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AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage

Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

6 good first / help-wanted issues · C++ · last activity Aug 13, 2026

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c-plus-plus computer-graphics computer-language llvm open-shading-language osl shaders shading-language vfx
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Create a test scene based on the USD standard shaderball 2 months ago
build / testing / port / CI help wanted difficulty/easy testshade / testrender
AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage
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Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

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#c-plus-plus#computer-graphics#computer-language#llvm#open-shading-language#osl#shaders#shading-language#vfx
testrender: Implement subsurface scattering 2 months ago
help wanted difficulty/medium testshade / testrender
AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage
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Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

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#c-plus-plus#computer-graphics#computer-language#llvm#open-shading-language#osl#shaders#shading-language#vfx
Pre-generate Bison parser files in Repo 9 months ago
good first issue help wanted oslc
AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage
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Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

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#c-plus-plus#computer-graphics#computer-language#llvm#open-shading-language#osl#shaders#shading-language#vfx
osltoy: auto-detect output variable -- doesn't need to be Cout if there's only one 11 months ago
feature request enhancement good first issue help wanted Dev Days devdays25 osltoy
AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage
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Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

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#c-plus-plus#computer-graphics#computer-language#llvm#open-shading-language#osl#shaders#shading-language#vfx
Meta-issue: osltoy features and fixes 12 months ago
feature request enhancement good first issue help wanted Dev Days devdays24
AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage
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Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

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#c-plus-plus#computer-graphics#computer-language#llvm#open-shading-language#osl#shaders#shading-language#vfx
testrender: Implement support for medium closures (volumetric rendering) about 1 year ago
enhancement help wanted difficulty/medium testshade / testrender
AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage
2.3K

Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

C++
#c-plus-plus#computer-graphics#computer-language#llvm#open-shading-language#osl#shaders#shading-language#vfx