Tuesday 9 December 2014

Open Source Terminology : Film Production

For Open Source, those two words can cover a lot of definitions for a varying amount of scenarios so below is a simple list of the main criteria when relating Open Source to Film Production :


Open Source Hardware : Cameras would be the first example here. Already Apertusº have crowdfunded their Axiom project. Other examples exist where the Companies producing and making their products will produce the documentation showing you how the product was built and created allowing either to contribute to make it better or to perhaps build your own version.

https://www.apertus.org


Open Source Software : Magic Lantern have produced a piece of software that is a free add-on that runs from the SD/CF card. Other software development is also given away free producing and making their products and will produce the documentation showing you how the software was written and created allowing either to contribute to make it better or to perhaps build your own version. Often the source code will be available to use also.

http://www.magiclantern.fm

FOSS : Free & Open Source Software

OSHW : Open Source Hardware


This is just the beginning and gives a quick insight to the terminology but we will dig deeper and offer examples and show you Companies that will offer solutions for Open Source relating to Film Production.

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