D
- Ecosystem - A cross platform environment management toolset for vfx/animation production and R&D by Peregrine Labs
Various powerful frameworks.
- Gaffer - A node based application framework by ImageEngine.
Interchange format.
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Alembic - A exchange format for (animated) geometry and scenes by Lucasfilms and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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Crate - Alembic toolkit for Maya, Max and Softimage by Exocortex.
Image file format.
- OpenEXR - The OpenEXR file format developed by ILM.
VFX, graphic and geometry centric libraries.
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Cortex - Reusable, high quality C++ libraries and Python modules tailored for software development in the visual effects industry by ImageEngine.
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OpenCV - The popular Computer Vision library, mostly aimed at real-time computer vision.
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PCL - A powerful library for 3D point cloud data processing.
Tools to read, write and extract metadata.
- FileMetaChecker - A tool to extract metadata from various files by MikrosImage.
Tools and solvers for Multiple View Geometry problems.
- OpenMVG - The Open Multiple View Geometry library
Image sequence and movie players.
- Duke - Puli is a render management solution entirely written in Python by MikrosImage.
Render management tools.
- Puli - Puli is a render management solution entirely written in Python by MikrosImage.
Shading languages.
- Open Shading Language - A production proven shading language for GI renderers by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Volumetric data structure and file formats.
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Field3D - A library for storing voxel data by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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OpenVDB - The OpenVDB libraries developed by Dreamworks Animation.
- Maground - Stock photo agency for backplates and HDR domes.
- Moofe - Image collection of backplates and HDRIs tailored for CGI campaigns.
Magazines.
- cinefex - Cinefex Magazine.
- Maybe add game engines (e.g. CryEngine)
- DigiPro 2014 stuff
- PYmel chad dombrova