diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/Imath/Imath-3.1.5-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/Imath/Imath-3.1.5-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36142e014532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/i/Imath/Imath-3.1.5-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
+
+name = 'Imath'
+version = '3.1.5'
+
+homepage = 'https://imath.readthedocs.io/en/latest/'
+description = """
+Imath is a C++ and python library of 2D and 3D vector, matrix, and math operations for computer graphics
+"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '11.3.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/%(namelower)s/archive/']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['1e9c7c94797cf7b7e61908aed1f80a331088cc7d8873318f70376e4aed5f25fb']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.38'),
+    ('CMake', '3.23.1'),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib/libImath.%s' % SHLIB_EXT],
+    'dirs': ['include/Imath'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libwebp/libwebp-1.2.4-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libwebp/libwebp-1.2.4-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c0b2fbef392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libwebp/libwebp-1.2.4-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+
+name = 'libwebp'
+version = '1.2.4'
+
+homepage = 'https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/'
+description = """WebP is a modern image format that provides superior
+lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. Using WebP,
+webmasters and web developers can create smaller, richer images that
+make the web faster."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '11.3.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['7bf5a8a28cc69bcfa8cb214f2c3095703c6b73ac5fba4d5480c205331d9494df']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.38'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('libjpeg-turbo', '2.1.3'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.37'),
+    ('LibTIFF', '4.3.0'),
+    ('giflib', '5.2.1'),
+]
+
+configopts = '--enable-libwebpmux'
+
+local_headers, local_libs = (
+    ['decode.h', 'demux.h', 'encode.h', 'mux.h', 'mux_types.h', 'types.h'],
+    ['webp', 'webpdemux', 'webpmux']
+)
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': (
+        ['include/webp/%s' % h for h in local_headers] +
+        ['lib/lib%s.a' % s for s in local_libs] +
+        ['lib/lib%s.%s' % (s, SHLIB_EXT) for s in local_libs]
+    ),
+    'dirs': ['lib/']
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-contrib.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-contrib.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b957c01b7d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenCV/OpenCV-4.6.0-foss-2022a-contrib.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+name = 'OpenCV'
+version = '4.6.0'
+versionsuffix = '-contrib'
+
+# the hash is version dependent! see 3rdparty/ippicv/ippicv.cmake
+local_ippicv_hash = 'a56b6ac6f030c312b2dce17430eef13aed9af274'
+
+homepage = 'https://opencv.org/'
+description = """OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) is an open source computer vision
+ and machine learning software library. OpenCV was built to provide
+ a common infrastructure for computer vision applications and to accelerate
+ the use of machine perception in the commercial products.
+ Includes extra modules for OpenCV from the contrib repository."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2022a'}
+
+sources = [
+    {
+        'source_urls': ['https://github.com/%(namelower)s/%(namelower)s/archive/'],
+        'download_filename': '%(version)s.zip',
+        'filename': SOURCELOWER_ZIP
+    },
+    {
+        'source_urls': ['https://github.com/%(namelower)s/opencv_contrib/archive/'],
+        'download_filename': '%(version)s.zip',
+        'filename': '%(namelower)s_contrib-%(version)s.zip'
+    },
+    {
+        'source_urls': ['https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty/%s/ippicv' % local_ippicv_hash],
+        'filename': 'ippicv_2020_lnx_intel64_20191018_general.tgz',
+        'extract_cmd': 'cp %s %(builddir)s'
+    },
+]
+checksums = [
+    '158db5813a891c7eda8644259fc1dbd76b21bd1ffb9854a8b4b8115a4ceec359',  # opencv-4.6.0.zip
+    '588ca44e3c88ccf8e3ff7f46e966e26ff63d72607968ace83b91628d3440f8a3',  # opencv_contrib-4.6.0.zip
+    '08627fa5660d52d59309a572dd7db5b9c8aea234cfa5aee0942a1dd903554246',  # ippicv_2020_lnx_intel64_20191018_general.tgz
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('CMake', '3.23.1'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('Python', '3.10.4'),
+    ('SciPy-bundle', '2022.05'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.12'),
+    ('FFmpeg', '4.4.2'),
+    ('freetype', '2.12.1'),
+    ('HarfBuzz', '4.2.1'),
+    ('libjpeg-turbo', '2.1.3'),
+    ('OpenJPEG', '2.5.0'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.37'),
+    ('LibTIFF', '4.3.0'),
+    ('libwebp', '1.2.4'),
+    ('OpenEXR', '3.1.5'),
+    ('JasPer', '2.0.33'),
+    ('Java', '11', '', SYSTEM),
+    ('ant', '1.10.12', '-Java-%(javaver)s', SYSTEM),
+    ('GLib', '2.72.1'),
+    ('GTK4', '4.7.0'),
+    ('HDF5', '1.12.2'),
+]
+
+# XXXX in configurations is a bug fix in OpenCV because ocv_check_modules is not able to recognize freetype and harfbuzz
+# ref: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/blob/6e8daaec0f46aaba9ea22e2afce47307b1dbff9f/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake#L861
+configopts = " ".join([
+    "-DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=%(builddir)s/%(namelower)s_contrib-%(version)s/modules",
+    "-DFREETYPE_FOUND=ON",
+    "-DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS=$EBROOTFREETYPE/include/freetype2/",
+    "-DFREETYPE_LIBRARIES=$EBROOTFREETYPE/lib64/libfreetype.so",
+    "-DFREETYPE_LINK_LIBRARIES=$EBROOTFREETYPE/lib64/libfreetype.so",
+    "-DFREETYPE_LINK_LIBRARIES_XXXXX=ON",
+    "-DHARFBUZZ_FOUND=ON",
+    "-DHARFBUZZ_INCLUDE_DIRS=$EBROOTHARFBUZZ/include/harfbuzz",
+    "-DHARFBUZZ_LIBRARIES=$EBROOTHARFBUZZ/lib64/libharfbuzz.so",
+    "-DHARFBUZZ_LINK_LIBRARIES=$EBROOTHARFBUZZ/lib64/libharfbuzz.so",
+    "-DHARFBUZZ_LINK_LIBRARIES_XXXXX=ON",
+    "-DBUILD_opencv_python2=OFF",
+])
+
+enhance_sanity_check = True
+
+local_contrib_libs = [
+    'aruco', 'bgsegm', 'bioinspired', 'ccalib', 'datasets', 'dnn_objdetect', 'dnn_superres', 'dpm', 'face', 'freetype',
+    'fuzzy', 'hdf', 'hfs', 'img_hash', 'line_descriptor', 'optflow', 'phase_unwrapping', 'plot', 'quality', 'reg',
+    'rgbd', 'saliency', 'shape', 'stereo', 'structured_light', 'superres', 'surface_matching', 'text', 'tracking',
+    'videostab', 'xfeatures2d', 'ximgproc', 'xobjdetect', 'xphoto'
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['lib64/libopencv_%s.%s' % (s, SHLIB_EXT) for s in local_contrib_libs],
+    'dirs': [],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenEXR/OpenEXR-3.1.5-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenEXR/OpenEXR-3.1.5-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d85c1503e248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenEXR/OpenEXR-3.1.5-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
+
+name = 'OpenEXR'
+version = '3.1.5'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.openexr.com/'
+description = """OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format developed by Industrial Light & Magic
+ for use in computer imaging applications"""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '11.3.0'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/%(namelower)s/%(namelower)s/archive/']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['93925805c1fc4f8162b35f0ae109c4a75344e6decae5a240afdfce25f8a433ec']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.38'),
+    ('CMake', '3.23.1'),
+]
+dependencies = [
+    ('Imath', '3.1.5'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.12')
+]
+
+local_libs, local_bins = [
+    ['Iex', 'IlmThread', 'OpenEXR', 'OpenEXRUtil'],
+    ['envmap', 'header', 'makepreview', 'maketiled', 'multipart', 'multiview', 'stdattr']
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': (
+        ['lib/lib%s.%s' % (s, SHLIB_EXT) for s in local_libs] +
+        ['bin/exr%s' % b for b in local_bins]
+    ),
+    'dirs': ['include/%(name)s', 'share'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenJPEG/OpenJPEG-2.5.0-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenJPEG/OpenJPEG-2.5.0-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3ccd969fc73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenJPEG/OpenJPEG-2.5.0-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
+
+name = 'OpenJPEG'
+version = '2.5.0'
+
+homepage = 'https://www.openjpeg.org/'
+description = """OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in
+ C language. It has been developed in order to promote the use of JPEG 2000,
+ a still-image compression standard from the Joint Photographic Experts Group
+ (JPEG). Since may 2015, it is officially recognized by ISO/IEC and ITU-T as
+ a JPEG 2000 Reference Software."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '11.3.0'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/uclouvain/%(namelower)s/archive']
+sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['0333806d6adecc6f7a91243b2b839ff4d2053823634d4f6ed7a59bc87409122a']
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('binutils', '2.38'),
+    ('CMake', '3.23.1'),
+]
+# for running the binary of openjpeg like opj_compress you need the libraries like zlib etc.
+dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.2.12'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.37'),
+    ('LibTIFF', '4.3.0'),
+]
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': [
+        'bin/opj_compress',
+        'bin/opj_decompress',
+        'bin/opj_dump',
+        'include/openjpeg-%(version_major)s.%(version_minor)s/openjpeg.h',
+        'lib/libopenjp2.%s' % SHLIB_EXT
+    ],
+    'dirs': ['bin', 'include', 'lib'],
+}
+
+moduleclass = 'lib'