In the meantime, the lfptools project on github (https://github.com/nrpatel/lfptools ) provides some rudimentary manipulation for .lfp files.

Hi,

I need a SDK, too. Because I received some requests for supporting the new format in my app GraphicConverter.

Thorsten

I've been following along with GraphicConverter for many many years now,  but having some 'post processing' ability for .lpf's would be great. Plus I would consider playing around with some ideas if the SDK did become Open. 

-Chris

The image focused on any external memory or read through an ARM
microcontroller then to work with my development board?

Best Regards,
Miguel Mei

What is the problem with a SDK?

Great technology but the irritating thing is not to be able to correct or optimize the pictures.

WE NEED SDK!

Regards, Axel

Just to chip in on that, after receiving a reply from Corey asking me to post here, since client's requests are worth more than employees' (been there as well...).

First of all, great job on the camera! It looks nice, feels nice, weighs just right and the technology that you packed in is great for this price (looking forward to your pro-gear, water-proof cases, headlights, ...)!

I'm wondering, when it will be possible to put a pic on e.g. my intranet, without using your (indeed, great looking) service ; )
It'd be great, if you could open up the software a bit, so others can contribute their ideas and applications as well. I can see some iOS/Android/Web niche-industry that will promote Lytro "for free" and create a user community that might be just what you need to be remembered in the same sentence with Leica, Polaroid, Lomography, etc. not just "the first company bringing light field to the masses," but become a driving force in the industry and art-community.

In any way, I code myself, and would love some way to do some crazy things with that device, or, at least with the pictures it takes.

Don't hesitate to contact me, if you feel that I can be of value, but I bet, I won't be the only one writing you about this [see previous posters ;)]

Without the wall of text and in short: An SDK or documentation of the technicalities of your format is very important (maybe more so than a windows version of the software). That way, independent devs can integrate Lytro's formats in the existing eco-system. Maybe you won't even have to make an official windows system ; )

All the best from Europe!

PS: Thorsten, thanks for your Graphic Converter, it's a lifesaver!! (wanted to tell you that years ago, way back at MacOS 7.x...)

An SDK could not be used with free software unless it included source code and had a compatible license. Documentation of protocol and formats would be far better as that would allow free software to be written.

Its not USB storage as I could only find ISO with a link winmac wares. Does not appear to be Picture Transfer Protocol.

Would like to do synthetic stop down so less in stack required. Wide open full stack. Need to calc synthetic focus pull for each layer in stack.

The desktop app no longer produces a stack of  JPEGs with lpfsplitter. Would be better if could also do split on raw with free software.

I would like to be able to use this with GNU/Linux, my main OS which requires source code and suitable license. I boot OSX rarely.

Nothing visible on Mac.

They should be compatible with GPL without the need for a linking exception.

I.e. lGPL would allow use with both free and non-free software. Documentation if it is to be included in Debian needs to be (l)GPL rather than GFDL. I.e. SDK should be single lGPL pkg with both source code and documentation. (I'll want to build it for PowerPC anyway with -mcpu=G4 -mpowerpc-gfxopt -maltivec -mabi=altivec -fsigned-char to whip those Bitumen machines.)

The USB interface also needs to be documented. I could only see an ISO with no images.