Vfx Python Packages

openexr

The OpenEXR project provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, the professional-grade image storage format of the motion picture industry.

fileseq

A Python library for parsing frame ranges.

openimageio

Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.

opentimelineio

Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

pyaaf2

Read and write Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) files

materialx

MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers.

pyseq

PySeq is a Python library for detecting, parsing, and formatting numbered file sequences

fxgui

Custom Python classes and utilities tailored for Qt built UI, in VFX-oriented DCC applications.

openassetio

An open-source interoperability standard for tools and content management systems used in media production.

pyavb

Read and write Avid Bin FIles (AVB) files

envstack

layered, structural environment management

djv-viewer

Free EXR file viewer. DJV is a free, open-source high bit-depth image sequence player built for professional film, VFX & animation workflows. Use it for frame-accurate dailies, shot review, and A/B comparisons. Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

dcc-mcp-nuke

Foundry Nuke MCP adapter for AI agents to inspect and author compositing node graphs and layered AOV workflows, with host-specific discovery in the DCC-MCP ecosystem.

vfxnaming

A complete suite of tools to manage naming conventions from one or more "Rules repositories" Please check docs for more in depth info: https://naming-conventions.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

dvr

DaVinci Resolve CLI, Python library, and MCP server. Automate editing, color, and rendering with LLM-friendly tools for AI agents (Claude, Cursor), declarative specs, and structured JSON output. No more silent None returns.

pyrer

A rez solver implementation in Rust

maya-mcp

Local, typed MCP server for controlling Autodesk Maya via commandPort

hidebound

Hidebound is massive, distributed digital asset management system for ML pipelines on Kubernetes

opencue-cuenimby

A render management system you can deploy for visual effects and animation productions.

quiltix

QuiltiX is a graphical node editor to edit, and author MaterialX based materials of 3D assets

comfy-cozy

Say 'dreamier' and your ComfyUI workflow shifts — instantly, reversibly. An AI co-pilot for VFX artists: zero-LLM recipes (dreamier/sharper/faster), 133 MCP tools, EXR-aware vision, workflow.lock provenance, full undo, native sidebar, 5 swappable brains (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, Nemotron).

vidmcp

AI video editing MCP — text-prompt mattes, behind-the-subject VFX, education scenes. By Dhiraj Lochib.

shotgrid-orm

This tool generates a SQAlchemy ORM for a Shotgrid schema

pix-api

PIX python API