# OpenFX

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/openfx/  
**Provider:** Academy Software Foundation — https://apis.io/providers/academy-software-foundation/  
**Documentation:** https://openfx.io/

OpenFX is one of 14 APIs that [Academy Software Foundation](https://apis.io/providers/academy-software-foundation/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Visual Effects, Plugin API, Standards, and C++. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a GitHub repository.

OpenFX is an open standard API for visual effects plug-ins used in compositing and image processing applications. It defines how host applications and image processing plug-ins communicate, enabling interoperability across compositing tools.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://openfx.io/
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openfx

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- [OpenEXR](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/openexr/)
- [OpenVDB](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/openvdb/)
- [OpenColorIO](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/opencolorio/)
- [OpenTimelineIO](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/opentimelineio/)
- [Open Shading Language](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/openshadinglanguage/)
- [MaterialX](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/materialx/)
- [OpenImageIO](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/openimagedio/)
- [OpenAPV](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/openapv/)
- [OpenPBR](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/openpbr/)
- [Academy Software Foundation Hosts API](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/academy-software-foundation-hosts-api/)
- [Academy Software Foundation Jobs API](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/academy-software-foundation-jobs-api/)
- [Academy Software Foundation Layers API](https://apis.io/apis/academy-software-foundation/academy-software-foundation-layers-api/)

## Tags

Visual Effects, Plugin API, Standards, C++

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