Version control and central file storage synchronization

Purpose

 1.1. Ensure all animation project files, assets, and versions are synchronized automatically between artist workstations, centralized storage, and remote collaborators.
 1.2. Maintain up-to-date version history and backup for every asset—scenes, characters, audio, scripts.
 1.3. Support multi-site and work-from-home workflows with automated, conflict-free merging, so every stakeholder works on the latest version.
 1.4. Enable real-time collaborative updates to shared storyboards, renders, and production assets.
 1.5. Provide audit trails and rollback for creative and compliance needs.
 1.6. Integrate version control with production management dashboards for instant asset status visibility.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. File or asset is added, edited, or deleted within monitored project folders.
 2.2. Scheduled intervals (e.g., hourly sync, nightly backup).
 2.3. Receipt of asset approval or review feedback (from email, Slack, project tracker).
 2.4. Commit/push actions in Git repositories or DAM systems.
 2.5. Manual trigger from a production lead for immediate sync.

Platform Variants

 3.1. Dropbox
  • Feature/Setting: “Files/Upload” API; configure folder monitoring and automated upload to Team folders.

 3.2. Google Drive
  • Feature/Setting: “Files: create” and “Files: update” API endpoints for change-based asset uploads.

 3.3. Box
  • Feature/Setting: “Upload a File” API; map local paths to cloud folders for auto sync.

 3.4. OneDrive
  • Feature/Setting: “Create file” API; trigger on folder update for cloud synchronization.

 3.5. GitHub
  • Feature/Setting: “Push event” webhook; auto-pull or merge branches upon new commit.

 3.6. GitLab
  • Feature/Setting: “Repository file events”; configure webhook to central asset server.

 3.7. Perforce (Helix Core)
  • Feature/Setting: “Trigger” for file commit or change submit; post-submit script for backup.

 3.8. ShotGrid (Autodesk)
  • Feature/Setting: “Event Daemon”; trigger on version publish for backup/notification.

 3.9. Frame.io
  • Feature/Setting: “Webhook on asset upload”; configure to initiate sync to storage.

 3.10. Slack
  • Feature/Setting: “Events API”; monitor asset-related channels, sync on new file share.

 3.11. Aspera (IBM)
  • Feature/Setting: “Node API”; automate high-speed asset upload on render completion.

 3.12. Synology NAS
  • Feature/Setting: “File Station API”; trigger FTP/SMB file sync on directory changes.

 3.13. Amazon S3
  • Feature/Setting: “PutObject” event notifications; invoke sync after successful write.

 3.14. Azure Blob Storage
  • Feature/Setting: “Event Grid”; subscribe to blob create/update events for replication.

 3.15. Backblaze B2
  • Feature/Setting: “b2_upload_file” API; copy updates from local animation asset folders.

 3.16. Egnyte
  • Feature/Setting: “File Upload” endpoint; sync assets after file approval events.

 3.17. Microsoft SharePoint
  • Feature/Setting: “Files: Create Item”; synchronize documents via asset update API.

 3.18. Filebase (IPFS)
  • Feature/Setting: “Upload File” endpoint; trigger distributed sync for completed scenes.

 3.19. Renderfarm Manager (AWS Thinkbox Deadline)
  • Feature/Setting: “Job Complete” event; copy renders to central NAS or cloud.

 3.20. Avid MediaCentral
  • Feature/Setting: “Asset Delivery API”; automated transfer of editorial assets.

 3.21. Tresorit
  • Feature/Setting: “Upload File” API; encrypted sync on local asset change.

Benefits

 4.1. Consistency—All project participants access the latest, correct version at all times.
 4.2. Speed—Reduced manual uploads/downloads; instant propagation of changes.
 4.3. Traceability—Clear audit trails and ability to rollback to previous asset states.
 4.4. Scalability—Handles large studios or hybrid/remote teams without data loss.
 4.5. Compliance—Centralized backup meets security and regulatory requirements.
 4.6. Productivity—Artists spend less time on file management, more on creative work.