OpenAsset

about

a blender plugin for uploading files to a server where they are version-managed (using svn internally) instead of saving them to local files

the big idea behind it is improving the production pipeline

plugin details

the blenderplugin should automatically append metadata such as preview image, polycount, animlist in textform, etc... to the upload, so they can be browsed without loading the complete file...

also downloading and browsing existing files should be possible in the blenderplugin

it just uploads data/files via http to the server, the server puts them into an svn there internally

organization

• forum thread : http://forum.freegamedev.net/index.php?t=msg&th=417
• browse code (trac) : http://zwischenwelt.org/trac/fgasset/browser/trunk
• commit-logs : http://zwischenwelt.org/trac/fgasset/timeline
• public readonly svn plugin : svn co svn://zwischenwelt.org/fgasset_plugin/trunk fgasset_plugin
• public readonly svn server : svn co svn://zwischenwelt.org/fgasset/trunk fgasset_server
• test-server (Ghoulsblade 23:33, 12 November 2007 (CET)) http://ghoulsblade.schattenkind.net/asset/asset.php

hosting

• we also thought about offering "hosting" , e.g. a server for the plugin that can be publically used for models under GPL or similar licenses

ideas

• usecase : branching : diagram
• interesting video about "alienbrain" (commercial asset mgmt software) : http://www.softimage.com/products/alienbrain/videos.aspx
• "perforce" seems to be the only big competitor to "alienbrain" : http://www.perforce.com/perforce/products.html
• HL2/Source level editing videos http://interlopers.net/index.php?page=video
• blender script to make model-preview image from grumbel : svn co svn://svn.berlios.de/windstille/trunk/scripts/
  • example output