Standard Grant: Decast.live - Decentralized Video Streaming Platform

Introduction

Project Name:
Decast.live - Decentralized Video Streaming and Community Engagement Platform

Name of the organization or individual submitting the proposal:
Decast.Live Team, Aman Bishnoi, Shivam Dhawan

Describe your project.
Decast.Live is an innovative platform that transforms community engagement through decentralized video streaming and advanced technological features. We aim to leverage decentralized scalable infrastructure, blockchain, and artificial intelligence to provide a censorship-resistant, tamper-proof, and efficient video streaming ecosystem.

The current project focuses on developing a user interface to manage recorded and stored video files with version control and access logs within the Decast.Live platform. The interface will utilize decentralized storage solutions to securely store video content and related files, ensuring user control and transparency.

Who benefits from your project?
Content creators, communities, and users of Decast.Live will benefit by having better control over their data, enhanced transparency through access logs, and the ability to manage video versions directly on a decentralized platform. By addressing challenges posed by Web2 providers like Zoom and Teams, Decast.Live offers a more user-centric, scalable solution for decentralized video storage and editing.

How does the project serve the Foundation’s mission of user-owned data?
The project aligns with the Foundation’s mission by empowering users with complete ownership and control over their data. Through decentralized storage, version control, and transparent access logs, users can securely manage, edit, and store their content without dependence on centralized systems. This approach enhances data integrity, promotes transparency, and reduces the risks of censorship and breaches.

Grant Specifics

Amount of money requested and justification with a reasonable breakdown of expenses:
Amount Requested:
$99,000

Budget Breakdown:

  1. Development Costs: $60,000
  • Backend Development (Sia storage integration and version control): $20,000
  • Frontend Development (User Interface for version control, access logs, video editor): $20,000
  • Blockchain Developer (The blockchain developer will secure Sia integration and maintain smart contracts for transparent on-chain media interactions): $20,000
  1. Testing and Quality Assurance: $5,000
  2. Project Management: $9,900
  3. Security and Vulnerability Audits: $10,000
  4. Infrastructure and Operational Costs: $2,000
  5. Miscellaneous Expenses: $100

Total Budget: $99,000

Timeline with measurable objectives and goals. REQUIRED: Milestones with which to judge your progress.
We propose an 8-month timeline with the following milestones:

Months 1-2: Planning and Initial Development

  • Weeks 1-3: Project planning, architecture design, and requirement gathering
  • Weeks 4-5: Development environment setup and backend development
  • Weeks 6-8: Begin Sia storage integration

Months 3-4: Version Control Development

  • Weeks 9-12: Develop core version control system
  • Weeks 13-16: Implement advanced version control features

Months 5-6: Video Editor Development and UI Design

  • Weeks 17-20: Develop video editor
  • Weeks 21-24: Implement advanced editor features and optimize UI

Month 7: Integration and Feature Completion

  • Weeks 25-28: Complete integration of Sia storage, version control, and video editor
  • Weeks 29-30: Finalize and optimize UI

Month 8: Testing, Refinement, and Launch Preparation

  • Weeks 31-32: Testing and quality assurance
  • Weeks 33-35: Security audits, final refinements
  • Week 36: Launch preparations and user documentation

Month 9: Reporting, Result Publication, and Media Release

  • Weeks 37-38: Publish the final report detailing key outcomes, performance against milestones, and lessons learned.
  • Weeks 39-40: Release project results and codebase to the public through GitHub and other channels.
  • Weeks 41-44: Prepare and execute media strategy to promote the platform, including social media campaigns, press releases, and community outreach.

Potential risks that will affect the outcome of the project:

  1. Technical Integration Challenges: Integrating the version control system with the video editor could introduce complexities.
  2. Security Concerns: Ensuring adequate protection against unauthorized access and maintaining security across multiple file versions.
  3. Adoption Rate: Users may find adapting to decentralized systems and advanced version control challenging.
  4. Compliance with Regulations: Navigating data protection laws while storing decentralized versions of user content.

Development Information

Will all of your project’s code be open-source?
Yes, all project code will be open-source under the MIT License.

Leave a link where code will be accessible for review:
GitHub Repository

Do you agree to submit monthly progress reports?
Yes, we agree to submit monthly progress reports.

Contact info

Email:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Any other preferred contact methods:
Website: https://decast.live
LinkedIn: Aman J. Bishnoi

Hello, here is some feedback:

  • The blockchain developer will secure Sia integration and maintain smart contracts for transparent on-chain media interactions Can you clarify what you mean by this?
  • What VCS are you using and how do you plan on using it?
  • How are smart contracts getting involved, and what chain/system are you deploying to?
  • Do you plan on launching/operating this service after it is built?
  • You created a MVP extension Small Grant: Enhancing Data Ownership through DeCast's Sia Extension. Are you expanding to incorporate that or are you starting over?
  • What is operating at https://decast.live since it seems you have some live system already?

I might also suggest collaborating with @juleslai given his efforts on video streaming already.

Kudos.

Hi @amanbishnoi, two issues here:

  • Please refer to my comment on your previous grant request. While you have shaved $1,000 off of this request to make it $99,000 vs $100,000, the request is still 8 months. $99,000 paid over 8 months is $12,375 per month, well over our threshold of under $8,333 per month to be considered Standard.

  • Additionally, refer to the updated proposal format also referenced in my comment on your other thread. Beyond the differences for Standard vs Large, we’ve updated all formats with additional questions that must be answered in the proposal.

  • Finally, you cite that the budget request is for eight months, and then list nine months of tasks in your timeline.

This proposal will be moved to the Rejected section of our forum. If you address these issues, please submit a new proposal in the Proposed section of the forum.