The Open Effects Association (OFX) is a non-profit organization that develops and promotes open standards within the visual effects community. Comprised of industry-leading companies such as Assimilate, Autodesk, The Foundry, and Genarts, OFX aims to enhance the OpenFX image processing plug-in standard. This standard streamlines development efforts and supports plug-ins across various compositing and editing host platforms.

By implementing OFX, video compositing and editing applications like The Foundry Nuke, Assimilate Scratch, and Sony Vegas gain access to an extensive library of effects from software plugins such as GenArts Sapphire and RE:Vision Effects. This eliminates the need for plug-in vendors to port their effects to different hosts and expands the range of effects available to artists. OFX benefits both artists and plug-in vendors.

Artists can instantly use any OFX plug-in on a compatible host application, while plug-in vendors can focus on creating innovative effects rather than spending time on porting. To facilitate implementation, OFX offers comprehensive API documentation and programming guides on their website and GitHub repository. Join the Open Effects Association and unlock the potential of visual effects with the power of open standards