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Using OSL v1.13.12.0
Using OSL v1.13.12.0 as the newest minor version of OSL -- v1.14 -- has raised the Python minimum to 3.7 (from 2.7).
Overview
appleseed is an open source, physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects.
appleseed is actively developed by a small, international team of talented volunteers from the animation and VFX industry. Its core mission is to provide individuals and small studios with a complete, reliable, fully open rendering package.
Over the years appleseed has been used on several projects including TV documentaries, ads, promotional videos and an animation short.
appleseed is available as a portable C++ library with C++ and Python APIs, as a set of standalone applications for Windows, Linux and macOS, and as native plugins for content creation applications. Downloads →
On the Web
- Home: appleseedhq.net
- Twitter: twitter.com/appleseedhq
- Vimeo: vimeo.com/appleseedhq
- Discord: discord.gg/dNCE5J8
- Forum: forum.appleseedhq.net
Contributing
- How to build appleseed from source
- Coding philosophy and guidelines
- Detailed projects ideas
- Developer and contributor wiki
Citing
appleseed releases have DOIs for scientific citation: https://zenodo.org/record/3456967.
Related Projects
- appleseed for Autodesk® Maya®
- appleseed for Autodesk® 3ds Max®
- appleseed for Blender
- Image Engine's Gaffer (into which appleseed is integrated)
License
appleseed and its accompanying software is released under the MIT license.
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