Kinograph Update

[carllooper]

Matthew Epler has posted an update on his Kinograph:

http://kinograph.cc/

1.) Kinograph is now a real company! Woo!

2.) The website has been updated with a new photo of the machine, some cleaner text, and a few project updates (covered here).

3.) On the site, you will notice an explanation for the delay in releasing design documentation. It's every inventor's dream to make a living off of their creation.To make a long story short, I'd like to work on Kinograph full-time instead of working a full-time job AND working on Kinograph. To that end, I'm filing a couple patents and putting all the licensing together and that's why I'm late. As soon as that's all finished, I'm release everything under a non-commercial license. That means anyone can build one, but I reserve the right to sell the Kinograph and provide digital transfer services with the Kinograph.

So, you might be thinking "Why all this legal stuff? I though you were open-source!" While developing Kinograph 1.0, I came up with a few unique things that I think can be used to build an industrial version, or Kinograph 2.0. This version will be used for digitizing large-volume collections at museums, national archives, etc. It will be capable of 24fps, have at least 2K resolution, and have a host of other features in the software. Of course, I'll keep you updated of its progress but it will most likely take longer than we'd all like. I'm still a one-man band.

4.) Kinograph has it's first investor! This fantastic individual has made it possible for me to take a few months off work and focus on the future of Kinograph. Which leads me to update #5...the **juicy** update!

5.) Also on the site, I mention something in the works for 8mm enthusiasts. Since you're on the mailing list, I'll tell you what it is. I'm designing a Kinograph-mini built specifically for 8mm and Super8mm. It will still be very affordable since it will rely consumer-level cameras and open-source tools. When the prototype is complete, I will be launching the mini on Kickstarter. If successful, the profits will go towards developing the Kinograph 2.0 hardware and software.

Thank you again for your patience and support. I'm always excited to send an update and I'm happy this one is filled with (mostly) good news.

Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Matthew Epler
Brooklyn, NY

[grainy]

This is cool! Here's a 18 minute video with the guy doing a demonstration for some folks in the US, goes through a lot of detail.
http://vimeo.com/66766340

[Nicholas Kovats]

Thanks for the update, Carl. A very worthy project, indeed.

[carllooper]

The following is latest news from Matt Epler, on his open source Kinograph project:

Kinograph Community,

I know some of you have waited a long time for this, and it's finally here. Kinograph's source files have been released as of today. You can find links to the hardware and software on the homepage (http://kinograph.cc). For those of you waiting for Raspberry Pi code, you will have to wait a little longer, unfortunately. I have not been using the Pi very much during development and will need to revisit the code to make sure it still works.

I'm also happy to announce that Kinograph will be featured in the upcoming MAKE magazine issue, due to be released at the end of this week. In expectation of a surge in interest, I've created a Twitter and Facebook account for Kinograph and I hope that you'll join me on one or both of those sites.

But there's MORE! You may notice on the site that I have announced the development of Kinograph8, a smaller version of the existing Kinograph made specifically for digitizing 8mm and Super8mm home movies. It will be launched with a Kickstarter campaign later this summer and I'll be sure to give you some sneak previews along the way.

The website has also been updated with more information about where I'm headed with Kinograph and if you'd like to ask any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Lastly, I want to thank you for your endless patience and encouragement. If you are getting this email, you are among the earliest supporters Kinograph and are extremely important to its continued improvement. I would like to start developing a closer relationship with those of you who would be interested in building your own Kinograph or owning one in the future. To that effect, I will be sending out an invite to this mailing list to participate in the first ever Kinograph user survey. It will attempt to get a better picture of your needs and wants for an open source film digitizing platform. I hope you'll participate when it is released. I'll let you know as soon as it's ready.

Thanks again for all of your continued support. I look forward to 2014 being the year Kinograph takes off.

Gratefully,
Matthew Epler
Founder, Kinograph

[Nicholas Kovats]

Great news and thank you for the update, Carl!

[James E]

Very kewel... I have friend who's always going on about all the stuff he 3D prints and all the possibilities of what he COULD print... I'm thinking a Kinograph, or at least parts for it.

[hand123]

I"m very much interested in Kinograph8 for home movie work. Can't wait to hear more.