Presence & RecognitionEvent: September 2, 2026
Academy Software Foundation featured Francisco Gonzalez and Jonathan Stone at Dev Days 2026 to unpack how to bring arbitrary MaterialX BSDF Networks straight into RenderMan XPU.
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Presence & Recognition
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“Featured Session: Francisco Gonzalez (Pixar Animation Studios) & Jonathan Stone (Lucasfilm) unpack how to bring arbitrary MaterialX BSDF Networks straight into RenderMan XPU.”
— Academy Software Foundation team
Company
Academy Software Foundation
Open source development for the motion picture industry, focusing on visual effects and animation.
- Industry
- Movies, Videos, and Sound
- Location
- San Francisco, US
- Company size
- 29 employees
Developed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Linux Foundation, Academy Software Foundation provides a neutral forum for open source software developers to share resources and collaborate on technologies for image creation, visual effects, animation, and sound.
Founded 2018