THIRD-PARTY.md

June 14, 2026 · View on GitHub

See LICENSE.md for the main open source license (Apache-2.0) of original material contributed to the OpenImageIO project.

The remainder of this file reproduces the licensing or ownership details of other projects that have been imported, incorporated into, or derived into OpenImageIO-images.

Also check the individual subdirectories for README or LICENSE files that cover the contents of those particular directories.

In cases where the files consist of only grids, small basic test patterns and the like, or are corrupted files with no visible image, they are documented as "no expressive content" and are presumed to not be protectable by copyright.

`bmp/

Source unknown? Looks like a government photo that would have no copyright.

`bmpsuite/

BMP Suite - sample BMP image files

`cineon/

No expressive content.

`dds/

Some contents from:

Most of the files here do not appear to have any protectable expressive content.

`dpx/

No expressive content.

`gif/

No protectable expressive content, except for the "Tahoe" image that is part of OpenImageIO.

`heif/

Contains files that come from https://heic.digital/samples/

  • greyhounds-looking-for-a-table.heic
  • sewing-threads.heic
  • That site says: "HEIC files download are available without restrictions, but if they are used on any website we would appreciate a backlink to HEIC Digital."

`ico/

OpenImageIO project.

`jpeg/

Contains material from: https://github.com/MishaalRahmanGH/Ultra_HDR_Samples

  • SPDX-License_Identifier: CC-BY-4.0

`jpeg2000/

No expressive content.

`libtiffpic/

These files are from the libtiff project: https://gitlab.com/libtiff

  • SPDX-License-Identifier: libtiff

`png/

OpenImageIO project and corrupt files. No expressive content.

`pnm/

Origin unknown. No expressive content.

`psd/

Origin unknown.

`raw/

These are from http://www.rawsamples.ch/

  • SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

`rla/

Origin unknown (Imageworks?). No expressive content.

`softimage/

Origin unknown.

`src/

OpenImageIO project.

`targa/

Most of these files were originally part Truevision's "TGAUTILS" distribution containing the Targa file specification, code utilities, and these sample images. It was available to all, free of charge, from their public FTP server: ftp://ftp.truevision.com/pub/TGA.File.Format.Spec/PC.Version/ That company hasn't existed for a long time.

These are also test pattern images devoid of expressive content.

round_grill.tga is a regression test supplied by Doug Rogers, provided by https://github.com/OpenImageIO/oiio/issues/2900

`webp/

From: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/gallery

  • SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-3.0

If we have left anything out or made any mistakes, it is unintentional. Please let us know.