Liquid is a tool for translating Maya scenes into another renderer’s scene description. Various RenderMan-compliant renderers are supported : PrMan, 3Delight, Air, Pixie, and Aqsis.
Project Page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/liquidmaya/
Language: C++, MEL
Platform: Linux, Windows, OS X
License: Mozilla Public License
Sponsor: Weta
An Autodesk Maya locator to visualize point clouds generated by Pixar’s PhotoRealistic RenderMan or 3Delight. This plugin was developed by Double Negative Visual Effects.
Home Page: http://dneg.github.com/dnPtcViewerNode/
Project Page: http://github.com/dneg/dnPtcViewerNode
Language: C++, MEL
Platform: Linux OSX Windows
License: BSD v3
Sponsor: Double Negative
The Cortex project aims to provide a set of high quality C++ libraries and Python modules tailored for software development in the visual effects industry. Rather than producing end user tools, the project focuses on creating a reusable set of modules of use to TDs and programmers in a broad range of scenarios – allowing them to focus on the more interesting or innovative aspects of development. (more…)
Home Page: http://opensource.image-engine.com/
Project Page: http://code.google.com/p/cortex-vfx
Language: C++, Python
Platform: Linux, Windows, OS X
License: New BSD License
Sponsor: Image Engine