OpenEXR
Source: https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/openexr
Structured fields
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"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Specification and reference implementation of the EXR format: scene-linear half/float HDR, arbitrary named channels/layers, multi-part files, deep data, several compression modes. The interchange image format for compositing.",
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"source_owner": "Academy Software Foundation",
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"upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T17:57:23.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [upstream_claim] Technical introduction: deep images store an arbitrary list of data per pixel; multi-part files hold two or more named parts; linear values are stored in 16-bit floats with 1.0 not a clamp limit; channel types HALF, FLOAT, UINT; compression includes PIZ, ZIP, RLE, DWAA, DWAB, B44. · locator: Technical Introduction, deep data / multi-part / channels / compression sections source
- [sourced_fact] README: OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR format, the professional-grade image storage format of the motion picture industry; licensed BSD-3-Clause (LICENSE.md). · locator: README, intro and License source
- [sourced_fact] GitHub metadata: BSD-3-Clause, not archived, last push 2026-10-16. · locator: repository metadata source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | BSD-3-Clause | permitted | permitted | permitted | not_applicable | BSD-3-Clause per README. |