Open Review Initiative

An umbrella project at the Academy Software Foundation working to build a unified open source toolset for playbook, review and approval of motion picture and related professional media.

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OpenRV

Professional-grade review and playback software for visual effects, animation, and post-production. Features high-performance media playback, advanced color management, and collaborative review tools.

X-studio

Modern media review and collaboration platform designed for today’s distributed workflows. Cloud-native architecture with real-time collaboration and advanced annotation tools.

Encoding Guidelines

Comprehensive guidelines and best practices for media encoding in post-production workflows. Industry-standard recommendations, format specifications, and quality benchmarks.

RPA

An Open Source API for the creation of universal plugins for media plaback devices.

Synchronization protocol

Specification and a video demonstration of an Open Timeline IO based Synchronization protocol designed for realtime Synchronized review of media including annotations.

Annotation Exchange Specification

Specification for a shared interoperable annotation format leveraging OTIO

Walt Disney Animation Studios Sync Protocol Case Study

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