Cineform goes Open Source!
The official blog post (http://cineform.blogspot.ca/2017/10/cineform-goes-open-source.html) and the software development kit (https://gopro.github.io/cineform-sdk/).
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One reason for keeping it closed, you might be surprised to hear, is that the codec's core tech was very simple. The codec idea was sketched out on a single piece of paper and the performance was determined first by counting the number of Intel instructions needed using an Excel spreadsheet -- even that fit on a single page.
Well I think that's great news! :) Does that mean that a developer could now build [say] a new colour grading app that leveraged CF's Active Metadata? It would be great to have a modern-coded lightweight [mac] app that replaced the old GoPro Studio Premium (which never got the love it deserved on the mac). Just wondering out loud... ;D
This is really good news indeed :D. I've been waiting for this a long time.