Maker Robin Bäckman has launched a software program software designed to show a Raspberry Pi single-board laptop (SBC) and digicam module right into a film-capturing powerhouse with in-body modifying and audio dubbing: the Gonzo Pi.
“It is a video digicam with tape and scissors,” Bäckman writes of the challenge. “Press[ing the] ‘view’ button whereas a scene is chosen will glue all [the] final takes of all pictures in that scene collectively and play it. Press[ing] ‘view’ whereas a movie is chosen will glue all scenes in that movie collectively. No must construct customized case, or buttons, it will work with a Raspberry Pi and any of its digicam modules, USB keyboards, and USB audio playing cards, an everyday HDMI show must also be high-quality.”
Gonzo Pi goals to show a easy Raspberry Pi and suitable Digicam Module right into a feature-packed digicam with in-body modifying and dubbing. (📷: Robin Bäckman)
The Gonzi Pi digicam system is designed to ship usable footage proper out of the digicam, placing fast modifying performance immediately in-body. As Bäckman explains, a press of the “view” button permits all takes in a selected seen to be related collectively, whereas a “retake” operate permits for any given take to be reshot. As soon as footage has been captured, the software program additionally permits for multi-track audio dubbing — capturing new tracks on-demand and robotically mixing them into the shot, scene, or movie with which they’re related.
All the things in Gonzo Pi is designed to be accessible from a regular keyboard, although community management can also be obtainable. Utilizing keyboard shortcuts, it is attainable to repeat scenes or pictures, transfer them, paste them, management shutter velocity and publicity settings, management the purple and blue coloration channels, brightness, distinction, and saturation, quantity ranges, interact an elective audio compressor, and even set an audible countdown timer going — or set off a timelapse with customized intervals.
The digicam software program features a flipped-display mode and timer for self-shot movies. (📷: Robin Bäckman)
Whereas it is attainable to make use of Gonzo Pi with no extra {hardware}, Bäckman has additionally designed a customized housing for a show, the Raspberry Pi itself, and the digicam module and lens, together with an elective battery to rid your recordings of trailing wires. A customized board to the highest gives devoted shortcut buttons for the software program’s varied features.
The software program for Gonzo Pi is offered on GitHub below the permissive Apache 2.0 license, whereas 3D print recordsdata for the case and an elective viewfinder can be found in a separate repository. Bäckman has additionally introduced plans to promote pre-built variations of the Gonzo Pi, although with out confirming pricing.