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Sasha
Sep 10, 2012, 3:37:10 AM9/10/12
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APERTUS Newsletter - September 2012
Greetings from across the world, and welcome to this month’s exciting round-up of news, projects and events all happening somewhere out there in the Apertus community.
APERTUS at the 2012 Ars Electronica Gala:
Our project leader, Sebastian, and founder, Oscar, attended the Prix Ars Electronica Festival on 30th August - 3rd September in Linz, Austria. After receiving an award of distinction and a 5000 eur cash prize (which will be used to support the soon-to-be-formed Apertus Association: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=480), Sebastian and Oscar delivered a presentation in the symposium “THE BIG PICTURE – Everyday Rebellion/Prix Forum II – Digital Communities”.
The festival exhibition that was tied to this event provided a perfect opportunity for showcasing an Apertus camera rig utilising the current Elphel 353 camera.
Further Ars Electronica Gala Program information can be found here:
http://www.aec.at/thebigpicture/en/2012 ... mmunities/
How open can Open Hardware truly be?
Core members of the Apertus team have been engaged in important discussions concerning the safest route for releasing our software source code and hardware schematics. We want the world to know that we’re firmly committed to our 'open' philsophical approach and prefer to avoid anything that might restrict both our community and end-user's freedom.
Since we are attempting to establish an open-hardware business, we will need to operate above a certain income threshold if we hope to cover the costs of future hardware development. We want our soon-to-be-formed company/organisation/association to manufacture and sell Axiom units (amongst other Apertus designed open-hardware), for a very fair price in the open hardware spirit. What concerns us is which Open License can best suit our business model?
Up until now, we have considered using open-hardware licences such as the TAPR, delaying the release of the source until either a predefined length of time has passed or we sell X number of units, or releasing all hardware details except for those detailing a critical area (such as the core PCB layout). We have also considered using a non-commercial license and not releasing the source for our hardware until after we release a newer, successive design. However, we agree that all of these paths are merely workarounds and thus unsatisfactory according to our ethos for spreading open'nes and freedom.
In an effort to resolve this dilemma, we’ve contacted members of the Arduino development team and the Open Source Hardware Foundation, who were kind enough to offer us excellent feedback. We are making great progress in moving forward, and hopefully we will be able to find the best model for us soon.
OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE CONVENTION 2012:
Kinoraw- a group attached to the Apertus Project- will be delivering a presentation at the Open Source Hardware Convention (OSHCon) in Madrid later this year (http://www.oshwcon.org/).
Those of us lucky enough to be in Spain can attend a series of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and an exhibition of open hardware in action. The most exciting thing about this will almost certainly be the opportunity to meet professionals (and novices) currently working on some spectacular projects in the world of Open Source electronics.
At OSHWCon ‘12, members of the Kinoraw collective will be discussing the origins and objectives of the Apertus project, alongside the characteristics of the Elphel 353 camera, which they have adapted for cinematic purposes. A special emphasis will be placed on how members of KinoRAW have been developing scripts for editing files created by the current Elphel 353 much more easily in Blender.
Video footage obtained with the Elphel 353 camera will be on full display here, followed by a small demonstration explaining how Kinoraw’s camera hardware setup works. They will also present information about Axiom and the awesome possibilities this new camera will bring to professional filmmakers in the near future. The presentation will also cover additional devices currently in development (Dictator, Open Follow-focus unit, etc), software (StereoCamCheck, OpenCine, APPertus, ElphelVision and Chronomotion) and workflows for acquisition with the JP4 RAW format (currently available using the Elphel 353).
Blender Conference 2012:
From 11th-13th October, Apertus and Kinoraw are attending the annual Blender Conference in Amsterdam (http://www.blender.org/community/blender-conference/). Kinoraw will be presenting the Apertus Project to the Blender Community with a key intent to attract developers for better Elphel footage integration within Blender’s Video Sequence Editor (VSE). After seeing the incredible things that the Project Mango team are doing, we’re really excited about the potential outcomes of this event.
To offer some background info, “Tears of Steel” – project Mango – is Blender Foundation’s fourth short film project, with the sole purpose of improving and validating Blender’s open source 3D VFX pipeline. Whilst the team are shooting 4k images with Sony’s F65 camera (to proprietary RAW files), the entire film is being processed and created by free/open source software, from initial camera tracking to the final edit and grade.
In October 2012, the finished film and all of its assets will be released as Creative Commons Attribution. We can’t wait to see this!
Whilst Apertus is not yet involved with the Blender Foundation or it’s open movie projects, the realisation of an open, cross platform application suitable for hi-end VFX work is BIG news! The possibility of using blender to edit, composite and/or colour grade Elphel/Axiom footage on any OS is too alluring. I’m personally dying to try out Blender version 2.64 when it’s released (soon) and see how it fares against industry standard software including the Davinci Resolve suite.
For more information regarding ‘Tears of Steel’, we recommed heading here: http://mango.blender.org/blog/
Floresa Vermelha // Forest Red:
Project member flavio has been busy working with his crew of collaborators on Floresta Vermelha (Red Forest).
This project will result in a 10-15 minute short film, made using an original screenplay, art and soundtrack. All of this will also be done using open hardware and exclusively free software, for both the video and audio editing.
You can follow the Floresta Vermelha production blog (in Portuguese)- with video tests, sample footage, crew posts and interviews- here: http://florestavermelha.org/
The Centre of Culture (Spain) has just released a video documenting the project. The clip is Portuguese-spoken, with English subtitles.
We hope you’ve enjoyed this months news updates and look forward to hearing back from you. Are you interested in helping us out? Contact us at http://www.apertus.org/en/contact
It’s up to you to help support our project. Start a discussion, ask us questions and contribute on the Apertus forums (http://www.apertus.org/forums). Become an active participant today. Together we shall continue building our award winning community for this truly awesome cause.
Discuss this newsletter here: http://www.apertus.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=723
Best wishes,
The Apertus Team
Greetings from across the world, and welcome to this month’s exciting round-up of news, projects and events all happening somewhere out there in the Apertus community.
APERTUS at the 2012 Ars Electronica Gala:
Our project leader, Sebastian, and founder, Oscar, attended the Prix Ars Electronica Festival on 30th August - 3rd September in Linz, Austria. After receiving an award of distinction and a 5000 eur cash prize (which will be used to support the soon-to-be-formed Apertus Association: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=480), Sebastian and Oscar delivered a presentation in the symposium “THE BIG PICTURE – Everyday Rebellion/Prix Forum II – Digital Communities”.
The festival exhibition that was tied to this event provided a perfect opportunity for showcasing an Apertus camera rig utilising the current Elphel 353 camera.
Further Ars Electronica Gala Program information can be found here:
http://www.aec.at/thebigpicture/en/2012 ... mmunities/
How open can Open Hardware truly be?
Core members of the Apertus team have been engaged in important discussions concerning the safest route for releasing our software source code and hardware schematics. We want the world to know that we’re firmly committed to our 'open' philsophical approach and prefer to avoid anything that might restrict both our community and end-user's freedom.
Since we are attempting to establish an open-hardware business, we will need to operate above a certain income threshold if we hope to cover the costs of future hardware development. We want our soon-to-be-formed company/organisation/association to manufacture and sell Axiom units (amongst other Apertus designed open-hardware), for a very fair price in the open hardware spirit. What concerns us is which Open License can best suit our business model?
Up until now, we have considered using open-hardware licences such as the TAPR, delaying the release of the source until either a predefined length of time has passed or we sell X number of units, or releasing all hardware details except for those detailing a critical area (such as the core PCB layout). We have also considered using a non-commercial license and not releasing the source for our hardware until after we release a newer, successive design. However, we agree that all of these paths are merely workarounds and thus unsatisfactory according to our ethos for spreading open'nes and freedom.
In an effort to resolve this dilemma, we’ve contacted members of the Arduino development team and the Open Source Hardware Foundation, who were kind enough to offer us excellent feedback. We are making great progress in moving forward, and hopefully we will be able to find the best model for us soon.
OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE CONVENTION 2012:
Kinoraw- a group attached to the Apertus Project- will be delivering a presentation at the Open Source Hardware Convention (OSHCon) in Madrid later this year (http://www.oshwcon.org/).
Those of us lucky enough to be in Spain can attend a series of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and an exhibition of open hardware in action. The most exciting thing about this will almost certainly be the opportunity to meet professionals (and novices) currently working on some spectacular projects in the world of Open Source electronics.
At OSHWCon ‘12, members of the Kinoraw collective will be discussing the origins and objectives of the Apertus project, alongside the characteristics of the Elphel 353 camera, which they have adapted for cinematic purposes. A special emphasis will be placed on how members of KinoRAW have been developing scripts for editing files created by the current Elphel 353 much more easily in Blender.
Video footage obtained with the Elphel 353 camera will be on full display here, followed by a small demonstration explaining how Kinoraw’s camera hardware setup works. They will also present information about Axiom and the awesome possibilities this new camera will bring to professional filmmakers in the near future. The presentation will also cover additional devices currently in development (Dictator, Open Follow-focus unit, etc), software (StereoCamCheck, OpenCine, APPertus, ElphelVision and Chronomotion) and workflows for acquisition with the JP4 RAW format (currently available using the Elphel 353).
Blender Conference 2012:
From 11th-13th October, Apertus and Kinoraw are attending the annual Blender Conference in Amsterdam (http://www.blender.org/community/blender-conference/). Kinoraw will be presenting the Apertus Project to the Blender Community with a key intent to attract developers for better Elphel footage integration within Blender’s Video Sequence Editor (VSE). After seeing the incredible things that the Project Mango team are doing, we’re really excited about the potential outcomes of this event.
To offer some background info, “Tears of Steel” – project Mango – is Blender Foundation’s fourth short film project, with the sole purpose of improving and validating Blender’s open source 3D VFX pipeline. Whilst the team are shooting 4k images with Sony’s F65 camera (to proprietary RAW files), the entire film is being processed and created by free/open source software, from initial camera tracking to the final edit and grade.
In October 2012, the finished film and all of its assets will be released as Creative Commons Attribution. We can’t wait to see this!
Whilst Apertus is not yet involved with the Blender Foundation or it’s open movie projects, the realisation of an open, cross platform application suitable for hi-end VFX work is BIG news! The possibility of using blender to edit, composite and/or colour grade Elphel/Axiom footage on any OS is too alluring. I’m personally dying to try out Blender version 2.64 when it’s released (soon) and see how it fares against industry standard software including the Davinci Resolve suite.
For more information regarding ‘Tears of Steel’, we recommed heading here: http://mango.blender.org/blog/
Floresa Vermelha // Forest Red:
Project member flavio has been busy working with his crew of collaborators on Floresta Vermelha (Red Forest).
This project will result in a 10-15 minute short film, made using an original screenplay, art and soundtrack. All of this will also be done using open hardware and exclusively free software, for both the video and audio editing.
You can follow the Floresta Vermelha production blog (in Portuguese)- with video tests, sample footage, crew posts and interviews- here: http://florestavermelha.org/
The Centre of Culture (Spain) has just released a video documenting the project. The clip is Portuguese-spoken, with English subtitles.
We hope you’ve enjoyed this months news updates and look forward to hearing back from you. Are you interested in helping us out? Contact us at http://www.apertus.org/en/contact
It’s up to you to help support our project. Start a discussion, ask us questions and contribute on the Apertus forums (http://www.apertus.org/forums). Become an active participant today. Together we shall continue building our award winning community for this truly awesome cause.
Discuss this newsletter here: http://www.apertus.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=723
Best wishes,
The Apertus Team
Sasha
Sep 12, 2012, 8:07:45 AM9/12/12
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Due to an error with Google Docs, we were unable to embed the video documenting flavio's project 'Floresta Vermelha' into our September newsletter.
On Monday, September 10, 2012 5:37:11 PM UTC+10, Sasha wrote:
This video- produced by the Centre of Culture (Spain)- can be viewed at the following URL:
The clip is Portuguese-spoken, with English subtitles.
Best wishes,
The Apertus Team
On Monday, September 10, 2012 5:37:11 PM UTC+10, Sasha wrote:
APERTUS Newsletter - September 2012
Greetings from across the world, and welcome to this month’s exciting round-up of news, projects and events all happening somewhere out there in the Apertus community.
APERTUS at the 2012 Ars Electronica Gala:
Our project leader, Sebastian, and founder, Oscar, attended the Prix Ars Electronica Festival on 30th August - 3rd September in Linz, Austria. After receiving an award of distinction and a 5000 eur cash prize (which will be used to support the soon-to-be-formed Apertus Association: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=480), Sebastian and Oscar delivered a presentation in the symposium “THE BIG PICTURE – Everyday Rebellion/Prix Forum II – Digital Communities”.
The festival exhibition that was tied to this event provided a perfect opportunity for showcasing an Apertus camera rig utilising the current Elphel 353 camera.
Further Ars Electronica Gala Program information can be found here:
http://www.aec.at/thebigpicture/en/2012 ... mmunities/
How open can Open Hardware truly be?
Core members of the Apertus team have been engaged in important discussions concerning the safest route for releasing our software source code and hardware schematics. We want the world to know that we’re firmly committed to our 'open' philsophical approach and prefer to avoid anything that might restrict both our community and end-user's freedom.
Since we are attempting to establish an open-hardware business, we will need to operate above a certain income threshold if we hope to cover the costs of future hardware development. We want our soon-to-be-formed company/organisation/association to manufacture and sell Axiom units (amongst other Apertus designed open-hardware), for a very fair price in the open hardware spirit. What concerns us is which Open License can best suit our business model?
Up until now, we have considered using open-hardware licences such as the TAPR, delaying the release of the source until either a predefined length of time has passed or we sell X number of units, or releasing all hardware details except for those detailing a critical area (such as the core PCB layout). We have also considered using a non-commercial license and not releasing the source for our hardware until after we release a newer, successive design. However, we agree that all of these paths are merely workarounds and thus unsatisfactory according to our ethos for spreading open'nes and freedom.
In an effort to resolve this dilemma, we’ve contacted members of the Arduino development team and the Open Source Hardware Foundation, who were kind enough to offer us excellent feedback. We are making great progress in moving forward, and hopefully we will be able to find the best model for us soon.
OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE CONVENTION 2012:
Kinoraw- a group attached to the Apertus Project- will be delivering a presentation at the Open Source Hardware Convention (OSHCon) in Madrid later this year (http://www.oshwcon.org/).
Those of us lucky enough to be in Spain can attend a series of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and an exhibition of open hardware in action. The most exciting thing about this will almost certainly be the opportunity to meet professionals (and novices) currently working on some spectacular projects in the world of Open Source electronics.
At OSHWCon ‘12, members of the Kinoraw collective will be discussing the origins and objectives of the Apertus project, alongside the characteristics of the Elphel 353 camera, which they have adapted for cinematic purposes. A special emphasis will be placed on how members of KinoRAW have been developing scripts for editing files created by the current Elphel 353 much more easily in Blender.
Video footage obtained with the Elphel 353 camera will be on full display here, followed by a small demonstration explaining how Kinoraw’s camera hardware setup works. They will also present information about Axiom and the awesome possibilities this new camera will bring to professional filmmakers in the near future. The presentation will also cover additional devices currently in development (Dictator, Open Follow-focus unit, etc), software (StereoCamCheck, OpenCine, APPertus, ElphelVision and Chronomotion) and workflows for acquisition with the JP4 RAW format (currently available using the Elphel 353).
Blender Conference 2012:
From 11th-13th October, Apertus and Kinoraw are attending the annual Blender Conference in Amsterdam (http://www.blender.org/community/blender-conference/). Kinoraw will be presenting the Apertus Project to the Blender Community with a key intent to attract developers for better Elphel footage integration within Blender’s Video Sequence Editor (VSE). After seeing the incredible things that the Project Mango team are doing, we’re really excited about the potential outcomes of this event.
To offer some background info, “Tears of Steel” – project Mango – is Blender Foundation’s fourth short film project, with the sole purpose of improving and validating Blender’s open source 3D VFX pipeline. Whilst the team are shooting 4k images with Sony’s F65 camera (to proprietary RAW files), the entire film is being processed and created by free/open source software, from initial camera tracking to the final edit and grade.
In October 2012, the finished film and all of its assets will be released as Creative Commons Attribution. We can’t wait to see this!
Whilst Apertus is not yet involved with the Blender Foundation or it’s open movie projects, the realisation of an open, cross platform application suitable for hi-end VFX work is BIG news! The possibility of using blender to edit, composite and/or colour grade Elphel/Axiom footage on any OS is too alluring. I’m personally dying to try out Blender version 2.64 when it’s released (soon) and see how it fares against industry standard software including the Davinci Resolve suite.
For more information regarding ‘Tears of Steel’, we recommed heading here: http://mango.blender.org/blog/
Floresta Vermelha // Forest Red:
Project member flavio has been busy working with his crew of collaborators on Floresta Vermelha (Red Forest).
This project will result in a 10-15 minute short film, made using an original screenplay, art and soundtrack. All of this will also be done using open hardware and exclusively free software, for both the video and audio editing.
You can follow the Floresta Vermelha production blog (in Portuguese)- with video tests, sample footage, crew posts and interviews- here: http://florestavermelha.org/
The Centre of Culture (Spain) has just released a video documenting the project. The clip is Portuguese-spoken, with English subtitles.
We hope you’ve enjoyed this months news updates and look forward to hearing back from you. Are you interested in helping us out? Contact us at http://www.apertus.org/en/contact
It’s up to you to help support our project. Start a discussion, ask us questions and contribute on the Apertus forums (http://www.apertus.org/forums). Become an active participant today. Together we shall continue building our award winning community for this truly awesome cause.
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