Apertus: The open source cinema project

“The idea of creating a free (as in free speech) and open cinema
camera based on an Elphel 333 started in spring 2006 in the mind of
a member of the DVinfo forum, who in March 2006 started a new
thread called “High Definition with Elphel model 333 camera.” A lot
of people got involved, and the project grew and developed. As time
passed this thread broke the 1,000 posts mark in 2009, so the team
decided to build a dedicated website and find a unique name for the
project. After a lot of discussion, the decision was made to call
the project “Apertus,” which stands for openness in Latin.

“What is Apertus?

“The project is basically the effort to turn an Elphel into an
affordable, full-featured cinema camera that we as film-makers love
to use and providing a workflow to integrate it into a professional
movie production.”

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