The Jahshaka Project OPEN SOURCE VISUAL EFFECTS TECHNOLOGY

1. The Jahshaka ProjectOPEN SOURCE VISUAL EFFECTS TECHNOLOGY

2. The Jahshaka Project The Jahshaka Project is focused on building 3 core open source technologies 1. The Jahshaka famework A high level, rapid application development infrastructure for the development and deployment of powerful multimedia applications, released under the GPL. 2. The OpenAPI A open source API used for developing plugins for the Jahshaka framework under any license, open or closed, released under the LGPL. 3. The OpenLibraries A suite of open source libraries focused on providing a cross platform, hardware accelerated multimedia development framework, released under the LGPL.

3. 1. The Jahshaka Framework www.jahshaka.org

4. The Jahshaka Framework • Jahshaka is a open, extendable, advanced multimedia framework • Allows for advanced, real time multimedia and film processing • Developed and distributed under the GPL • Full access to the core codebase for customization • Easily skinable from a GUI and workflow perspective • Modular expansion model at numerous levels • Easily extendable via the openAPI plugin api • Jahshaka comes complete with • Built in database driven asset management system • Media management and playback (from avi to 8k) • Initial implementations of 3d compositing, editing, and paint • Initial implementations of keyer, color corrector and tracker • Network connectivity and workgroup server

5. The Open Source Model Participation = Ownership! • Jahshaka’s zero-barrier to entry, open source model, makes it perfect for large scale distribution with the added advantage of cross-integration across multiple facilities at different levels. • Its cross platform nature (windows, osx and linux) makes it ideal for use in mixed environments – allowing you to migrate at your own pace and not have to worry about loosing application support that’s tied to the OS. • Based on open source application development model so you can modify and customize the core code and tailor it to your workflow with custom add-ons, allowing for easy integration into any environment.

6. Core Framework Features The Jahshaka framework is built on a hardware accelerated engine and comes complete with an advanced suite of real time digital content creation tools. • Core modules allow for editing, 3d compositing, image processing, animation, color correction, tracking and encoding. • Runs on virtually any hardware/operating system combination while preserving file, model and data transfer to allow for a truly open work environment. • Compatible with popular media formats from AVI and Quicktime up to uncompressed 4k, popular image formats from PNG and Targa up to DPX, and popular 3D formats such as X3D and Colada. • Mature codebase in development for over 5 years takes advantage of advanced technologies such as Open GL, GPGPU, databases, network collaboration and 64bit processing

7. Project based Features The Jahshaka framework comes complete with a industrial strength asset management system, communication and collaboration tools and network connectivity • Database driven asset management system with full metadata tracking allows for management of all assets. Easily scaleable to shared external databases such as MySQL, DB2 and Oracle. • Network tools allow users to share files and interact in projects seamlessly. Created with the focus of allowing film makers to create movies securely using the internet as their own private network. • Communication tools tailor the framework to a multi user environment with features such as instant messaging, video conferencing, voice over IP and immersive collaboration. • Web based Project and group management tie in with the framework’s collaboration features to allow for the scheduling and monitoring of users and assets in large scale production projects.

8. 3.0 Release User Interface Concepts

9. GUI Framework Keyer GUI Tracker GUI Paint GUI Animation GUI Editing GUI Effects GUI N+1 Player GUI Desktop GUI Network GUI Library GUI Encoder GUI N+1 Application Framework Module Manager Keyer Tracker Paint Animation Editing Effects N+1 Encoder N+1 Library Player Desktop Network Jahshaka Libraries DCC Core Asset management core Open Libraries Image Format Image Format OpenMediaLib OpenObjectLib OpenAssetLib OpenEffectsLib OpenNetworkLib OpenPluginLib OpenImageLib AV Format AV Format 3D Format 3D Format Effect Database Effect Protocol Protocol Asset Public Libraries Jahshaka 3.0 Architecture

10. Development Model Jahshaka itself is a high level api and is designed to be implemented as such, allowing users and developers to modify it to fit in with their pipeline and workflow via the plugin model. • Based on a highly modular architecture and c++ programming model its is a very easy task to add new features on the fly allowing for a high level of extensibility. • The Jahshaka has core support for the OpenAPI which allows for integration with proprietary technology and algorithims. • This allows developers to release commercial technology that will work seamlessly with the Jahshaka tool-set while maintaining its proprietary nature. • The adoption of jahshaka in other vertical industries such as the scientific communities, the GPGPU industry and broadcast/medical allows for a exponentially scaleable technology development environment.

11. Whats in it for hollywood? • Jahshaka can save high end production facilities millions of dollars by replacing the high end commercial production tools that are currently embedded in their production pipelines. • Its goal is to provide functionality similar to the discreet advanced systems (flame, smoke, backdraft), avid’s D|S, apples Shake, Piranha ‘s 64bit paint tools and the Alienbrain asset management platform. • As a open source platform, studios will greatly benefit from the ability to write custom features directly into the core application for the highest level of integration. • The ability to link against binary plugins will enable them to keep in house code private while simultaneously taking advantage of the ongoing open source development. • As a maintenance vehicle studios will also be able to release their proprietary code when there is no longer the need to keep it internal, allowing them to take advantage of the open source shared global development and maintenance model.

12. Other Advantages • Global user base • larger user base to chose from who are familiar with the core toolset • Free software saves training of new recruits. • Sustainability • Application continue to grow and evolve a long as the community exists. • Unlike traditional applications that get bought or acquired and discontinued • Immediate access to advanced technology • real-time opengl interaction and gpgpu core acceleration • 64bit processing • constant stream of new features • New technologies are adopted as they are released • lower cost of technology maintenance • core development is continuously advancing • global open source developer base manages code • Multi seat savings • No cost for multiple seats of the software allows it to run anywhere • Users will be able to take their work home, or on the road • Global support • As a open source framework multi language support is trivial • Allows software to be used anywhere by anyone

13. 2. The OpenAPI

14. The OpenAPI The OpenAPI is designed to allow studios to mix proprietary in house code with open source applications 1. Extendable Open Source API The Open nature of the OpenAPI allows anyone to extend it to suit their needs. 2. Optimized for Multimedia applications Since the OpenAPI is being built by the jahshaka project it is optimized for 2D and 3D multimedia applications. 3. Liberal Licensing As a LGPL based library developers can choose to release their plugins as binary only

15. 3. The OpenLibrarieswww.openlibraries.org

16. The OpenLibraries The OpenLibraries are a suite of open source libraries focused on providing a cross platform, hardware accelerated multimedia development framework, released under the LGPL 1. Open Source As a open source technology the openlibraries are suited for high growth in a technology sector that is massively divided my different programming api’s. 2. Cross Platform In order to empower users looking at alternative operating systems the openlibraries have been developed from the ground up as a cross platform technology. 3. Easily Extendable The openlibraries are built on a plugin based framework for maximum extendability, and support both commercial and non commercial plugins

17. What are they? • The OpenLibraries provide developers with the key building blocks they need to easy build, test and deploy advanced, rich media applications. • They are all built on a core open standard for the definition of assets, the open asset standard (OAS) that provides developers with the ability to easily work with assets both locally and across the network • The OpenLibraries are truly cross platform and currently support Linux, OsX, and Windows, and are licensed to the public under the GNU LGPL (Library GPL) agreement • The OpenLibraries can be used for the development of: • Non-linear editing applications • 2D and 3D Compositing applications • 2D and 3D players • Image processing applications • Rich-media applications • Web deployment of services and content

18. Open Libraries OpenMediaLib OpenObjectLib OpenAssetLib OpenEffectsLib OpenNetworkLib OpenPluginLib OpenImageLib Image Format Image Format AV Format Database Protocol Protocol Effect Asset 3D Format 3D Format AV Format Effect The OpenLibraries consist of 6 core libraries and a common, shared plugin interface to allow for easy expansionThe openAssetLib - a powerful library for defining assets in a truly cross platform manner that allows you to create, categorize and manage assets in a variety of databases.The openObjectLib - a powerful library for the handling of 3d objects and scenes in a truly cross platform manner, it is based around a high level scenegraph. The openImageLib - a powerful image management toolkit that allows you to support a wide range of image formats within your applications. The openMediaLib - a powerful library for the handling of media in a truly cross platform manner, it allows you to encode and decode a wide variety of media files and formatsThe openEffectsLib - a powerful library for harnessing the power of your CPU and GPU in a truly cross platform manner, based on a real time image processing core.The openNetworkLib - a powerful library for network asset management and communication, it allows you to easily integrate a variety of networking technologies. The openPluginLib - a powerful plugin API designed to give developers a common interface for the development of OpenLibraries plugins.

19. Architecture • The OpenLibraries are based on a advanced architecture that utilizes the best of modern day programming technologies, toolkits and API’s • Written in C++ • Using the latest in c++ coding techniques • Uses boost++ for powerful underlying architecture • GPU-based • For lightning fast acceleration • CPU optimised • Multi-core architectures • Distributed memory machines (?) • Cross platform • Runs on Linux, Mac, Win, and other flavours of Unix • Plugin extensible • Built on top of a highly extensible plugin api • Compatible with commercial code • Allows commercial extensions of core framework • While maintaining compatibility with LGPL/GPL

20. OpenObjectLib • The OpenObjectLib implements a scene graph API for realtime 3D graphics. It is implemented in C++ using generic programming techniques and it has uses in 3D scene transcoding and compositing, games and visual simulation. • Its architecture is centered around the use of GPUs not only for rendering but also for general purpose algorithms. It can be used with no restrictions on commercial and non-commercial applications and is licensed under the LGPL. FEATURES • 3D scene support • Collada, X3D, NVB, FLT • DCC and Visual Simulation • 3D Compositing • Traditional film rendering • NVIDIA’s Gelato • Based on state of the art research • SIGGRAPH

21. OpenImageLib • The OpenImageLib implements a library for the serialisation and transcoding between image formats. • It is implemented in C++ using generic programming techniques and it has uses in any application or code that uses or manipulates images, both 2D and 3D. It can be used with no restrictions on commercial and non-commercial applications and is licensed under the LGPL • Image formats • All you would expect (!) • DPX and Cineon • OpenEXR • Image Generators

22. OpenEffectsLib • The OpenEffectsLib implements a library for 2D compositing and image processing. It is implemented in C++ using generic programming techniques and it has uses in any application or code to implement what is commonly known as node-based compositing. • The OpenEffectsLib describes a directed acyclic graph suitable for an image processing and compositing pipeline. It has a plugin centred architecture that allow for easy extension of both its operators and sources. • Compositing • Traditional Compositing • Adobe filters • Keying • HDR pipeline • CPU and GPU optimized

23. OpenMediaLib • The OpenImageLib implements a library for the serialisation and transcoding between media formats. • It is implemented in C++ using generic programming techniques and it has uses in any application or code that uses or manipulates media files, both compressed and uncompressed. It can be used with no restrictions on commercial and non-commercial applications and is licensed under the LGPL • Non-linear editing • Video and Image Sequences • Audio/Video Transcoding • Audio/Video Encoding

24. DCC Integration The OpenLibraries are built with the concept of DCC integration in place from the ground up, making it a simple matter to both embed them in existing applications, as well as to extend them with plugins to support the applications you use today