Lytro has opened its imaging platform to developers, photographers and producers, enabling them to explore light field photography and integrate the underlying 3D data into new applications. Lytro Power Tools (LPT) Beta was developed to give programmers, researchers and artists complete control at every step – from capture on the camera to post-processing light field data. Initially announced as an Alpha program only available in the United States, LPT Beta is now available to anyone who’s interested. Alpha participants have created and shared tools to generate time-lapse video as well as panoramic video that can be viewed with virtual reality headsets like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR. To learn more and download Lytro Power Tools Beta, visit the website below.

Website: Lytro Power Tools

Lytro Press Release

LYTRO POWER TOOLS ADVANCES INTO BETA PHASE

Light Field Leader Gives Users Unprecedented Levels of Access to Its Platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., (Aug. 19, 2015) – Lytro, Inc. is giving users an unprecedented level of access to its products – the first generation camera and ILLUM – with Lytro Power Tools (LPT) Beta. The platform was developed to give programmers, researchers and artists complete control at every step – from capture on the camera to post-processing light field data. Initially announced as an Alpha program only available in the United States, LPT Beta is now available to anyone who’s interested: http://lytro.com/platform/power-tools

“By taking the most advanced light field camera and turning it into a platform, we’re giving our community the tools to explore the technology and pursue their creative vision in a way never before possible” said Sam Tellman, product manager. “This is something that no other camera company has done, and we will continue to push light field exploration, experimentation and creativity forward.”

With LPT Beta, programmers can create new tools for camera control and light field image processing using the Python-based tools and Android Debug Bridge (ADB) command line interface. These tools can be easily downloaded and shared via SD card, but the real power of LPT Beta lies in the unprecedented root level access to the camera’s Android operating system – and the opportunity for users to create whatever tools they want, specific and unique to each project.

Alpha participants have created and shared tools to generate time-lapse video as well as panoramic video that can be viewed with virtual reality headsets like Google® Cardboard® and Samsung® Gear VR®.

This example time-lapse video, shot at f/2, goes from full color to black and white and back to full color, and the focus moves from the back, left, front and right points and then reverses.

To learn more and download Lytro Power Tools Beta, visit: http://lytro.com/platform

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