Open Source Cine and free stuff

As mentioned previously on the blog, open source camera technology is emerging very rapidly. A group called Apertus is collaborating on a digital cinema camera. This is worth checking out and invites participation. Open source software has made a big impact so there's nothing to stop open source hardware projects. The Apertus project is currently using a science based camera called Elphel and manipulating the image with open source software such as OpenCine. The sensor of the Elphel is only about 1/4" so the scale of the camera and lens configuration is very limited. Elphel is developing a larger sensor so this can only get better. The Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera is more than 1/2" so there's already a commercially available camera ready to go.

By the way the Blackmagic comes with a range of software including DaVinci Resolve and a Waveform. If you are interested Resolve is available as a free download here.