What is Kamoso
A lot of people has been asking me (or complaining) what is Kamoso and what we intend to do with it, so I've decided to use a blog post to explain it.
Short Description:
Kamoso is an application for taking Pictures and Videos using any webcam.
Long Description:
Kamoso is an application between two worlds, "Multimedia" and "Toys". While its main propose may be seen as just "Take Pictures" and "Take Videos", our plan goes beyond that: we are planning to add a bunch of effects that will allow to the user to play with the webcam, we want it to be fun, in the end. All of these is followed by a tightly integration with the Web 2.0, by adding export features to the most common Web 2.0 services, such YouTube, Facebook, twitpic...
Current 2.0 (aka Velázquez):
- Make Kamoso rock solid
- We moved to QtGStreamer (part of the last point)
- Improve interface usability
3.0 (Future):
- Effects: investigate what GStreamer offers and try to get the best out of it
- Simplify Web 2.0 integration: make it easier to add support for new services
- Interface candy: make the interface more appealing to the eye, properly integrate the effects
Screenshoots:
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Videos:
Small review of Kamoso 2.0
Pre 2.0
Help needed:
- Semaphore designs (What happens from when you click at the shot button, and when the picture is actually taken)
- Mockups, ideas, whatever!