Introduction
Project Name: Sia Studio
Name of the Organization Submitting the Proposal: Daltonic LLC
Describe Your Project:
We at Daltonic LLC propose Sia Studio, a decentralized, AI-driven video content generation platform integrated with Sia Renterd for secure, immutable storage. Sia Studio empowers creators to produce professional-grade videos for social media, e-learning, marketing, and storytelling, covering story writing, scene generation, narration, storyboarding, voice/music generation, and animation. All assets are stored directly on the Sia Network, with no centralized servers; the lightweight web interface is deployable locally, ensuring full decentralization. Targeting the $250 billion creator economy, Sia Studio has potential to drive Sia adoption by onboarding as much as thousands of new users and increasing storage demand. As an open-source tool, it offers a privacy-focused, cost-effective alternative to centralized video creation tools.
Key features include:
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Comprehensive Video Creation Pipeline:
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Story Writing/Generation: AI generates compelling scripts or stories tailored to user inputs, such as themes or target audiences.
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Scene Generation: AI designs visual scenes based on scripts, ensuring cohesive storytelling.
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Scene Narration: AI-powered voiceovers provide natural, customizable narration.
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Storyboard Generation: AI creates storyboards to visualize video flow.
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Voice and Background Music Generation: AI composes custom voice styles and background music to enhance emotional impact.
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Scene Animation: AI generates animations for scenes to bring each scene to life with character consistency.
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Media Asset Saving/Backup: All assets (scripts, storyboards, videos, audio) are stored securely on the Sia Network via Sia Renterd, ensuring creator control and data integrity.
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Intuitive Web Interface: A user-friendly platform for managing the entire video creation process, from ideation to export.
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Applications: Ideal for social media content creation (e.g., TikTok, YouTube), e-learning modules, marketing campaigns, and narrative storytelling.
Sia Studio strengthens the Sia ecosystem by providing a native tool that showcases the practical benefits of decentralized storage for creative workflows. It reduces reliance on centralized platforms, offering creators a secure, scalable solution for producing and storing high-value video content.
Who Benefits from Your Project?
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Sia Ecosystem Users:
Creators and organizations within the Sia Network gain a powerful, native tool for video production, deepening their engagement with the ecosystem. -
Social Media Creators:
Individuals on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram can produce engaging content effortlessly, with secure storage for their assets. -
E-Learning Providers:
Educators and institutions can create interactive video modules for online courses, leveraging AI automation and decentralized storage. -
Marketers and Businesses:
Enterprises can develop professional marketing videos while maintaining data ownership and privacy through Sia’s infrastructure. -
Storytellers and Creatives:
Writers and filmmakers can craft animated narratives or serialized content, with AI simplifying complex production tasks. -
Developers and Contributors:
As an open-source project, Sia Studio serves as a model for integrating Sia with AI and creative tools, encouraging further innovation.
How Does the Project Serve the Foundation’s Mission of User-Owned Data?
Sia Studio aligns with the Sia Foundation’s mission by:
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Leveraging Decentralized Storage: All media assets (scripts, storyboards, videos, audio) are stored via Sia Renterd, ensuring creators retain ownership and control, free from centralized risks like data breaches or censorship.
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Enhancing Security: Cryptographic methods protect assets and metadata, ensuring authenticity and integrity.
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Empowering Users: By eliminating reliance on centralized intermediaries, Sia Studio enables creators to manage their content independently, reinforcing user-owned data principles.
Jurisdiction Compliance
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Are you a resident of any jurisdiction on the list? No
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Will your payment bank account be located in any jurisdiction on the list? No
Grant Specifics
Project Budget
We request $31,250 over 5 months at $6,250 monthly to design, develop, test, and deploy Sia Studio. The budget is allocated as follows:
- Salary for UI/UX designer and a lead developer with expertise in fullstack development, and AI integration.
- Testing, security audits, optimization, and documentation (written and video instructions).
- Low-cost licensing for pay-as-you-go AI platforms (e.g., MiniMax, Runway ML) to streamline development.
- Minimal domain and hosting cost for the first year to enable robust testing and demoing outside of local environment.
Timeline with Measurable Objectives and Goals
The project spans 5 months, with distinct milestones to ensure steady progress:
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Milestone 1: Month 1 – UI/UX Design
- Objective: Design the user interface and experience for the video creation pipeline.
- Tasks: Create a Figma design prototype covering story writing, scene generation, narration, storyboarding, and animation workflows.
- Deliverable: Approved UI/UX designs and prototypes.
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Milestone 2: Month 2 – Frontend Development
- Objective: Build the web interface for video production and asset management.
- Tasks: Develop frontend for story input, scene editing, narration preview, storyboard visualization, animation rendering, and asset navigation. Ensure responsive design with Sia branding.
- Deliverable: Functional web interface (frontend only).
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Milestone 3: Month 3 – Backend Development
- Objective: Implement backend systems and core functionality.
- Tasks: Integrate Sia Renterd for decentralized storage and AI models for story writing, scene generation, narration, storyboarding, voice/music generation, and animation. Connect backend to frontend.
- Deliverable: Working platform with core video creation and storage features.
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Milestone 4: Month 4 – Feature Enhancement
- Objective: Add advanced features to enhance usability and versatility.
- Tasks: Implement AI personalization (e.g., style customization, audience targeting), generated media assets export feature, and security measures (e.g., authentication, access controls).
- Deliverable: Enhanced platform with all planned features integrated.
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Milestone 5: Month 5 – Testing, Deployment, and Demo
- Objective: Test, refine, and launch full source code on GitHub.
- Tasks: Conduct comprehensive testing (security audits, performance). Deploy as Open Source on GitHub with written documentation and a video instructions demonstrating the platform’s installation, features, and usage.
- Deliverable: Fully tested Sia Studio platform with documentation and demo.
Potential Risks and Mitigations
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Risk 1: Technical Complexity of AI Integration. Mitigation: Utilize free and pay-as-you-go AI platforms (e.g., MiniMax, Runway ML) to scale tasks, reducing hardware demands.
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Risk 2: User Adoption Challenges. Mitigation: Provide intuitive onboarding documentation and video tutorials for local setup.
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Risk 3: Overambitious scope for a small team. Mitigation: Leverage pre-built AI APIs and modular code to ensure a single developer can deliver within the timeline.
Development Information
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Will All of Your Project’s Code Be Open-Source?
Yes, all Sia Studio code will be open-source, as mandated by the Sia Foundation. -
Leave a Link Where Code Will Be Accessible for Review:
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Do You Agree to Submit Monthly Progress Reports?
Yes, we commit to posting monthly updates on the Sia Grants Forum.
Contact Info
- Email: [email protected]