vaweGitHub
Open source, Apache-2.0

Roadmap: now, next, later.

The order of work on vawe. There are no dates: Now comes before Next, and Next before Later. Each item links to the problem it addresses.

The reasons are on the problems page.

Now

In work today.

  • Render reliabilityResume a final render after a crash, and report the crash.Problem 12
  • One shared render lockOne lock that every render command uses.Problem 12
  • Determinism under loadFrames stay identical when the machine is busy.Problem 1

Next

Planned after Now.

  • Windowed drafts with their checksDraft one window of a film and run the checks on that window.Problem 6
  • vawe moves --checkA command that checks the move library.Problem 4
  • A pairwise judgeThe judge compares two films instead of scoring one.Problem 9
  • Motion-shape measuresNumbers for the shape of a move.Problem 10
  • Hook and palette numbersNumbers for the opening hook and the palette.Problem 10
  • A default grain layerGrain on by default, to finish the frame.Problem 3

Later

Not started.

  • Eye-path and thread measuresMeasure where the eye goes and whether one thread runs through the film.Problem 10
  • Faster final captureCut the screenshot time of a final render.Problem 11
  • SoundParked until synthesized cues stop sounding machine-made.Problem 13

Follow the work.

vawe is open source under Apache-2.0, runs on your machine, needs no account and has no per-render fee. Open an issue if a problem here costs you a film.