DreamWorks' Open-Source MoonRay Renderer Now Part Of The Academy Software Foundation
DreamWorks Animation's MoonRay renderer has been open-sourced and is now part of the Academy Software Foundation. Originally announced in 2022, it was published as OpenMoonRay in March 2023 and has since received updates and new features. MoonRay has been utilized in several animated films, including 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' and 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.'
- ▪DreamWorks Animation open-sourced their MoonRay renderer in March 2023.
- ▪MoonRay is now a project under the Academy Software Foundation.
- ▪The renderer has been used in various feature films including 'Kung Fu Panda 4' and 'The Bad Guys 2.'
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DreamWorks' Open-Source MoonRay Renderer Now Part Of The Academy Software Foundation Written by Michael Larabel in Free Software on 23 May 2026 at 06:05 AM EDT. Add A Comment Back in 2022 it was announced DreamWorks Animation was open-sourcing their MoonRay renderer that has been used in production feature films. It ended up being published as open-source in March 2023 as OpenMoonRay and since then has continued advancing with new feature releases and improvements. Now it's being contributed to the Academy Software Foundation as the newest project. MoonRay is now the newest hosted project at the Academy Software Foundation alongside other projects like OpenColorIO, OpenEXR, OpenVDB, and the Open Shading Language.
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