SteamPipe is an asset management framework for artists and technical directors. Built with a centralized server, digital content can be created, edited, and organized efficiently using a familiar web interface. Digital content like a 3D character, a Photoshop document, a sequence of images, an email, a script, are all represented as individual assets. Assets can be organized by projects and categories, tagged, and searched to insure they can be easily found. Each asset type is declared as a plug-in, so customizing, extending, and creating new assets or building on existing assets is possible. The framework allows organizations to easily define workflows and build in automation to standardize and minimize investment. SteamPipe is currently being used at a client studio while it is prepared for a commercial release.
Features:
Flexibility and Customization:
We know everyone works in different ways, so SteamPipe lets the end user customize everything. Being built on dynamic languages like Python and javascript, the end user gains limitless freedom to display assets in different ways, extend from 3rd party libraries, and define how you want the asset manager to work.
Simplicity:
We want our users to be able to jump into SteamPipe and immediately understand the basics. Many studios rely on freelancers who are hired for short period and need to begin work as soon as they arrive. The studio’s pipeline needs to be simple to use, otherwise too much time is invested teaching the pipeline. We used Web 2.0 type interfaces to create an advanced modern user interface which would be familiar to users of sites such as Google, Facebook, etc.
Search:
It’s common to reuse assets, but unfortunately, it’s also common to lose them. Being able to search in many ways will greatly assist in finding any asset your studio has created.
Foundation:
The backend uses a postgres database and a fastcgi application written in python and the frontend is in javascript using jQuery.
SteamPipe will be available as a custom installation during Beta, contact us for more information.
SteamPipe
SteamPipe is an asset management framework for artists and technical directors. Built with a centralized server, digital content can be created, edited, and organized efficiently using a familiar web interface. Digital content like a 3D character, a Photoshop document, a sequence of images, an email, a script, are all represented as individual assets. Assets can be organized by projects and categories, tagged, and searched to insure they can be easily found. Each asset type is declared as a plug-in, so customizing, extending, and creating new assets or building on existing assets is possible. The framework allows organizations to easily define workflows and build in automation to standardize and minimize investment. SteamPipe is currently being used at a client studio while it is prepared for a commercial release.
Features:
Flexibility and Customization:
We know everyone works in different ways, so SteamPipe lets the end user customize everything. Being built on dynamic languages like Python and javascript, the end user gains limitless freedom to display assets in different ways, extend from 3rd party libraries, and define how you want the asset manager to work.
Simplicity:
We want our users to be able to jump into SteamPipe and immediately understand the basics. Many studios rely on freelancers who are hired for short period and need to begin work as soon as they arrive. The studio’s pipeline needs to be simple to use, otherwise too much time is invested teaching the pipeline. We used Web 2.0 type interfaces to create an advanced modern user interface which would be familiar to users of sites such as Google, Facebook, etc.
Search:
It’s common to reuse assets, but unfortunately, it’s also common to lose them. Being able to search in many ways will greatly assist in finding any asset your studio has created.
Foundation:
The backend uses a postgres database and a fastcgi application written in python and the frontend is in javascript using jQuery.
SteamPipe will be available as a custom installation during Beta, contact us for more information.