Infobox software name OpenFX logo screenshot caption collapsible author Dr. Stuart Ferguson developer released latest release version 2.0, September 15th, 2007 latest release date latest preview version latest preview date frequently updated programming language operating system Microsoft Windows Windows platform size language status genre license GNU General Public License website http www.openfx.org OpenFX is an Open Source , free software free modeling and animation studio, distributed under the GNU General Public License , created by Dr. Stuart Ferguson. He made the decision to release the source code to the public in the middle of 1999 and released a stable version a year and a half later. The product, formerly named SoftF X, was renamed to OpenFX. The OpenFX featureset includes a full renderer and raytracing engine, NURBS support, kinematics based animation, morphing , and an extensive plugin API. Plugin capabilities include image post processor effects such as lens flare , fog and depth of field . Animation effects such as explosions, waves and dissolves add to the flexibility of the program. Version 2.0 also features support for modern graphics cards with hardware GPU acceleration. OpenFX supports the Win32 platform, including Windows 95 , Windows NT NT , Windows 98 98 , Windows Me ME , Windows 2000 2000 and Windows XP XP . It can run under Unix based platforms by using the Wine software Wine compatibility layer. Release history class wikitable Version Release Date Changes Beta January 15, 2001 First Public Beta 1.0 February 9, 2001 Initial Release 1.1 July 22, 2004 stereoscopy Stereo hardware support br Stand Alone Model Viewer OFXVIEW.exe br A Stereo Movie Viewer ... software http www.openfx.org OpenFX official homepage http www.ee.qub.ac.uk graphics Queen s University of Belfast, 3D Graphics and Animation Animation editors 3D software Interlang DEFAULTSORT Openfx Categories Category Animation software Category Free 3D graphics software fr OpenFX ... more details
via its support for the OpenFX standard. References references External links http www.thefoundry.co.uk products nuke Official product page http openfx.sourceforge.net Sourceforge site for the OpenFX ... more details
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