Comments on: Research on visual effects production databases http://blog.janheinze.de/2008/07/07/research-on-visual-effects-production-databases/ vfx/blog.janheinze.de Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cameron O'Rourke http://blog.janheinze.de/2008/07/07/research-on-visual-effects-production-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Cameron O'Rourke Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:40:08 +0000 http://blog.janheinze.de/2008/07/07/research-on-visual-effects-production-databases/#comment-92 <p>Hi there. I’m the developer of ShotRunner and was very curious about a couple of things in your post. It is true that we are under heavy development. It is also true that we are in active production on two films, one called 05-25-77, the other is an animated feature that I can’t talk about. There are a couple of tutorials posted on the website so you can at least get a look at the early (albeit somewhat ugly) user interface. </p> <p>When we go commercial, we will allow management of multiple projects. I’m curious as to what you would like to see shared/managed across projects? </p> <p>We intend to be a hosted (software as a service) application. We have a remote <span class="caps">API</span> into the system that lets a properly authenticated connection query, add, and update most of the data in the system via <span class="caps">XML</span> over <span class="caps">HTTP</span>. We are also working on a remote <span class="caps">API</span> for our workflow system. Would that provide the necessary integration into production pipelines that you seek?</p> <p>I’d be very interested in seeing the rest of your requirements. I would really like to make ShotRunner a low cost online offering that the <span class="caps">VFX</span> industry will really find useful.</p> Hi there. I’m the developer of ShotRunner and was very curious about a couple of things in your post. It is true that we are under heavy development. It is also true that we are in active production on two films, one called 05-25-77, the other is an animated feature that I can’t talk about. There are a couple of tutorials posted on the website so you can at least get a look at the early (albeit somewhat ugly) user interface.

When we go commercial, we will allow management of multiple projects. I’m curious as to what you would like to see shared/managed across projects?

We intend to be a hosted (software as a service) application. We have a remote API into the system that lets a properly authenticated connection query, add, and update most of the data in the system via XML over HTTP. We are also working on a remote API for our workflow system. Would that provide the necessary integration into production pipelines that you seek?

I’d be very interested in seeing the rest of your requirements. I would really like to make ShotRunner a low cost online offering that the VFX industry will really find useful.

]]> By: Konstantin Kharitonov http://blog.janheinze.de/2008/07/07/research-on-visual-effects-production-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Konstantin Kharitonov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:13:54 +0000 http://blog.janheinze.de/2008/07/07/research-on-visual-effects-production-databases/#comment-95 <p>We just announced two new software products !</p> <p>- Cerebro is the project management solution. It has been designed to assist in making visual effect for your movies.</p> <p>- Duma is a sophisticated render farm management system.</p> <p>For details – http://cinesoft.ru</p> We just announced two new software products !

- Cerebro is the project management solution. It has been designed to assist in making visual effect for your movies.

- Duma is a sophisticated render farm management system.

For details – http://cinesoft.ru

]]> By: Tim http://blog.janheinze.de/2008/07/07/research-on-visual-effects-production-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Tim Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:40:18 +0000 http://blog.janheinze.de/2008/07/07/research-on-visual-effects-production-databases/#comment-94 <p>For what it’s worth, yes Showrunner can manage only one show per copy of showrunner. But that’s no big deal as you just use multiple Showrunner databases, one for each show, all running on Filemaker Server. Works great for us.<br />Also, though many of your criticisms of the systems out there are valid, Showrunner does at least address inter-studio collaboration, editorial, and communications.<br />And, though I’d agree with you about lackluster interfaces, including Showrunner’s, I’ve got users who have specifically complimented it. Go figure.—TL</p> For what it’s worth, yes Showrunner can manage only one show per copy of showrunner. But that’s no big deal as you just use multiple Showrunner databases, one for each show, all running on Filemaker Server. Works great for us.
Also, though many of your criticisms of the systems out there are valid, Showrunner does at least address inter-studio collaboration, editorial, and communications.
And, though I’d agree with you about lackluster interfaces, including Showrunner’s, I’ve got users who have specifically complimented it. Go figure.—TL

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