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Apertus Axiom Global Shutter 4K Super 35mm Camera Gets a Prototype and a Website

Joe Marine — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:48:59 +0000

We told you back in July about the Apertus project and their goal to build the first open source digital cinema camera — not only that, but one that could match or exceed the specs of some of the other digital cinema cameras out there. This open source camera, the Axiom, will be capable of RAW high-speed 4K recording, and best of all, the software will be made open to the public so that the users can do whatever they want with it, similar to the Magic Lantern project, but without any hacking involved since it’s being made available for free. The team over at Apertus has been hard at work behind the scenes, and while their crowdfunding project for the camera will not start this year, they launched a website to detail the Axiom and the new Axiom Alpha, a prototype using the same sensor as the final camera. (more…)

Apertus Announces Axiom Camera: 4K at 150fps, 15 Stop Dynamic Range, Under $10K

Joe Marine — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:51:31 +0000

It looks like RED, Sony, and Canon will be getting some interesting competition very soon. Apertus, the open source camera project that started in 2006, was designing a camera with all open source hardware and software using the small sensor Elphel camera. They recently announced that they’ll be building a brand new camera that is going shoot Cinema DNG files and sport a 4K Super 35mm sensor, 150fps at 4K, a global shutter, and the capability to get up to 15 stops of dynamic range using a process similar to RED’s HDRx. The best part of all — it’s open source, and they are planning on running a crowdfunding campaign to fund the project. (more…)

Check out Apertus, the Open Source HD Cinema Camera

Ryan Koo — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:29:26 +0000

Ever since Tramm Hudson hacked the 5D firmware, I’ve been wondering if some enterprising folks could buy a lot of large CMOS sensors wholesale and develop their own camera. After all, the RED camera is essentially a laptop computer (housed in the camera’s body) attached to an imaging chip. Apertus is one such open-source cinema project that began in 2006; here’s where the project stands today. (more…)