I’m really interested in buying into Rerun over Foxglove; I like that it’s committed to stay open source and the lack of requirement for an account, but it also seems like the underlying data model is very strong. But MCAP + Foxglove’s killer app is h264 video stored inside the log! Rerun guys, if you’re listening, I would strongly recommend prioritizing the rework in your backlog needed to allow logs to hold encoded data of that sort. It’s a dealbreaker right now - once you get that working, the spice will flow.
Foxglove guys - I’m getting good value out of your product on a personal license. No disrespect! Love what you guys have done, and understand the close-sourcing the viewer wasn’t an easy decision.
Really glad to hear you like what we've been building so far! I personally appreciate the note on the strong data model in particular since that's taken up a lot of focus and effort.
In that case it will make you glad to hear that we are currently working on support for encoded video! The new (time) column oriented APIs that came in the latest 0.18 release was (among other things) a building block for video by allowing users to send data that extends over time to Rerun in a single call. You can expect something on the encoded video front within a release or two.
Foxglove guys - I’m getting good value out of your product on a personal license. No disrespect! Love what you guys have done, and understand the close-sourcing the viewer wasn’t an easy decision.