# ASWF ## Posts - [OpenPGL Becomes an Academy Software Foundation Project](https://www.aswf.io/news/openpgl-becomes-an-academy-software-foundation-project/): OpenPGL, the Open Path Guiding Library originally developed by Intel, joins the Academy Software Foundation as a sandbox project to bring production-ready path guiding to renderers. - [MaterialX implementation underway in Foundry’s Nuke 17.0](https://www.aswf.io/blog/materialx-implementation-underway-in-foundrys-nuke-17-0/): Foundry's Nuke 17.0 introduces native MaterialX support, letting artists view and render MaterialX Standard Surface shaders inside Nuke's new USD-based 3D system. - [ASWF Open Source Days 2026 Schedule is Live!](https://www.aswf.io/blog/aswf-open-source-days-2026-schedule-is-live/): The Open Source Days 2026 schedule is live, featuring a keynote from DreamWorks CTO Bill Ballew on July 19 in Los Angeles, plus Birds of a Feather sessions at SIGGRAPH on July 20. - [Academy Software Foundation Launches New Wayland for Artists Working Group](https://www.aswf.io/blog/academy-software-foundation-launches-new-wayland-for-artists-working-group/): The ASWF and the VES Technology Committee have launched the Wayland for Artists Working Group to explore how Linux's move from X11 to Wayland affects VFX and animation workflows. - [DreamWorks and Canonical Develop Snap Installer for MoonRay](https://www.aswf.io/blog/dreamworks-and-canonical-develop-snap-installer-for-moonray/): DreamWorks and Canonical have released a Snap installer that makes MoonRay easy to install on 40+ Linux distributions, without building from source. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.aswf.io/): The mission of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) is to increase the quality and quantity of contributions to the content - [Virtual Town Halls](https://www.aswf.io/virtualtownhalls/): 2026 Virtual Town Hall Series Our annual Virtual Town Hall series provides an opportunity for the community to connect with - [Events](https://www.aswf.io/events/): Events Don’t miss out on upcoming events for the ASWF community. Event Name Month, DD-DD, YEAR City, State #Hashtag - [Dev Days 2026](https://www.aswf.io/dev-days/): A 24-HOUR OPEN SOURCE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT Are you interested in software development for motion pictures, animation, and entertainment? Have - [Summer Learning Program (SLP)](https://www.aswf.io/summer-learning-program/): Preparing individuals from underrepresented communities for technical careers in the film, media and entertainment industry. Organized by the ASWF Diversity ## Events - [MaterialX & OpenPBR Virtual Townhall](https://www.aswf.io/events/materialx-openpbr-virtual-townhall/): Join MaterialX and OpenPBR Technical Steering Committee members and contributors as they share recent milestones, future plans and answer questions ## Categories - [Blog](https://www.aswf.io/category/blog/) - [Announcements](https://www.aswf.io/category/news/) - [ASWF Projects](https://www.aswf.io/category/blog/projects/) - [In The News](https://www.aswf.io/category/in-the-news/) - [Members](https://www.aswf.io/category/members/) ## Tags - [Behind the Screens](https://www.aswf.io/tag/behind-the-screens/) - [OpenColorIO](https://www.aswf.io/tag/opencolorio/) - [OpenEXR](https://www.aswf.io/tag/openexr/) - [Open Source Days](https://www.aswf.io/tag/open-source-days/) - [New Members](https://www.aswf.io/tag/new-member/) ## Event Categories - [ASWF Event](https://www.aswf.io/event-category/aswf/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.aswf.io/wp-sitemap.xml)