Open Source Photo/Video Editing Hardware Interface

Basics

• A Device that Makes Photo and Video Editing Faster, More Intuitive, and More "Controlable" (ie not mouse controlled bars, but physical wheels/dials
• Also allows for single screen full screen color editing (no windows blocking anything, or needing another monitor)
• May be a huge opertunity for product sales as many of these are EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, granted SOME of this cost may be for precision and accuracy, but there is almost definetly some of the "PRO Markup" happening

Industry Standards

High End

• Any of the Davinchi Resolve Panels by BlackMagic Design Smallest (Micro) is ~1,000 USD, the mid level (mini) is ~3,000 USD, the largest (Advanced) is a whopping $30,805.00 on B&H
• An Amazon Link for the Micro
• An Amazon Link for the Mini
• Link for the Advanced on B&H

Mid to Low End

• The MidiGrade a different layout, and dials instread of the many knobs and trackballs on the blackmagic options but MUCH CHEAPER at ~160 USD
• The Blackmagic Design Keyboard has built in macros, and one dial but is around 1,000 USD
• Tangent Ripple ~350 USD yet is similar to the mini and micro in form and functionality

Existing Open Source Designs

• This Design froma Blog

Minimum Viable Product

For a Blackmagic Micro Alternative

• 3-4 Trackballs for Shadows Midtones and Highlights
  • Keys, Levels, and Color modes are toggled from single (one or the other), single 1 shift position over to dual (x = levels, y = color) and dual inverted via a key below or above the trackball
  • OR use some complex rotary encoder setup to make a dial like the Blackmagic Desing products
• For each traackball have an RGB value reset macro, a Level Reset Button, and a Both/All Reset Button
• Mode Swap Buttons
• A pile of macros
• Dials?
• Joysticks?
• USB-C IO

For Anything Larger

• Similar to the above version but with connectable and lockable "Modules"
• Trackball Modules
• Macro Key Modles
• Small Screen Modules
• Joystick Mouse Module
• Dial Module
• A Pile of Macros
• USB-C IO

Basic Design

Trackballs

PS/2

• Amazon Source ~25 USD, 4.5cm ball diameter

Mice Hacking

• Take a trackball mouse and either make an enclosure around the mouse shell, or slice and dice it into a new enclosure, and new io circuit perhaps
• Most Likely Mouse Cantidate [Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball Mouse ~30 USD ( User:Eric here, i use this mouse as a daily driver and it works great, so it's reliable)
• This does add complexity, but if usb is used, it may reduce wiring/standards conversion needs

Misc Buttons/Switches/Dials

• Sparkfun Source

Brains

• Rasberry pi, and perhaps rasberry pi + arduino for additional/better io
• A custom board would work but would add complexity

Power

• 1x USB c and a hub SHOULD work, but check this

See Also

• Color Grading