Cerebro (software)
Encyclopedia
Cerebro — is a software complex for media project management. Cerebro is mostly used by VFX-studios, videogame developers, advertisement, TV series production companies and web designers.
The software complex is something like a forum where the participants of the project can set tasks, monitor project progress and statistics, comment reports and attached files (video
, image
s, office documents
etc.), exchange high resolution files. Clients versions: Desktop (Mac OS X
, Microsoft Windows
, Linux
), Web based
, mobile (iPhone OS
). Cerebro is proprietary software
available in the English and Russian. Translations into additional languages are planned.
The software complex is something like a forum where the participants of the project can set tasks, monitor project progress and statistics, comment reports and attached files (video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
, image
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
s, office documents
Document file format
A document file format is a text or binary file format for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computers.There currently exist a multitude of incompatible document file formats....
etc.), exchange high resolution files. Clients versions: Desktop (Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
), Web based
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
, mobile (iPhone OS
IPhone OS
iOS is Apple's mobile operating system. Originally developed for the iPhone, it has since been extended to support other Apple, Inc. devices such as the iPod Touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Apple, Inc. does not license iOS for installation on third-party hardware...
). Cerebro is proprietary software
Proprietary software
Proprietary software is computer software licensed under exclusive legal right of the copyright holder. The licensee is given the right to use the software under certain conditions, while restricted from other uses, such as modification, further distribution, or reverse engineering.Complementary...
available in the English and Russian. Translations into additional languages are planned.
Project management
- Gantt ChartGantt chartA Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project. Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts...
: links between tasks, any number of sub-levels, links between task from different projects - various Interest task review options, personal task list, categorization and visibility setting options
- assigning one or more employees on task, calculation of progress and time expenditures, e-mailE-mailElectronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
notification on new tasks or reviews in system - project content : “drag and dropping” necessary files into the program window, tag system for task
- generating project and user reports
Reviewing
- Mirada (Spanish - View) viewer that supports such formats as: Cineon, DPX, OpenEXR, RAW, QuickTimeQuickTimeQuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and...
movie etc. - audiovisual reviewing: drawing comments on content, typing text comments, record mouse cursor movement and audioSoundSound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
– comments, reviews are automatically saved - on-line reviewing option: mouse cursor and timelineTimelineA timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact . It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labeled with dates alongside itself and events labeled on points where they would have happened.-Uses of timelines:Timelines...
movement, pan, zoom, change of files in playlistPlaylistIn its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. They can be played in sequential or shuffled order. The term has several specialized meanings in the realms of radio broadcasting and personal computers.-In radio:...
are all synchronized - The Mirada module uses OpenGLOpenGLOpenGL is a standard specification defining a cross-language, cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 2D and 3D computer graphics. The interface consists of over 250 different function calls which can be used to draw complex three-dimensional scenes from simple primitives. OpenGL...
– that is why you will be able to view and draw over high resolution graphic files (up to 32K) - supports images with large color depthColor depthIn computer graphics, color depth or bit depth is the number of bits used to represent the color of a single pixel in a bitmapped image or video frame buffer. This concept is also known as bits per pixel , particularly when specified along with the number of bits used...
, GammaGammaGamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Gimel . Letters that arose from Gamma include the Roman C and G and the Cyrillic letters Ge Г and Ghe Ґ.-Greek:In Ancient Greek, gamma represented a...
, GainGainIn electronics, gain is a measure of the ability of a circuit to increase the power or amplitude of a signal from the input to the output. It is usually defined as the mean ratio of the signal output of a system to the signal input of the same system. It may also be defined on a logarithmic scale,...
and Linear to Logarithmic color correctionColor correctionColor correction by using color gels, or filters, is a process used in stage lighting, photography, television, cinematography and other disciplines, the intention of which is to alter the overall color of the light; typically the light color is measured on a scale known as color temperature, as...
options (accelerated by GPU) - Mirada Pro: Stereoscopic 3D support , Online reviewing sessions, Color grading
File exchange
- integrated Cargador (Spanish - Night Porter) module managing file delivery
- automatic archiving of attached directories and files
- access to local resources with symbolic links
- downloaded files are cached and are not doubled
- control of all company download/upload queues
- auto and manual restart of file downloads/uploads
Technical Specifications
- The graphical interface of desktop client by QtQt (toolkit)Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software with a graphical user interface , and also used for developing non-GUI programs such as command-line tools and consoles for servers...
, web application frameworkWeb application frameworkA web application framework is a software framework that is designed to support the development of dynamic websites, web applications and web services. The framework aims to alleviate the overhead associated with common activities performed in Web development...
QooxdooQooxdooqooxdoo is an open source Ajax web application framework. It is an LGPL- and/or EPL-licensed multipurpose framework that includes support for professional JavaScript development, a graphical user interface toolkit and high-level client-server communication.- Framework :qooxdoo is entirely... - Main Database PostgreSQLPostgreSQLPostgreSQL, often simply Postgres, is an object-relational database management system available for many platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, MS Windows and Mac OS X. It is released under the PostgreSQL License, which is an MIT-style license, and is thus free and open source software...
, desktop client / iPhone off-line database SQLiteSQLiteSQLite is an ACID-compliant embedded relational database management system contained in a relatively small C programming library. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain and implements most of the SQL standard... - File Transfer - proprietary protocol (Cargador module)
- File Database - proprietary format for hashing and search files (Cargador module)
Project and file management
- Alienbrain, Temerity Pipeline - desktop
- Shotgun, Tactic - web
Visual reviewing
- cineSyncCineSynccineSync is a tool for visual communication and was developed to address the issue of remote reviews and approvals, allowing directors, producers, supervisors and visual media professionals to perform live run-throughs of work being carried out in another country, another city, or even the building...
, RV, FrameCycler - desktop - Concept Share, Cozimo, Оctopz, CreationFlow - web
File Transfer
- FTP clients, Aspera FASP, and other high-speed File Transfer Protocols