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A project & asset management so0ware for M&E industriesDesigned for CG Ar;sts, by CG Ar;sts.
hAp://cerebrohq.com
Cerebro is all-‐in-‐one toolkit for project planning and tracking, assets and mul8media file storage. It includes the following func8ons:• Project breakdown into an unlimited task tree.• File access control and sharing.• Budge8ng.• Repor8ng.• Tracking and overviewing.• Online and offline visual reviewing.• Calendars and schedules.• Interac8ve GanH chart. • Resource usage control.• Export to XLS and PDF.
Cerebro can be implemented either as a “cloud”, or as an “on-‐premises” soQware.
SUMMARY
Cerebro was developed in Russia, in the Moscow-‐based major postproduc8on facility named Cinemateka in 2005-‐2008, as an in-‐house soQware for VFX project management.
In 2009, Cerebro development team has established a separate company named CineSoQ, in order to mone8ze the project, and by the end of 2011 Cerebro was used in more than 70 postproduc8on and anima8on companies in the FSU (Former Soviet Union), including Timur Bekmambetov’s (Director of WANTED with Angelina Jolie) Bazelevs a film and adver8sing produc8on company, UMP and other FSU media produc8on majors.
Several interna8onal projects were managed by the Cerebro. For example:• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (20th Century Fox, 2012),• The Darkest Hour (20th Century Fox, 2011),• Kikoriki: The Beginning (Riki Group, 2011),• The Black Lightning (Chernaya Molniya) (UPI, 2010),• Space Dogs 3D (CNF, 2010),• The Book of Masters (Walt Disney Pictures, 2009).Thanks to the VFX / CGI projects outsourced from the FSU to India and China.lately Cerebro is gaining popularity in the Indian and Chinese VFX markets too.
OUR STORY
• Can be used either as an on-‐premises soQware or as a cloud SaaS.
• Cost-‐effec8ve.
• Has a flexible security selngs.
• Lightweight, doesn’t need a dedicated hardware (in most cases).
• Can be implemented into an exis8ng IT infrastructure.
• Mul8-‐plamorm.
• Python API for integra8on into the produc8on pipeline.
• Can be split into components in order to be adopted separately.
• On-‐premises installa8on can be accessed via Internet by remote users (if permiHed by the company’s IT policy).
• Can subs8tute some tradi8onal soQware: FTP server, CineSync, e-‐mail.
• Can be customized to tailor-‐fit company’s established processes and procedures.
• Has a unique embedded tool for video reviewing.
IMPORTANT BENEFITS
CAUTION!
HIGHLYADDICTIVE!
The core of the system is a PostgreSQL database containing all the informa8on except the files, they are aHached to the Forums.
Key features:
• Hosted in a cloud for SaaS users,
• Or installed locally (on-‐site) for Business and Corporate pricing plan users,
• Can be installed onto Windows Server OS or Linux x64 (Ubuntu, Debian),
• Qt-‐based GUI,
• Python API for integra8on into the produc8on pipeline.
SYSTEM COMPONENTS: THE CORE
Used for:• Trial versions (all pricing plans except the Private one).• Commercial version (Studio pricing plan).
General descrip8on:• Only one Cerebro server component is installed onto a customer network File Storage -‐ a file transfer u8lity to index and transfer files that are aHached to forum threads in Cerebro.
• All the rest of Cerebro server components are hosted on the system provider’s site (Cerebrohq.com).
Advantages:• Minimal system deployment 8me.• High security level (users’ files are hosted locally, they are never transferred to the SaaS provider or any other third party).
• No maintenance costs -‐ centralized Cerebro server components do not need to be maintained by the customer’s technical staff.
Restric8ons:• A permanent Internet connec8on to cerebrohq.com is required.
SYSTEM STRUCTURE: HYBRID CLOUD
SYSTEM STRUCTURE: ON-‐PREMISES INSTALLATIONUsed for:• Commercial versions (Business and Corporate).
General descrip8on:• 4 main server components are installed onto the customer’s server.
• If needed, an addi8onal component – WEB SERVER – can be installed to provide access to Cerebro via a web interface. It is recommended to install the web server onto a separate PC.
Advantages:• All system components and content are hosted and fully controlled by the customer.
• No need for an Internet connec8on (if no remote facili8es and remote users are being involved in the workflow).
• Mul8tenancy within LAN -‐ no need to install the client applica8on on each worksta8on in the facility.
Restric8ons:• More (in comparison to the hybrid cloud installa8on) customer resources are required to maintain the system.
Cerebro User Support Service is available through the several channels:• Zendesk 8cke8ng system,• LiveChat Inc. instant online messaging system,• Phone access.
Maximum 8cket response 8me is 6 hours (for Cri8cal issues) or 24 hours (for Non-‐Cri8cal issues).
What else?•Online Library – searchable access to dozens of published ar8cles, User Manuals and video tutorials,• User Forum – online community discussion forum,•Maintenance Releases – updates for current licensed deployments.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICE
• Desktop client applica8ons for MS Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
• Web interface
• iOS clients for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
• The server runs under Windows 2003, 2008 or Linux x64 (Ubuntu, Debian)
MULTI-‐PLATFORM SUPPORT
• Break down your project in an unlimited tree task structure – it is as simple as making new subfolders in the file manager.
• Allocate people and/or material resources.
• You’re through with basic planning. Launch your project!..
Or proceed to the advanced planning:
• Connect your tasks in the GanH chart.
• Specify all the necessary parameters for your tasks (8me, budget, priority, etc.).
• Setup the access and visibility rights.
FEATURES: HANDY PLANNING
• Every task can have 3 financial parameters: planned cost, actual cost, balance.
• Es8mate every single task and you’ll get the project budget summed up.
• Sign off the money every 8me you spend it – and your accountants will adore you ☺.
FEATURES: SIMPLE BUDGETING
• Have a glance at Navigator pane to get a bird’s-‐eye project overview, or dive deep into it, to get a detailed track and the actual status of any par8cular task.
• Get an e-‐mail no8fica8ons on any changes in any task you follow or do.
• Generate reports and export them to Excel or PDF.
• Search and filter tasks by a variety of tags and parameters.
• Be a step ahead with a problem-‐solving issue tracker.
FEATURES: EASY TRACKING
• Every task has its own Forum thread, use it to communicate and share all sorts of files – dailies, reviews, references, you name it.
• Mark selected posts and make them visible to your clients to involve them into the conversa8on and get their instant first-‐hand feedback -‐ no need to copy-‐paste or forward anything by e-‐mail.
• All the rest of a thread is for your trusted peers’ eyes only. What happens in Cerebro stays in Cerebro ☺.
• And no more annoying mee8ngs, briefings and debriefings!
FEATURES: TIME-‐SAVING COMMUNICATIONS
• Open Forum thread of your task.
• Click on Reply buHon.
• Describe what you have done today on a par8cular task.
• AHach a file (or folder), if necessary.
• Specify the exact 8me spent today on the task.
• Click on Send buHon.
• Next morning don’t forget to look up here for new comments arrived.
FEATURES: TWO-‐CLICK DAILY REPORTING
Mirada Player (a proprietary CinesoQ product) is used for viewing and commen8ng over pictures and videos.
Standard Version (embedded in Cerebro) has the following features:
• Draw or type over the content, record your ac8vity (zoom, pan, 8meline dragging, mouse movement) together with your voice comments.
• The reviews are submiHed to Cerebro.
SYSTEM COMPONENTS: MIRADA
Mirada Pro func8ons are unlocked by entering a registra8on key (purchased separately).
The Pro version possess all the features of a Standard version plus:
• Stereoscopic 3D viewing and annota8on tools.
• Online Review Mode, thats lets you to synchronize your media and make reviews at the same 8me with an unlimited group of people anywhere in the world.
• The reviews can be submiHed to Cerebro or exported into MOV or JPEG.
SYSTEM COMPONENTS: MIRADA PRO
Cargador is a CinesoQ proprietary file management u8lity used for file storage, transfer, indexing and caching.
Key features are:
• Supports an unlimited file size,
• Verifies integrity of files that are being transferred,
• Supports the upload and download cues with pause/cancel and restart/resume op8ons,
• Schedules delivery of a new content,
• Instantly searches among millions of files,
• Prevents the unnecessary file duplica8on (first, it supports the links to the network storages and, second, it iden8fies files by their hash sums, not by the names),
• Archives files and folders into .zip files on-‐the-‐fly.
SYSTEM COMPONENTS: CARGADOR
If you have several loca8ons to interchange files with -‐ clients, vendors, freelancers, or your own remote facili8es -‐ Then Cargador makes it possible to make them secure COMMUNITY CLOUDS by synchronizing heterogeneous file storages around the world.
It supports an unlimited file size and can be setup to synchronize them:
• on demand,
• on schedule.
Cargador is more convenient and secure than a Good Ol’ FTP server:
• it verifies the integrity of transferred files,
• it prevents an unauthorized access to files,
• it prevents the unnecessary file duplica8on on a storage.
SYSTEM COMPONENTS: CARGADOR
CEREBRO API
Since January 2012 Cerebro installa8on packs are bundled with Python. Cerebro’s API has three types: • API to the client applica8on. It’s a trigger-‐based system, where trigger switches on the user’s ac8on (message pos8ng, tag changing, new task crea8on, etc.). The system consists of about 30 triggers, i.e., it can react to a number of ac8ons and condi8ons. For example, check if the user didn’t forget to a2ach to his report a file with the right extension corresponding to the type of the task.
• API to the database.• API to the file storage.
We have released several API samples:• Check: a new Report is being posted to the Forum of Task with an Ac8vity Type=Composi8ng must be supplemented by an aHached .mov file and a link to a Nuke script;
• If a local link to the sequence of images is posted to the Forum, a proxy video must be generated and aHached to the same message;
• Report: make a new item in the Main Menu -‐ Generate a custom report. The report reflects the working 8me for a period spent by all Cerebro users, grouped by Ac8vity aHribute.
If you are interested to find out more about Cerebro, please send your inquiries to: info@cerebrohq.com
US office:Phone : +1 (495) 9800376Address: Cerebro Inc., 472 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
Russian office:Phone : +7 (495) 9800376Address: CinesoQ Ltd., 123182, Novoschukinskaya str, 14, Moscow, Russia
CONTACTS
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