Current System Map

Mimir is the public Face and product name for this repo. A few lower native ABI names still use localcast until a deliberate rename cut exists.

The live target is the native rolling field machine described in docs/native-rebuild-plan.md, docs/perfect-machine.md, and config/perfect-machine.example.json.

Perfect Machine Target

flowchart TD
    A["direct camera drivers"] --> R["Mimir.Runtime rolling buffers"]
    B["mic/loopback drivers"] --> R
    C["Leap timing/IR driver"] --> R
    D["network feed producers"] --> R
    R --> N["native reservoir handles"]
    N --> E["Aquarium GPU fusion + UI"]
    N --> F["Faust/native DSP"]
    E --> G["Spout2/program video"]
    F --> H["program stems + spatial bed"]
    G --> I["OBS"]
    H --> I

Ownership:

Mimir owns configuration, calibration truth, launch, status, persistence, and runtime contracts.
Mimir.Runtime owns app-level stream buffers and synchronization.
Native capture workers own device reads.
Aquarium owns dense visual fusion, material/brush/splat reconciliation, D3D12 interop, runtime UI, and Spout2 publication.
Faust/native DSP owns hot audio alignment, suppression, separation, spatialization, and stem generation.
OBS owns broadcast controls.

Invariant: the live window is bounded, in memory, and has one timing authority. No private history outlives the rolling buffer.

Viable Stream App

docs/viable-stream-app.md defines the near-term app target. Aquarium hosts the running Mimir app, keeps the default five-second runtime in memory, exposes debug/settings/output controls, and emits synchronized OBS program video plus separately controllable audio stems.

Mimir.Runtime currently provides:

MimirSynchronizationHub;
MimirRollingStreamBuffer;
stream descriptors/settings;
IMimirStreamSource;
MimirNativeIngestStreamSource;
MimirProcessStreamSource;
MimirVideoFrameDescriptor;
IMimirVideoCaptureDriver;
MimirVideoCaptureDriverSource.

Process-backed sources are bridge/network edges. Local cameras should feed native descriptors with device timestamps and optional native/GPU handles.

OBS Bridge Utility

flowchart TD
    A["config/localcast.json"] --> B["sender-start.ps1"]
    C["FFmpeg on sender"] --> D["Windows desktop capture"]
    C --> E["DirectShow audio capture"]
    D --> F["NVENC encode"]
    E --> G["audio encode"]
    F --> H["SRT video endpoint"]
    G --> I["SRT audio endpoint(s)"]
    H --> J["OBS Media Source"]
    I --> K["OBS Media Source per audio source"]

The bridge is useful because it is inspectable and already speaks OBS. It does not become the synchronized program authority.

Audio Field

The six-microphone path is separate from the bridge. The live version aligns mic and loopback blocks into one presentation timeline, feeds Faust/native DSP, and emits synchronized stems. Camera mics are spatial/context witnesses; Focusrite devices are dialogue anchors.

Visual Fusion

Visual fusion belongs in Aquarium over current reservoir claims. Native capture workers provide frames; Aquarium owns feature extraction, matching, material fitting, render budgeting, and publication.

Known Risks

Windows device names vary by driver and localization.
Some FFmpeg builds omit SRT or NVENC.
Separate bridge endpoints can drift.
OBS SRT reconnection behavior can be fussy.
Direct driver work must prove sustained cadence before it becomes timing authority.

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