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Initialise Workspace built UNG_101..UNG_117 from a hardcoded range and
imported one hardcoded AEP, and fourteen findComp calls named UNG's comps
literally. None of it worked for a second show.
Comp names now follow a convention derived from the show id —
{showId}_VFX_OVERLAY, {showId}_EXPORT_TEMPLATE, _SHOW LUT — which
reproduces UNG's existing names exactly, so nothing changes for the show
it was written for. A project whose template departs from the pattern can
override any of the three.
Paths cannot be derived: UNG's show id is UNG while its folder is
UNGO_VFX. Those live on Project.pipelineConfig and are edited under
Project → Settings → Pipeline. They are resolved server-side and handed
to the panel with the project list, and read by buildPreviewManifest for
the headless build, so the panel and the farm cannot disagree about which
template — or which show LUT — a shot was built with. That mattered more
than the folder names: a preview rendered through another show's LUT is
quietly the wrong colour rather than obviously broken.
Episode folders come from the project's episode list, falling back to the
folders under its footage root for a show whose episodes are not entered
yet.
Panel 2.5.0. Adds migration 20260814010000_project_pipeline_config.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
FeedBack — VFX Review & Approval Platform
Frame-accurate video review, annotation drawing, and approval tracking for boutique VFX and animation studios.
Features
- Dead-simple video upload — drag & drop MP4/MOV, up to 2 GB, version-tracked
- Frame-accurate scrubbing — canvas-based timeline ruler with click-and-drag seek
- Timestamp comments — comments anchored to exact frame numbers, threaded replies, resolve/unresolve
- Annotation drawing — freehand, arrow, rectangle, circle tools with color + stroke width picker
- Approval workflow — Approve / Reject / Needs Changes with notes, full history
- Client review links — shareable token-based review URLs for external clients (no login required)
- Role-based access — Admin / Producer / Supervisor / Artist / Client roles
- Slack notifications — webhook alerts for uploads and approvals
- Self-hostable — Docker Compose with PostgreSQL + MinIO (S3-compatible) included
Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Next.js 15 App Router (Turbopack) |
| Language | TypeScript 5 strict |
| Styling | TailwindCSS 3 + shadcn/ui (zinc, dark-only) |
| Auth | NextAuth.js v5 (Credentials + JWT) |
| Database | PostgreSQL 16 via Prisma 6 |
| File Storage | UploadThing / S3 / R2 / B2 / MinIO / local |
| State | Zustand 5 (player) + TanStack Query 5 (server) |
| Annotations | HTML5 Canvas API (normalized coordinates) |
| Video Playback | HTML5 <video> with custom controls |
| Container | Docker multi-stage build |
Quick Start (Docker)
# 1. Clone and configure
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env — set AUTH_SECRET, DATABASE_URL, storage provider
# 2. Start services (PostgreSQL + MinIO + App)
docker compose up -d
# 3. Run migrations and seed
docker compose exec app npx prisma migrate deploy
docker compose exec app npx tsx prisma/seed.ts
# 4. Open http://localhost:3000
Demo accounts (after seed):
| Password | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| admin@vfxreview.local | admin123 | Admin |
| producer@vfxreview.local | producer123 | Producer |
| supervisor@vfxreview.local | supervisor123 | Supervisor |
| artist@vfxreview.local | artist123 | Artist |
| client@studio.com | client123 | Client |
Local Development
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Set up database (Postgres must be running)
npx prisma migrate dev
npx tsx prisma/seed.ts
# Start dev server
npm run dev
Open http://localhost:3000.
Environment Variables
See .env.example for full reference. Key variables:
# Required
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://..."
AUTH_SECRET="your-32-char-secret"
NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"
# Storage (choose one)
STORAGE_PROVIDER="local" # local | uploadthing | s3 | r2 | b2 | minio
# UploadThing (if STORAGE_PROVIDER=uploadthing)
UPLOADTHING_SECRET="sk_live_..."
UPLOADTHING_APP_ID="..."
# AWS S3 / R2 / B2 compatible
S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=""
S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=""
S3_BUCKET_NAME=""
S3_REGION=""
S3_ENDPOINT="" # for R2/B2/MinIO
# Slack (optional)
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=""
# Email (optional, nodemailer)
SMTP_HOST=""
SMTP_PORT="587"
SMTP_USER=""
SMTP_PASS=""
Project Structure
app/
(auth)/login/ — Sign-in page
(dashboard)/ — Protected dashboard layout
dashboard/ — Home stats + shot queue
projects/ — Project list + detail pages
settings/ — User profile
review/[versionId]/ — Full-screen review player
client/[token]/ — Unauthenticated client review link
api/
auth/[...nextauth]/ — NextAuth route handler
uploadthing/ — UploadThing route handler
notifications/ — Notification CRUD
projects/ — Projects REST endpoint
components/
player/ — ReviewPlayer, FrameTimeline, PlaybackControls
annotations/ — AnnotationCanvas, AnnotationTools
comments/ — CommentPanel (threads + replies)
versions/ — VersionUpload, VersionList
shots/ — ShotCard, NewShotDialog
projects/ — ProjectCard, NewProjectDialog
dashboard/ — StatsCards, ShotQueue, RecentActivity
layout/ — Sidebar, Header, NotificationBell, Providers
ui/ — shadcn/ui base components
actions/ — Server Actions (projects, shots, versions, comments, annotations, approvals)
lib/ — db, auth, utils, frame-utils, storage, slack, notifications, uploadthing
hooks/ — use-review-player (Zustand), use-annotations, use-frame-comments
prisma/ — schema.prisma, seed.ts
Review Player Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Space / K |
Play / Pause |
J |
Reverse playback |
L |
Forward playback |
← / → |
Step one frame |
F |
Toggle fullscreen |
Documentation
| Doc | Covers |
|---|---|
| RenderPipeline2.md | Render pipeline specification — normative design, state machine, API contracts |
| DELIVERY_WORKFLOW.md | Building and shipping delivery packages (how-to) |
| VFXReviewConnector.md | After Effects panel — setup, Shot Builder, QC, diagnostics |
| RenderWorker/README.md | Render worker service — packaging, install, validation, delivery builds |
| EXT_API_REFERENCE.md | External API (/api/ext/*) used by the panel and workers |
| Shot task workflow.md | Shot and task lifecycle in the web app |
License
MIT