Zou is an API that stores and manages data pertaining to CG production, while also enabling synchronization via pipelining of tools.
A dedicated Python client, Gazu, allows users to integrate Zou into the tools.
Zou can:
- Store production data, such as projects, shots, assets, tasks, metadata files, and validations.
- Provide folder and file paths for any task.
- Import data from Shotgun or CSV files.
- Export main data to CSV files.
- Provide helpers to manage workflow tasks (start, publish, retake).
- Listen to events to plug external modules on it.
Installation of Zou requires the setup of third-party tools such as a database instance, so it is recommended to the follow the documentation:
Contributions are welcomed so long as the C4 contract is respected.
Zou is based on Python and the Flask framework.
Instructions for setting up a development environment are available in the documentation
Zou is written by CG Wire, a company based in France. We help small to midsize CG studios to manage their production and build pipeline efficiently.
We apply software craftsmanship principles as much as possible. We love coding and consider strong qualities and good developer experience to matter a lot. Through our diverse experiences, we enable studios to produce quality software, so that they can focus more on the artistic work.
Visit cg-wire.com for more information.
