Open Source Days 2026

Lens metadata should connect what happened on set to what happens in post, but in many productions it is incomplete, mistrusted or lost before it reaches VFX. In this 10-minute lightning talk, Gary Keller, General Manager of DCS, will introduce an industry survey designed to measure where lens metadata breaks down, how often it affects matchmove, layout, compositing and virtual production workflows, and what developers need from camera, lens, metadata and pipeline vendors. The talk will explain why DCS is running the survey, how the anonymised findings will be shared openly, and how the data can support better open-source tooling, interoperability and standards discussions. Attendees will leave with a clearer view of the problem, an invitation to contribute, and a practical dataset they can use to inform future pipeline work.