1Script
From page to frame.
You tie drawings to the script's lines. The Storyboard tab lays these frames out in order, and one click makes a PDF.
frames in script orderSolutions/By field
ANIMATION
From scene to handoff, at one table.
Story, storyboard, models and animation move forward in different hands. Devchaos keeps them in one project, so you never have to ask where a scene is.
Turn the model in the chat, compare versions side by side.
A film starts on a page.
The Script window, piece by piece. Scroll and it falls into place.
Version notes and marks stay with the file.
frames in script order2Drawing
Set up the scene with a camera.
Cameras come in four views with lenses from 14 to 200 mm. With five kinds of light and sixteen posed stick figures, you set up a scene without opening a model.
camera and lensposed stick figurelight setup3Model
Put a mark on it.
The comment is written on that exact spot of the model. Even when the version changes, the note knows which version it was written on.
the mark is tied to the modelnote and repliesapprove or request changes4Pipeline
Move forward scene by scene.
Each stage's board shows who is waiting on what. You can give a task to several people and add dates and files.
you set the stagesevery task has its fieldHow a scene moves forward
From writing to approval, the scene stays in one project.
ScriptThe scene is written
FrameThe storyboard is drawn
ModelThe version goes up
MarkThe comment lands on the model
ApprovalThe scene is done
Your programs stay the same.
Devchaos doesn't replace your program, it stands beside it. Whichever one is open shows on your Studio card; there are 50 programs on the list, and you can add yours if it's missing.
Maya
Blender
Spine
After Effects
Cinema 4D
ZBrush
Marvelous
Substance PainterQuestions
Can we set our own pipeline stages?
Yes. You pick ready-made stage names such as Idea, Pre-production, Development, Polish and Handoff, put them in order, and give each an icon and a date. You can save the set as a template and use it in another project.
Is there voice chat?
Not yet, it's coming soon. Voice rooms and camera are on the way. For now you use the room's text chat during a screen share.
Where do our files live?
You choose from three places: the Devchaos server (2 GB per project), a computer left on at the office, or your own cloud storage (such as Cloudflare R2, Amazon S3 or Backblaze).
Can the team see what I'm looking at?
You decide. In What your team sees you choose who sees it, and whether that's the program, the file name, the time, screenshots and how often; you can hide a program and set limits by working hours or by project.
FILM
