Ugh, those LLM bots on Github...
In #OpenRV's repo a commit is "fixed typo". Then a bot comments with a wall of text about what that commit is doing in a tone that sounds like Brainy Smurf right before he's getting booted out of the village. Then the devs add a file to the repo that asks LLMs to only raise issues when they're 100% sure it's an actual issue.
Example 2 is #TriliumNotes: a user reports bug, a bot replies that this can't be and mansplains how the code works, like a toxic OSS dev 🤯
I've archived 2 forums on Autodesk's site related to the RV player. There's a big banner on top that these have been temporarily restored in read-only mode. Apparently ADSK shut them down and in doing so disappeared a large knowledge base for their products.
They'll disappear again sooner or later and there is a frustratingly low amount of developer info about #RV and #OpenRV and the weird Mu language. So here's the first forum (all 6 pages) on the #InternetArchive:
Since DJV went into a hiatus, I have tried #mrv2 more than once but it wouldn't do. Brought down my whole Linux desktop last time I tried, just by showing/hiding certain parts of the GUI.
So I've compiled #OpenRV but I really want something that loads faster than that clunky old player (even though highly scriptable, RV brings 20 years worth of baggage including its own programming language. OCIO feels just bolted on).
So, great thing that #DJV got an update!
#DJV is an awesome #VFX application for playback and review of media files. Darby Johnston just released DJV 3.0, a major update since 2.0.8 released back in 2020. https://github.com/darbyjohnston/DJV/releases/tag/3.0.0 https://darbyjohnston.github.io/DJV/
That event also has talks about #OpenRV and the mysterious #XStudio amongst many other VFX pipeline tools. Even about recommendations for h264 encoding of video clips you want to send somebody for review.
Join us on August 5th for the MaterialX and OpenPBR Virtual Townhall at ASWF Open Source Days 2025, featuring presentations from Autodesk, IKEA, Lucasfilm, NVIDIA, OTOY, and Pixar RenderMan. https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-days/program/virtual-town-halls/
Seems like the next #OpenRV release will finally allow us noobs to play back prores-encoded clips. Well, we still have to compile it ourselves but I managed to do this at our shop. After one or two hickups it went really well thanks to their step-by-step instructions.
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenRV/commit/a21733729c98a5d9ffcda9126a767b989e63c95e
Stefan Ihringer