WETD‑Studio™ is the official machinima and virtual production tool of the WETD Network — a desktop animation engine built for creators, streamers, filmmakers, and storytellers who want to produce cinematic content using 2D characters, virtual sets, and real‑time puppeteering.

This is not a game.

This is not a toy.

This is a full production studio built inside an Electron app — designed for cutscenes, episodes, livestreams, and WETD original content.

WETD‑Studio™ is the backbone of WETD’s animation pipeline and the future of creator‑driven machinima.

WETD‑Studio™ is a desktop application that combines:

• A 2D virtual set builder

• A character animation system

• A timeline‑based cutscene editor

• A real‑time puppeteering engine

• A recording/export pipeline

• OBS‑ready live integration

• A full project + asset manager

It is built for creators who want to produce:

• Spike & Viper episodes

• WETD‑Studio™ Originals

• Machinima shorts

• Animated podcasts

• Cutscenes for games

• Virtual livestream shows

• Social media content

• WETDMovies animation entries

This is your in‑house animation studio.

WETD‑Studio™ is designed to be:

• Simple enough for beginners

• Powerful enough for pros

• Fast enough for livestreaming

• Flexible enough for full productions

It blends:

• Electron (desktop app)

• React or HTML/JS (UI)

• Canvas/WebGL (render engine)

• ffmpeg (video export)

• JSON (project data)

This gives WETD‑Studio the perfect balance of performance, portability, and creator freedom.

WETD‑Studio™ is built on a clean, modular architecture:

Frontend / GUI

• Electron app

• React or vanilla HTML/JS

• Panels, timeline, inspector, asset browser

Render Engine

• HTML5 Canvas (initial)

• WebGL upgrade path

• Deterministic frame rendering

Encoding

• Offscreen canvas → frame capture

• ffmpeg → MP4 export

• PNG sequence export for pro workflows

Data Format

• JSON for:

  • projects

  • scenes

  • timelines

  • triggers

  • actors

  • animations

This keeps everything portable, editable, and future‑proof.

1. Project & Asset Manager

Handles everything related to your project:

• Create/open/save .wetdproj files

• Manage folders:

  • sprites

  • backgrounds

  • tilesets

  • audio

  • exports

• Import spritesheets, tilesets, audio

• Track file paths and references

This is the brain that keeps your project organized.

1. Create Project

• New project

• Choose resolution + FPS

• Auto‑generate folders

• Starter scene created

2. Build Scene

• Import tilesets

• Paint map

• Add collisions

• Place actors and triggers

3. Direct Timeline

• Add camera moves

• Add actor actions

• Add dialogue

• Add cutscene events

4. Preview

• Play scene inside WETD‑Studio™

5. Record

• Choose MP4 or PNG sequence

• Engine runs deterministic playback

• Export clean frames

6. Post‑Audio

• Import into DaVinci/Premiere

• Add VO, music, SFX

• Final mix and publish

1. OBSBridge Plugin

Connects WETD‑Studio to OBS for live machinima.

What it enables:

• Trigger animations from OBS

• OBS triggers timeline events

• Scene sync

• Live puppeteering

• Real‑time Spike & Viper episodes

How it works:

• WebSocket/TCP communication

• JSON messages

• OBS script (Lua/Python)

• “OBS Live Mode” toggle

This makes WETD‑Studio broadcast‑ready.

2. File Menu (Import/Export)

A full professional file menu:

• New Project

• Open Project

• Save / Save As

• Import Sprite

• Import Audio

• Export PNG Sequence

• Export Animation

• Settings

This makes WETD‑Studio™ usable by normal humans — not just developers.

3. Game Controller Features

Real‑time puppeteering with a controller.

What it does:

• Move actors with sticks

• Scrub timeline with triggers

• Trigger animations with buttons

• Record controller input as keyframes

This makes WETD‑Studio™ feel like a real animation studio.

A clean breakdown of development phases:

OBSBridge Plugin

• Communication layer

• OBS script

• Event handlers

• Live mode toggle

File Menu

• Menu bar

• File dialogs

• Import/export pipelines

• Project serialization

Game Controller Features

• Gamepad API

• Mapping layer

• Recording layer

• Keyframe generation

Quality‑of‑Life Features

• Undo/redo

• Autosave

• Asset library

• Drag‑and‑drop import

• Timeline snapping

• Keyframe easing

• Render queue

WETD‑Studio™ is more than a tool — it’s the foundation of:

• WETD‑Studio™ Originals

• Spike & Viper

• WETDMovies animation

• WETD‑TV animated segments

• WETD Podcasts video content

• Live machinima shows

• Creator‑driven animation

This is the engine powering the WETD cinematic universe

Whether you’re a filmmaker, animator, streamer, or creator, WETD‑Studio™ gives you the tools to build your own world, direct your own stories, and produce your own shows.

Create. Animate. Stream.

The future of WETD starts here.