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The Foundry Announces OpenFX

By Staff

Feb 13, 2004, 14:27

The Foundry has announced OpenFX (OFX), a collaborative effort by visual effects developers to devise an Open Plug-in solution for leading software applications.

Plug-ins are essential to the visual effects industry as they allow for 3rd party development of effects and tools by making them available to end users through leading Software applications. The current range of proprietary and incompatible plug-in formats has produced inefficiencies between development and support. Plug-in developers have to engage in costly porting exercises, while application developers pursue the support of plug-in writers limiting the end users plug-in availability.

OFX is designed to avoid compatibility difficulties by setting a single open standard for visual effects plug-ins. Created with a wide range of input from both plug-in and application developers, OFX addresses numerous industry shortfalls.

By providing an Open API, plug-in developers can be sure of the support of applications that participate in the OFX programme, allowing for unlimited plug-in support that greatly benefits the end user and reduces development inefficiencies.

The core of the OFX standard has been established, and will be actively supported by the following software applications developers and plug-in manufacturers in second quarter 2004:

  • 2d3 ltd
  • D2 Software
  • eyeon Software
  • The Foundry
  • Greystone Digital FX
  • Interactive Effects
  • Komkom Doorn
  • nucoda ltd

    OFX has been developed with the participation of the following organizations:
  • 2d3 ltd
  • Boris FX
  • D2 Software
  • Discreet
  • eyeon Software
  • The Foundry
  • GenArts, Inc.
  • Greystone Digital FX
  • Interactive Effects
  • Komkom Doorn
  • nucoda ltd
  • The Pixel Farm Ltd
  • RE:Vision Effects, Inc
  • Trapcode


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