Catch shots burning through retakes
Every morning, WebRun opens Vani Software, reads the version and retake log for each active shot, finds the ones whose retake count has climbed past your healthy threshold or jumped sharply overnight, and alerts your supervisor in Slack so a repeatedly failing shot gets a second look before it quietly drains hours and budget.
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How do I get alerted when a VFX shot's retake count spikes?
WebRun opens Vani Software every morning and reads the retake log for each active shot. It flags any shot whose version count has passed your healthy threshold or spiked overnight, then alerts your supervisor in Slack with the count and latest feedback, so a repeatedly failing shot gets attention before it quietly drains hours and budget.
- Runaway retakes surface before they overrun the shot budget
- Supervisors see the worst offenders ranked every morning
- Retake counts read live from Vani Software with no manual tallying
Built for VFX supervisors · CG supervisors · animation directors · studio production teams
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
vanisoftware.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Vani Software - read retake history per shot
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WebRun opens Vani Software to read retake history per shot. - Open Vani Software and read the version history and retake log for each active shot
- Count the retakes logged per shot and compare against your healthy range
- Flag shots over the retake threshold and shots whose count jumped sharply since yesterday
- Capture the sequence, shot, artist, current retake count, and the latest feedback note
Done when Every shot with an elevated or spiking retake count is listed with its history.
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Slack - alert on retake spikes
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WebRun opens Slack to alert on retake spikes. - Post an alert to the supervisor Slack channel listing shots with runaway retakes
- Show the retake count, the artist, and the most recent feedback for each flagged shot
- Rank by retake count so the worst offenders sit at the top
- Leave the internal alert for the supervisor to action, it posts on its own
Done when The supervisor has today's list of shots burning through retakes in Slack.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it message the artist directly about the retakes?
No. WebRun posts an internal Slack alert to the supervisor channel only. How the retake problem is raised with an artist stays a human, in-person decision, not an automated ping.
What counts as a retake spike?
Any shot whose retake count passes the healthy threshold you set, or whose count jumps sharply overnight. Both the level and the sudden change are checked, and you can tune each in your settings.
Where do the retake numbers come from?
Straight from the version history and retake log in Vani Software, read fresh each morning, so the count always reflects the latest iterations without anyone tallying versions by hand.
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