Apertus - open source cinema

Debayering Inside OpenCine "My task was to develop, implement and accelerate debayering algorithms into OpenCine. The chosen demosaicers were Nearest Neighbor Interpolation, Bilinear Interpolation, Green Edge Directed Interpolation (GEDI) and ... [More] SHOODAK2, and were successfully implemented and accelerated with OpenMP. Towards the end of the project, I tried to accelerate with OpenCL, albeit with no significant advantages. The SHOODAK2 algorithm was also marked for needing a revamp, as ideally it should be faster than GEDI. The documentation can be seen here and the progress can be seen here. I also published an article describing my experience as a GSoC student." - Cláudio Gomes. Bi-directional Packet Protocols "My task for GSoC 2018 was to develop a bi-directional packet protocol that uses a pair of MachXO2s as routing fabrics, extends the limited IOs of the Zynq SoC (system on chip) and utilises the bandwidth and support from various bus protocols on the Lattice FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) e.g. I2C, SPI, GPIO etc. SERDES transceivers with 10:1 SERDES ratio were developed and the need for ECC has yet to be evaluated. The documentation can be seen here and a blog post documenting my experiences can be seen here." - Mahesh Chandra Yayi. FPGA based Realtime Image Focus Peaking "My task for GSOC 18' was to design an HDL based IP (hardware accelerator) that detects and displays high contrast edges of a video frame with a user defined color while maintaining the resource constraints of the available FPGA resources and the realtime constraints of the video. Towards the end of the project, the IP was successfully synthesized and simulated, while its instantiation into the AXIOM Beta pipeline is still under progress. The system code can be found here and the presentation, documentation as well as a blog post on the project can be found here." - Rahul Vyas. Live Vectorscope "My Project Live Histogram, Waveform, and Vectorscope is intended to deal with processing of .raw12 image format. The first step was to store data from raw file in desirable way into the memory and extract data stored into the memory to perform the required operations on it. The histogram helps to understand if image is bright or dark. The dark pixels are at bottom and bright ones at the top. Vectorscope tool is able to measures the logarithmic ratio of Red and G component on v / s ratio of Blue and Green. These are chromainance. Overall, these tools will help in better understanding of RAW12 files. Documentation with source code of tools can be found here." - Iti Shree. Video Container Formats "My task was comparing and finding the right video frame containerization system that would be suitable for the AXIOM Beta camera. For this, many different formats have been studied. This includes but is not limited to Magic Lantern MLV, Cinema DNG, Cineform RAW, ProRes RAW, ARRIRAW and REDCODE Raw. Finally, a working prototype (Proof of concept emulation) was built and shown to work and can be found here. The task also saw changes in the code of mlvfs to incorporate PLR information in the form of a linearization table in DNG file format. Finally, all the information regarding the final submission can be found here." - Supragya Raj. Project:  AXIOM Beta [Less]

Dual 6G SDI Plugin Module First generation Dual 6G SDI Development prototype based on an off-the-shelf FPGA module Previously, across Winter 2017 together with timvideos.us at 34C3 in Germany, we showcased a first generation AXIOM Photon-SDI ... [More] development prototype - this was based on an off-the-shelf Xilinx Artix FPGA module. The team got together in Vienna a week before Christmas 2017 for a hackathon. The aim was to focus on SDI related FPGA software development and to make preparations for 34C3 in Leipzig. As a result the next stage of bringing-up our own custom hardware (the second generation module) can be taken on. The design (utilizing an Artix-7 XC7A35T or XC7A50T FPGA) is finished and being reviewed in line with a first set of PCBs being produced for tests and software development. The module features two 6G SDI outputs, one 6G SDI input and one Genlock/Sync input. The Photon SDI Hackathon Crew in the first captured SDI stream from the AXIOM Beta. AXIOM Photon-SDI PCB board top layout. AXIOM Photon-SDI PCB board bottom layout. Center Solder On (CSO) Module AXIOM Beta Mainboard with "empty" Center Solder On Area. The AXIOM Beta Main Board has been designed with an area, positioned directly behind the image sensor, to accommodate a small, ’soldered on’ PCB (printed circuit board). The first CSO module prototype has been finished adding several new features with 10 DOF (degrees of freedom) sensors: acceleration (3D), orientation (3D), magnetic field (3D) and air pressure. Temperature can also be measured (primarily for the purposes of making internal compensations). IMU Center Solder On Module, unpopulated PCB. IMU Center Solder On Module, populated. The chips in detail:LSM6DS3H: Accelerometer ODR up to 6.66 kHz, Gyroscope ODR up to 3.33 kHz.LIS3MDL: 3D Magnetometer ODR 20 Hz.DPS310: Air pressure and temperature sensor, ±0.05 m relative accuracy, 24 bit results. Details: https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/Beta_CSO Hardware development has completed and practical tests can now begin. Software to capture and store the orientation data needs to be developed - the file format for this is still up for discussion as there seems to be no standard with regards to how to format camera motion/orientation data - especially not when there are hundreds of samples made available in just the time it takes to expose one, single image. Power Board V2 Bring-Up AXIOM Beta Power Board V2 PCB Top AXIOM Beta Power Board V2 PCB Bottom Manual trimmers on the first version of the Power Board became globally unavailable so a better alternative was required. We envisioned a new design where reference voltages could be tuned in software instead of by having to turn trimmers manually (these ‘trimmers’ can be seen on pictures of Power Board V1 on the project’s Wiki). The PCB for this new Power Board design (Version 2) has been produced, received, populated and now the software bring up is underway. The term “Bring Up” refers to the process where software is being written for all the different chips on the PCB so that they’re able to communicate with one another. Only when all these chips have been reached and made operational will we know if the whole board is fully functional. On the bright side - once this is done we are very close to starting production. AXIOM Beta Compact Enclosure Progress We have been doing a lot of 3D printing and prototyping to make sure all the enclosure parts fit together. In metal, and once done, any required changes become more difficult to implement and much more expensive and time consuming. For these reasons it makes sense to use 3D printing for as long as required. However, development of the Compact enclosure has reached the point where we’re ready to start ordering the first milled aluminium now. As we gradually assemble them for the first time you can expect photographs to publish through the usual channels. The lens mount screws have been moved further apart to allow larger lens mounts to be attached in the future. The image sensor holder metal part has been made much wider to accommodate potential larger sensors in the future. The first CNC milled metal part of the AXIOM Beta CP enclosure to evaluate quality and surface finishes. Up Next This Team Talk was the second part of a series we shot in June (Part 1: AXIOM Team Talk Volume 14.1 - Moving Facilities, Updates and GSoC Projects). In the next episodes we’ll cover a new way we do DIY injection moulding (in our case we started with a custom heatsink made of a graphite based heat-conductive granulate). There is more AXIOM Beta video material to show and we’ll dive into the progress that’s been being made with the AXIOM Remote. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, monthly, HTML newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Project:  AXIOM Beta [Less]

Dual 6G SDI Plugin Module First generation Dual 6G SDI Development prototype based on an off-the-shelf FPGA module Previously, across Winter 2017 together with timvideos.us at 34C3 in Germany, we showcased a first generation AXIOM Photon-SDI ... [More] development prototype - this was based on an off-the-shelf Xilinx Artix FPGA module. The team got together in Vienna a week before Christmas 2017 for a hackathon. The aim was to focus on SDI related FPGA software development and to make preparations for 34C3 in Leipzig. As a result the next stage of bringing-up our own custom hardware (the second generation module) can be taken on. The design (utilizing an Artix-7 XC7A35T or XC7A50T FPGA) is finished and being reviewed in line with a first set of PCBs being produced for tests and software development. The module features two 6G SDI outputs, one 6G SDI input and one Genlock/Sync input. The Photon SDI Hackathon Crew in the first captured SDI stream from the AXIOM Beta. AXIOM Photon-SDI PCB board top layout. AXIOM Photon-SDI PCB board bottom layout. Center Solder On (CSO) Module AXIOM Beta Mainboard with "empty" Center Solder On Area. The AXIOM Beta Main Board has been designed with an area, positioned directly behind the image sensor, to accommodate a small, ’soldered on’ PCB (printed circuit board). The first CSO module prototype has been finished adding several new features with 10 DOF (degrees of freedom) sensors: acceleration (3D), orientation (3D), magnetic field (3D) and air pressure. Temperature can also be measured (primarily for the purposes of making internal compensations). IMU Center Solder On Module, unpopulated PCB. IMU Center Solder On Module, populated. The chips in detail:LSM6DS3H: Accelerometer ODR up to 6.66 kHz, Gyroscope ODR up to 3.33 kHz.LIS3MDL: 3D Magnetometer ODR 20 Hz.DPS310: Air pressure and temperature sensor, ±0.05 m relative accuracy, 24 bit results. Details: https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/Beta_CSO Hardware development has completed and practical tests can now begin. Software to capture and store the orientation data needs to be developed - the file format for this is still up for discussion as there seems to be no standard with regards to how to format camera motion/orientation data - especially not when there are hundreds of samples made available in just the time it takes to expose one, single image. Power Board V2 Bring-Up AXIOM Beta Power Board V2 PCB Top AXIOM Beta Power Board V2 PCB Bottom Manual trimmers on the first version of the Power Board became globally unavailable so a better alternative was required. We envisioned a new design where reference voltages could be tuned in software instead of by having to turn trimmers manually (these ‘trimmers’ can be seen on pictures of Power Board V1 on the project’s Wiki). The PCB for this new Power Board design (Version 2) has been produced, received, populated and now the software bring up is underway. The term “Bring Up” refers to the process where software is being written for all the different chips on the PCB so that they’re able to communicate with one another. Only when all these chips have been reached and made operational will we know if the whole board is fully functional. On the bright side - once this is done we are very close to starting production. AXIOM Beta Compact Enclosure Progress We have been doing a lot of 3D printing and prototyping to make sure all the enclosure parts fit together. In metal, and once done, any required changes become more difficult to implement and much more expensive and time consuming. For these reasons it makes sense to use 3D printing for as long as required. However, development of the Compact enclosure has reached the point where we’re ready to start ordering the first milled aluminium now. As we gradually assemble them for the first time you can expect photographs to publish through the usual channels. The lens mount screws have been moved further apart to allow larger lens mounts to be attached in the future. The image sensor holder metal part has been made much wider to accommodate potential larger sensors in the future. The first CNC milled metal part of the AXIOM Beta CP enclosure to evaluate quality and surface finishes. Up Next This Team Talk was the second part of a series we shot in June (Part 1: AXIOM Team Talk Volume 14.1 - Moving Facilities, Updates and GSoC Projects). In the next episodes we’ll cover a new way we do DIY injection moulding (in our case we started with a custom heatsink made of a graphite based heat-conductive granulate). There is more AXIOM Beta video material to show and we’ll dive into the progress that’s been being made with the AXIOM Remote. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, HTML newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Project:  AXIOM Beta [Less]

Dual 6G SDI Plugin Module First generation Dual 6G SDI Development prototype based on an off-the-shelf FPGA module Previously, across Winter 2017 together with timvideos.us at 34C3 in Germany, we showcased a first generation AXIOM Photon-SDI ... [More] development prototype - this was based on an off-the-shelf Xilinx Artix FPGA module. The team got together in Vienna a week before Christmas 2017 for a hackathon. The aim was to focus on SDI related FPGA software development and to make preparations for 34C3 in Leipzig. As a result the next stage of bringing-up our own custom hardware (the second generation module) can be taken on. The design (utilizing an Artix-7 XC7A35T or XC7A50T FPGA) is finished and being reviewed in line with a first set of PCBs being produced for tests and software development. The module features two 6G SDI outputs, one 6G SDI input and one Genlock/Sync input. The Photon SDI Hackathon Crew in the first captured SDI stream from the AXIOM Beta. AXIOM Photon-SDI PCB board top layout. AXIOM Photon-SDI PCB board bottom layout. Center Solder On (CSO) Module AXIOM Beta Mainboard with "empty" Center Solder On Area. The AXIOM Beta Main Board has been designed with an area, positioned directly behind the image sensor, to accommodate a small, ’soldered on’ PCB (printed circuit board). The first CSO module prototype has been finished adding several new features with 10 DOF (degrees of freedom) sensors: acceleration (3D), orientation (3D), magnetic field (3D) and air pressure. Temperature can also be measured (primarily for the purposes of making internal compensations). IMU Center Solder On Module, unpopulated PCB. IMU Center Solder On Module, populated. The chips in detail:LSM6DS3H: Accelerometer ODR up to 6.66 kHz, Gyroscope ODR up to 3.33 kHz.LIS3MDL: 3D Magnetometer ODR 20 Hz.DPS310: Air pressure and temperature sensor, ±0.05 m relative accuracy, 24 bit results. Details: https://wiki.apertus.org/index.php/Beta_CSO Hardware development has completed and practical tests can now begin. Software to capture and store the orientation data needs to be developed - the file format for this is still up for discussion as there seems to be no standard with regards to how to format camera motion/orientation data - especially not when there are hundreds of samples made available in just the time it takes to expose one, single image. Power Board V2 Bring-Up AXIOM Beta Power Board V2 PCB Top AXIOM Beta Power Board V2 PCB Bottom Manual trimmers on the first version of the Power Board became globally unavailable so a better alternative was required. We envisioned a new design where reference voltages could be tuned in software instead of by having to turn trimmers manually (these ‘trimmers’ can be seen on pictures of Power Board V1 on the project’s Wiki). The PCB for this new Power Board design (Version 2) has been produced, received, populated and now the software bring up is underway. The term “Bring Up” refers to the process where software is being written for all the different chips on the PCB so that they’re able to communicate with one another. Only when all these chips have been reached and made operational will we know if the whole board is fully functional. On the bright side - once this is done we are very close to starting production. AXIOM Beta Compact Enclosure Progress We have been doing a lot of 3D printing and prototyping to make sure all the enclosure parts fit together. In metal, and once done, any required changes become more difficult to implement and much more expensive and time consuming. For these reasons it makes sense to use 3D printing for as long as required. However, development of the Compact enclosure has reached the point where we’re ready to start ordering the first milled aluminium now. As we gradually assemble them for the first time you can expect photographs to publish through the usual channels. The lens mount screws have been moved further apart to allow larger lens mounts to be attached in the future. The image sensor holder metal part has been made much wider to accommodate potential larger sensors in the future. The first CNC milled metal part of the AXIOM Beta CP enclosure to evaluate quality and surface finishes. Up Next This Team Talk was the second part of a series we shot in June (Part 1: AXIOM Team Talk Volume 14.1 - Moving Facilities, Updates and GSoC Projects). In the next episodes we’ll cover a new way we do DIY injection moulding (in our case we started with a custom heatsink made of a graphite based heat-conductive granulate). There is more AXIOM Beta video material to show and we’ll dive into the progress that’s been being made with the AXIOM Remote. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, monthly, html newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Project:  AXIOM Beta [Less]

Moving Offices For the last two years the AXIOM headquarters has cohabited from the modest Amescon facilities in the 15th District of Vienna, Austria. This is where most of the electronics manufacturing for the AXIOM Betas has taken place. This ... [More] spring we began the process of moving to a new, bigger and better shared office called Factory Hub Vienna - this was quite a challenge as the pick and place machine was built and assembled inside the old office and so it wasn’t clear whether or not the machine would fit through the doors… it didn’t. In the first Team Talk video for some time we give the community a tour of our new building. Factory Hub Vienna hosts a diverse range of hardware projects and their teams but it’s also home to a fully fledged, industrial, electronics manufacturing facility. TELE (Factory Hub Vienna) electronics manufacturing floor Various Updates As you may be aware GoPro acquired Cineform and then open sourced it. We think this is a big deal - and a positive one - in contrast to Apple’s recent announcement that a new version of ProRes will encode raw video. In truth, of course, ProRes is far removed from anything that could be described as being open/accessible. We are currently evaluating the prospect of adopting (Cinema) DNG and Magic Lantern Video (MLV) as our preferred raw format/containers in AXIOM devices. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) The program where students from all around the world work on open source projects and get paid by Google over the summer has started again and this time apertus° was awarded with six student slots. The projects range from evaluating and extending the Magic Lantern raw video container format (MLV) to OpenCine debayering methods, in camera real time focus peaking, in camera waveform/vectorscope/histogram displays, FPGA code to emulate the image sensor hardware to developing and implementing a bidirectional packet protocol for FPGA communication on the two extension shields on the AXIOM Beta hardware. The Open Source world meeting at the annual Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit at Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Still to Come We have a plethora of things to share at this point but this episode is already much longer than the easily digestible bits we normally try to serve. The next episodes have been filmed already but need to be edited. The topics that will be covered in Team Talks 14.2, and onwards, revolve around the progress that’s been made with the camera’s hardware development, e.g. the SDI module, the Center-Solder-On Module (adding an IMU to the AXIOM Beta), enclosure manufacturing and design updates, injection molding parts in-house, the release of unseen AXIOM footage and much more. On AXIOM Beta Compact Roadmap Everyone working on the camera sympathises with those among you who've been waiting for shipment of AXIOM Beta Compact for a long time, so we trust that this Team Talk will give the community better insight into the scale of some of the steps that have been climbed so far this year. The project is ideally situated now, development is in a healthy state with the Beta Compact's essential features making good progress, but we're a small team and so the speed of development is at the mercy of the number of hands on deck so to speak. Contributions from anyone with programming experience would make a real difference. If you're interested in getting involved with the project and are looking for a good starting point then picking a GSoC task, not selected by any student, would be one good way to help things along. Naturally the mentors listed in the task descriptions will be happy to guide you throughout process. There are many ways in which someone could participate, however, and it wouldn't necessarily need to be through working on complex algorithms, so let us know what you'd like to do to help and we can take it from there. In the meantime we'd like to once again thank everyone for their continued patience and support. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, HTML newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Project:  AXIOM Beta Open Cine [Less]

Moving Offices For the last two years the AXIOM headquarters has cohabited from the modest Amescon facilities in the 15th District of Vienna, Austria. This is where most of the electronics manufacturing for the AXIOM Betas has taken place. This ... [More] spring we began the process of moving to a new, bigger and better shared office called Factory Hub Vienna - this was quite a challenge as the pick and place machine was built and assembled inside the old office and so it wasn’t clear whether or not the machine would fit through the doors… it didn’t. In the first Team Talk video for some time we give the community a tour of our new building. Factory Hub Vienna hosts a diverse range of hardware projects and their teams but it’s also home to a fully fledged, industrial, electronics manufacturing facility. TELE (Factory Hub Vienna) electronics manufacturing floor Various Updates As you may be aware GoPro acquired Cineform and then open sourced it. We think this is a big deal - and a positive one - in contrast to Apple’s recent announcement that a new version of ProRes will encode raw video. In truth, of course, ProRes is far removed from anything that could be described as being open/accessible. We are currently evaluating the prospect of adopting (Cinema) DNG and Magic Lantern Video (MLV) as our preferred raw format/containers in AXIOM devices. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) The program where students from all around the world work on open source projects and get paid by Google over the summer has started again and this time apertus° was awarded with six student slots. The projects range from evaluating and extending the Magic Lantern raw video container format (MLV) to OpenCine debayering methods, in camera real time focus peaking, in camera waveform/vectorscope/histogram displays, FPGA code to emulate the image sensor hardware to developing and implementing a bidirectional packet protocol for FPGA communication on the two extension shields on the AXIOM Beta hardware. The Open Source world meeting at the annual Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit at Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Still to Come We have a plethora of things to share at this point but this episode is already much longer than the easily digestible bits we normally try to serve. The next episodes have been filmed already but need to be edited. The topics that will be covered in Team Talks 14.2, and onwards, revolve around the progress that’s been made with the camera’s hardware development, e.g. the SDI module, the Center-Solder-On Module (adding an IMU to the AXIOM Beta), enclosure manufacturing and design updates, injection molding parts in-house, the release of unseen AXIOM footage and much more. On AXIOM Beta Compact Roadmap Everyone working on the camera sympathises with those among you who've been waiting for shipment of AXIOM Beta Compact for a long time, so we trust that this Team Talk will give the community better insight into the scale of some of the steps that have been climbed so far this year. The project is ideally situated now, development is in a healthy state with the Beta Compact's essential features making good progress, but we're a small team and so the speed of development is at the mercy of the number of hands on deck so to speak. Contributions from anyone with programming experience would make a real difference. If you're interested in getting involved with the project and are looking for a good starting point then picking a GSoC task, not selected by any student, would be one good way to help things along. Naturally the mentors listed in the task descriptions will be happy to guide you throughout process. There are many ways in which someone could participate, however, and it wouldn't necessarily need to be through working on complex algorithms, so let us know what you'd like to do to help and we can take it from there. In the meantime we'd like to once again thank everyone for their continued patience and support. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, HTML newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Want to participate? Want to review our methods and provide feedback or suggest improvements? Want to try your own approach or run additional test routines? Get in touch with with our team via IRC or email. Project:  AXIOM Beta Open Cine [Less]

Moving Offices For the last two years the AXIOM headquarters has cohabited from the modest Amescon facilities in the 15th District of Vienna, Austria. This is where most of the electronics manufacturing for the AXIOM Betas has taken place. This ... [More] spring we began the process of moving to a new, bigger and better shared office called Factory Hub Vienna - this was quite a challenge as the pick and place machine was built and assembled inside the old office and so it wasn’t clear whether or not the machine would fit through the doors… it didn’t. In the first Team Talk video for some time we give the community a tour of our new building. Factory Hub Vienna hosts a diverse range of hardware projects and their teams but it’s also home to a fully fledged, industrial, electronics manufacturing facility. TELE (Factory Hub Vienna) electronics manufacturing floor Various Updates As you may be aware GoPro acquired Cineform and then open sourced it. We think this is a big deal - and a positive one - in contrast to Apple’s recent announcement that a new version of ProRes will encode raw video. In truth, of course, ProRes is far removed from anything that could be described as being open/accessible. We are currently evaluating the prospect of adopting (Cinema) DNG and Magic Lantern Video (MLV) as our preferred raw format/containers in AXIOM devices. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) The program where students from all around the world work on open source projects and get paid by Google over the summer has started again and this time apertus° was awarded with six student slots. The projects range from evaluating and extending the Magic Lantern raw video container format (MLV) to OpenCine debayering methods, in camera real time focus peaking, in camera waveform/vectorscope/histogram displays, FPGA code to emulate the image sensor hardware to developing and implementing a bidirectional packet protocol for FPGA communication on the two extension shields on the AXIOM Beta hardware. The Open Source world meeting at the annual Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit at Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Still to Come We have a plethora of things to share at this point but this episode is already much longer than the easily digestible bits we normally try to serve. The next episodes have been filmed already but need to be edited. The topics that will be covered in Team Talks 14.2, and onwards, revolve around the progress that’s been made with the camera’s hardware development, e.g. the SDI module, the Center-Solder-On Module (adding an IMU to the AXIOM Beta), enclosure manufacturing and design updates, injection molding parts in-house, the release of unseen AXIOM footage and much more. On AXIOM Beta Compact Roadmap Everyone working on the camera sympathises with those among you who've been waiting for shipment of AXIOM Beta Compact for a long time, so we trust that this Team Talk will give the community better insight into the scale of some of the steps that have been climbed so far this year. The project is ideally situated now, development is in a healthy state with the Beta Compact's essential features making good progress, but we're a small team and so the speed of development is at the mercy of the number of hands on deck so to speak. Contributions from anyone with programming experience would make a real difference. If you're interested in getting involved with the project and are looking for a good starting point then picking a GSoC task, not selected by any student, would be one good way to help things along. Naturally the mentors listed in the task descriptions will be happy to guide you throughout process. There are many ways in which someone could participate, however, and it wouldn't necessarily need to be through working on complex algorithms, so let us know what you'd like to do to help and we can take it from there. In the meantime we'd like to once again thank everyone for their continued patience and support. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, HTML newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Want to participate? Want to provide feedback or suggest improvements? Want to try your own approach and need help? Get in touch via IRC or email. Project:  AXIOM Beta Open Cine [Less]

Moving Offices For the last two years the AXIOM headquarters has cohabited from the modest Amescon facilities in the 15th District of Vienna, Austria. This is where most of the electronics manufacturing for the AXIOM Betas has taken place. This ... [More] spring we began the process of moving to a new, bigger and better shared office called Factory Hub Vienna - this was quite a challenge as the pick and place machine was built and assembled inside the old office and so it wasn’t clear whether or not the machine would fit through the doors… it didn’t. In the first Team Talk video for some time we give the community a tour of our new building. Factory Hub Vienna hosts a diverse range of hardware projects and their teams but it’s also home to a fully fledged, industrial, electronics manufacturing facility. TELE (Factory Hub Vienna) electronics manufacturing floor Various Updates As you may be aware GoPro acquired Cineform and then open sourced it. We think this is a big deal - and a positive one - in contrast to Apple’s recent announcement that a new version of ProRes will encode raw video. In truth, of course, ProRes is far removed from anything that could be described as being open/accessible. We are currently evaluating the prospect of adopting (Cinema) DNG and Magic Lantern Video (MLV) as our preferred raw format/containers in AXIOM devices. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) The program where students from all around the world work on open source projects and get paid by Google over the summer has started again and this time apertus° was awarded with six student slots. The projects range from evaluating and extending the Magic Lantern raw video container format (MLV) to OpenCine debayering methods, in camera real time focus peaking, in camera waveform/vectorscope/histogram displays, FPGA code to emulate the image sensor hardware to developing and implementing a bidirectional packet protocol for FPGA communication on the two extension shields on the AXIOM Beta hardware. The Open Source world meeting at the annual Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit at Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Still to Come We have a plethora of things to share at this point but this episode is already much longer than the easily digestible bits we normally try to serve. The next episodes have been filmed already but need to be edited. The topics that will be covered in Team Talks 14.2, and onwards, revolve around the progress that’s been made with the camera’s hardware development, e.g. the SDI module, the Center-Solder-On Module (adding an IMU to the AXIOM Beta), enclosure manufacturing and design updates, injection molding parts in-house, the release of unseen AXIOM footage and much more. On AXIOM Beta Compact Roadmap Everyone working on the camera sympathises with those among you who've been waiting for shipment of AXIOM Beta Compact for a long time, so we trust that this Team Talk will give the community better insight into the scale of some of the steps that have been climbed so far this year. The project is ideally situated now, development is in a healthy state with the Beta Compact's essential features making good progress, but we're a small team and so the speed of development is at the mercy of the number of hands on deck so to speak. Contributions from anyone with programming experience would make a real difference. If you're interested in getting involved with the project and are looking for a good starting point then picking a GSoC task, not selected by any student, would be one good way to help things along. Naturally the mentors listed in the task descriptions will be happy to guide you throughout process. There are many ways in which someone could participate, however, and it wouldn't necessarily need to be through working on complex algorithms, so let us know what you'd like to do to help and we can take it from there. In the meantime we'd like to once again thank everyone for their continued patience and support. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, monthly, HTML newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Project:  AXIOM Beta Open Cine [Less]

Moving Offices For the last two years the AXIOM headquarters has cohabited from the modest Amescon facilities in the 15th District of Vienna, Austria. This is where most of the electronics manufacturing for the AXIOM Betas has taken place. This ... [More] spring we began the process of moving to a new, bigger and better shared office called Factory Hub Vienna - this was quite a challenge as the pick and place machine was built and assembled inside the old office and so it wasn’t clear whether or not the machine would fit through the doors… it didn’t. In the first Team Talk video for some time we give the community a tour of our new building. Factory Hub Vienna hosts a diverse range of hardware projects and their teams but it’s also home to a fully fledged, industrial, electronics manufacturing facility. TELE (Factory Hub Vienna) electronics manufacturing floor Various Updates As you may be aware GoPro acquired Cineform and then open sourced it. We think this is a big deal - and a positive one - in contrast to Apple’s recent announcement that a new version of ProRes will encode raw video. In truth, of course, ProRes is far removed from anything that could be described as being open/accessible. We are currently evaluating the prospect of adopting (Cinema) DNG and Magic Lantern Video (MLV) as our preferred raw format/containers in AXIOM devices. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) The program where students from all around the world work on open source projects and get paid by Google over the summer has started again and this time apertus° was awarded with six student slots. The projects range from evaluating and extending the Magic Lantern raw video container format (MLV) to OpenCine debayering methods, in camera real time focus peaking, in camera waveform/vectorscope/histogram displays, FPGA code to emulate the image sensor hardware to developing and implementing a bidirectional packet protocol for FPGA communication on the two extension shields on the AXIOM Beta hardware. The Open Source world meeting at the annual Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit at Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Still to Come We have a plethora of things to share at this point but this episode is already much longer than the easily digestible bits we normally try to serve. The next episodes have been filmed already but need to be edited. The topics that will be covered in Team Talks 14.2, and onwards, revolve around the progress that’s been made with the camera’s hardware development, e.g. the SDI module, the Center-Solder-On Module (adding an IMU to the AXIOM Beta), enclosure manufacturing and design updates, injection molding parts in-house, the release of unseen AXIOM footage and much more. On AXIOM Beta Compact Roadmap Everyone working on the camera sympathises with those among you who've been waiting for shipment of AXIOM Beta Compact for a long time, so we trust that this Team Talk will give the community better insight into the scale of some of the steps that have been climbed so far this year. The project is ideally situated now, development is in a healthy state with the Beta Compact's essential features making good progress, but we're a small team and so the speed of development is at the mercy of the number of hands on deck so to speak. Contributions from anyone with programming experience would make a real difference. If you're interested in getting involved with the project and are looking for a good starting point then picking a GSoC task, not selected by any student, would be one good way to help things along. Naturally the mentors listed in the task descriptions will be happy to guide you throughout process. There are many ways in which someone could participate, however, and it wouldn't necessarily need to be through working on complex algorithms, so let us know what you'd like to do to help and we can take it from there. In the meantime we'd like to once again thank everyone for their continued patience and support. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, monthly, html newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Project:  AXIOM Beta Open Cine [Less]

Moving Offices For the last two years the AXIOM headquarters has cohabited from the modest Amescon facilities in the 15th District of Vienna, Austria. This is where most of the electronics manufacturing for the AXIOM Betas has taken place. This ... [More] spring we began the process of moving to a new, bigger and better shared office called Factory Hub Vienna - this was quite a challenge as the pick and place machine was built and assembled inside the old office and so it wasn’t clear whether or not the machine would fit through the doors… it didn’t. In the first Team Talk video for some time we give the community a tour of our new building. Factory Hub Vienna hosts a diverse range of hardware projects and their teams but it’s also home to a fully fledged, industrial, electronics manufacturing facility. TELE (Factory Hub Vienna) electronics manufacturing floor Various Updates As you may be aware GoPro acquired Cineform and then open sourced it. We think this is a big deal - and a positive one - in contrast to Apple’s recent announcement that a new version of ProRes will encode raw video. In truth, of course, ProRes is far removed from anything that could be described as being open/accessible. We are currently evaluating the prospect of adopting (Cinema) DNG and Magic Lantern Video (MLV) as our preferred raw format/containers in AXIOM devices. Google Summer of Code (GSoC) The program where students from all around the world work on open source projects and get paid by Google over the summer has started again and this time apertus° was awarded with six student slots. The projects range from evaluating and extending the Magic Lantern raw video container format (MLV) to OpenCine debayering methods, in camera real time focus peaking, in camera waveform/vectorscope/histogram displays, FPGA code to emulate the image sensor hardware to developing and implementing a bidirectional packet protocol for FPGA communication on the two extension shields on the AXIOM Beta hardware. The Open Source world meeting at the annual Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit at Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Still to Come We have a plethora of things to share at this point but this episode is already much longer than the easily digestible bits we normally try to serve. The next episodes have been filmed already but need to be edited. The topics that will be covered in Team Talks 14.2, and onwards, revolve around the progress that’s been made with the camera’s hardware development, e.g. the SDI module, the Center-Solder-On Module (adding an IMU to the AXIOM Beta), enclosure manufacturing and design updates, injection molding parts in-house, the release of unseen AXIOM footage and much more. On AXIOM Beta Compact Roadmap Everyone working on the camera sympathises with those among you who've been waiting for shipment of AXIOM Beta Compact for a long time, so we trust that this Team Talk will give the community better insight into the scale of some of the steps that have been climbed so far this year. The project is ideally situated now, development is in a healthy state with the Beta Compact's essential features making good progress, but we're a small team and so the speed of development is at the mercy of the number of hands on deck so to speak. Contributions from anyone with programming experience would make a real difference. If you're interested in getting involved with the project and are looking for a good starting point then picking a GSoC task, not selected by any student, would be one good way to help things along. Naturally the mentors listed in the task descriptions will be happy to guide you throughout process. There are many ways in which someone could participate, however, and it wouldn't necessarily need to be through working on complex algorithms, so let us know what you'd like to do to help and we can take it from there. In the meantime we'd like to once again thank everyone for their continued patience and support. Further Links Newsletter editions - Previous, HTML newsletters archived. Subscribe here to receive yours via email. Shop links, prices and availability Camera structure - A complete guide to the camera's specifications and components. AXIOM Beta sample videos - Uncompressed .mov .mp4 and .dng files in 720p, 1080p and 4K are archived here if you'd like to play with them. Pre-order notification - Receive an email when a more user-friendly version of the camera is ready to ship. GitHub Repository Join the Team Social accounts - Links to YouTube etc. AXIOM Project Background - How apertus° and the AXIOM project got started. Want to participate? Want to provide feedback or suggest improvements? Want to try your own approach and need help? Get in touch via IRC or email. Project:  AXIOM Beta Open Cine [Less]