# OpenImageIO (OIIO)

- id: src_01M569EF9YVN08DQDSVC91N2YK
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T12, T11 · tags: level:established, image-io, oiiotool, texture, exr, colour-convert
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:19:02.448Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569EF9YVN08DQDSVC91N2YK

Source: https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/openimageio

```json
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  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Toolset (library plus oiiotool) for reading, writing and manipulating images across formats relevant to VFX/animation (EXR, TIFF, JPEG XL, PNG, RGBE...), including colour conversion via OCIO; handy for scripted image QC and conversion.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Academy Software Foundation",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-17T05:11:12.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] README mission: toolset for reading, writing and manipulating image files of any format relevant to VFX/animation via a format-agnostic API; formats include TIFF, JPEG, JPEG XL, OpenEXR, PNG, HDR/RGBE, Targa. · locator: README, Introduction · source: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO
- [sourced_fact] README: original code is Apache-2.0; documentation under CC-BY-4.0; in 2023 historical contributors were asked to relicense from BSD-3-Clause to Apache-2.0 and over 99.86% of lines were relicensed; third-party licenses in THIRD-PARTY.md. · locator: README, Project administration and Licensing · source: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO
- [sourced_fact] GitHub metadata: Apache-2.0, not archived, last push 2026-10-17. · locator: repository metadata · source: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO
- [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:
- code: license=Apache-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=not_applicable · Apache-2.0 for original code; third-party components per THIRD-PARTY.md. · evidence: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/blob/main/LICENSE.md
- documentation: license=CC-BY-4.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · README states documentation under CC-BY-4.0. · evidence: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO

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