Fog: Revolutionizing Fansubbing

Main components of the project:

• Timed Text Version System (TTVS) - Tracks changes and dependencies in scripts and related tasks. Written primarily in C. Can export/import other script formats using the script library. Communication between client/server via telnet or SSH.
• ThinFog: web interface - Simple way for translators and editors to work on a script. Written primarily in PHP. Interfaces with TTVS.
• XML Script Master: script format and effect language - Supports all major features and can be extended to support others. Based on XML.
• Binary Script Master: binary script format and effect language - format the normal script can be converted to that is designed with 2 main attributes: small space usage and the ability to seek to a time quickly. This would usually be what one would interlace into an OGM or Matroska container for softsubs.
• Bitmap Video Overlay: prerendered subtitle format - Prerendered subtitles that can be turned on or off. This will be a seperate subtitle stream in the video file with some PNG-based video. (Note: May not be needed due to QuickFog plans)
• MixedFog: script library - Interfaces to many script formats, though primarily the ones designed for the project. This library allows the developer to modify or read details about the script and load/save them to any supported format. It will be used by all script-aware applications (incl the codec).
• OpaqueFog: script codec - Overlays the script on video. Primarily written in C.
• OpaqueMPlayer: MPlayer codec for scripts - Interfaces to the standard script codec to overlay subtitles on video while playing in MPlayer.
• QuickFog script prerendering - Prerenders all or a portion of a script to an animation. This can be used for various things, from prerendering a line of text (and still rendering effects during playback), prerendering an individual effect that cannot be managed in real time, or prerendering the entire script for playback on a low-processor or fontless device.
• DenseFog: scripting application - Provides video and audio interfaces for timers and translators. Uses the script codec to allow for the user to preview the script. Interfaces with TTVS. Primarily written in C++. Uses either TrollTech's Qt toolkit or GTK (undecided).
• LightFog: production application - Provides many functions for production from adding a script to a container to burning it into a video and recompressing it.
• OpaqueDirectShow: DirectShow OGM/Matroska codec for scripts - Same thing the MPlayer codec does, but for DirectShow-based apps.

Project groups:

• Format Group - Defines the formats to be used by the project. (XSM, BSM, and BVO)
• Server Group - Writes/maintains the TTVS server
• Web Group - Writes/maintains the web interface for the project (ThinFog)
• Library Group - Writes/maintains the script library (MixedFog)
• Codec Group - Writes/maintains the script codec and MPlayer/DirectShow interfaces to it (OpaqueFog, OpaqueMPlayer, and OpaqueDirectShow)
• Client Group - Writes/maintains the scripting and production applications (LightFog and DenseFog)
• Representatives - Members from organizations (fansub groups, for example) who comment on the project and suggest ideas.