#openimageio — Public Fediverse posts

For #FreeSoftwareAdvent I'd like to post about open source tools that we're using in our #VFXPipeline.

On Dec. 5th let's start with #OpenImageIO (https://openimageio.readthedocs.io/en/stable/).

It's a C++ library and Python module for image processing. Unlike old projects (i.e. ImageMagick) it is aimed at modern VFX workflows (OpenEXR, speed).
We're just using its cli tool for reading and rewriting metadata, combining AOVs or creating thumbnails and text overlays.

It's been a week now but #OpenImageIO now ships official python wheel published on PyPI !
This is a huge win for #vfx techies, especially as the wheels also ships the super useful oiiotool program for image processing !
'Installing' oiiotool is as simple as:
- download uv tool: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases
- use uv to install OpenImageIO:
```
D:\path\to\uv.exe pip install OpenImageIO --target D:\wherever\you\want
# oiiotool.exe is in D:\wherever\you\want\OpenImageIO\bin
```

OpenImageIO releases its third major version in 6years
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/releases/tag/v3.0.0.3
#vfxTechResearchFeed #OpenImageIO

Hey! Is anyone interested in working on some foundational libraries used in the CG industry? Then check out the Academy Software Foundation's new event called Dev Days! You can get more information here: https://sites.google.com/view/aswfdevdays/home

#VFX #Programming #ASWF #MaterialX #OpenColorIO #OpenImageIO #OpenEXR

#Blender 3.5 added very interesting bundled library to its python interpreter ! Like #OpenImageIO which has no official shared builds for #Python and Windows.
So if you really need to get OIIO fast, you could use it from the blended python interpreter !

https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/3.5/Python_API#Bundled_Libraries