From 99c59a6c34b64e72957510b2e4e75cd0d55e1bba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mmcwilliams Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 21:12:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Readme improvements --- Readme.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index b531ab2..e132807 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -1,18 +1,22 @@ # mcopy -#### Motion Copy Optical Printer Y? because we like you. + +An open platform for controlling small-gauge film optical printers (16mm, Super8, 8mm). ------- -1. Introduction -2. Software -3. Hardware +1. Introduction +2. +2. Software +3. Firmware +3. Hardware 4. Why? ------- ## Introduction -The mcopy project is comprised of software and hardware for optical printers, built with repurposed broken projectors. +The `mcopy` project is comprised of software and hardware for optical printers, built with re-purposed broken projectors. +## Downloads #### Components @@ -24,11 +28,26 @@ The mcopy project is comprised of software and hardware for optical printers, bu ## Software -The mcopy desktop app is an Electron-based project which can be built for any platform. +The mcopy desktop app is an Electron-based project which can be built for Linux, Windows and Mac. + +## Firmware + +This project contains Arduino formware for controlling: + +* projector +* camera (see [intval2](https://github.com/sixteenmillimeter/intval2.git) for more info) +* light +* projector + camera +* projector + light +* camera + light +* projector + camera + light + +Using a simple interface, this modular platform can be used to control custom-built and modified legacy optical printers. ## Hardware +All hardware for this project is available as plaintext OpenSCAD files and 3D print-able .STL files. The hardware component of this project is aimed at modifying broken Bell & Howell projectors into USB serial-controlled projectors to be used in optical printing. ## Why?