Top 8 C++ Vfx Projects

OpenVDB

21 2,095 5.4 C++

OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools

Project mention: openvdb: NEW Data - star count:2055.0 | /r/algoprojects | 2023-05-06
appleseed

2 2,080 0.0 C++

A modern open source rendering engine for animation and visual effects

Project mention: Appleseed – open-source, physically-based global illumination rendering engine | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-04-15

for more reading, the submission from 2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13567594
It is MIT: https://github.com/appleseedhq/appleseed/blob/master/LICENSE...
InfluxDB

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OpenShadingLanguage

1 1,883 9.3 C++

Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

Project mention: Node based shader editors are so annoying | /r/computergraphics | 2022-12-22

Most DCC tools allow you to write shaders using OSL, these are usually used for pattern generation of some type. The node editors are used to wire up layers and the BRDF inputs from these other nodes.
OpenImageIO

0 1,680 0.0 C++

Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.
MaterialX

0 1,438 6.6 C++

MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers.
zeno

1 880 10.0 C++

ZEn NOde system - a simulation & rendering engine in nodes (by zenustech)

Project mention: It's recommended to build software on Arch Linux | /r/linuxmemes | 2023-04-15

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SideFXLabs

2 803 7.8 C++

Project mention: Trying to get Sidefx Labs installed in Uni and getting this Error, silly question but what's the fix? Where do I find the Launcher so it let's me update the Sidefx Labs toolset? | /r/Houdini | 2023-05-16

Best bet would be to try method 3 here https://github.com/sideeffects/SideFXLabs
Sonar

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AE_tl_math

0 110 0.0 C++

An After Effect plugin to code in GLSL directly inside After Effect or to write math expressions to code your own filter

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2023-05-16.