View Full Version : Poll: Name for new firmware project
Tramm Hudson May 18th, 2009, 11:38 AM I'm planning on opening up the code (GPL) for building new 5D firmwares sometime soon and am seeking a good name for the project. It is similar to chdk, but does not use their code and has different goals: the focus is on just the 5D Mark 2 and specifically cinema-related enhancements.
Some thoughts on the theme:
* Film (or Cinematography) Hacker Dev Kit (FHDK)
* 5D Dev Kit
* 5D Film
* 5D Mark Free
* Film Liberty
* Magic lantern (an early type of film projection)
* Cinematographe Lumiere (inventors of the modern perf film)
* Zoetrope (an early "motion picture" format)
If there are trademark issues with the 5D, perhaps we can substitute 5Z, where Z is for Zoetrope.
What other ideas do you all have?
Jay Bloomfield May 18th, 2009, 12:01 PM 5 de facto
5 decoded
5 deserved
5 desired
Peer Landa May 18th, 2009, 12:28 PM the focus is on just the 5D Mark 2 and specifically cinema-related enhancements.
In general I like the Zoetrope naming (although it's already taken by Coppola), but the one I think fit the best for this project is 5D Mark Free (since it suggests that it's a new version, Mark III, but it's also free).
-- peer
Chris Barcellos May 18th, 2009, 01:45 PM I like 5D Mark Free
Jeremy Nicholl May 18th, 2009, 01:50 PM * 5D Mark Free
Perfect. Unbeatable. Just go with that.
Jon Fairhurst May 18th, 2009, 02:08 PM 5D Unleashed!
Chris Hurd May 18th, 2009, 02:13 PM Another vote for 5D Mark Free.
Matthew Roddy May 18th, 2009, 04:35 PM "Mark Free" is the most clever (so far), but depending on the (supposed) firmware update, I'm rooting for "Unleashed." FREEEEEDOOOMMMMMM
Ryan Mueller May 18th, 2009, 05:27 PM I personally like "Magic Lantern" because it has somewhat of a double meaning. It would be our guiding light through the darkness of the crippled Canon firmware. My second choice though would definitely be "Mark Free".
Daniel Browning May 18th, 2009, 09:51 PM What other ideas do you all have?
5D TWO: Training Wheels Optional
5D2 Unchained
5D2 OP: Out of the Playpen
5D2 Kill HAL
5D2 Lobotomizer
Xavier Plagaro May 19th, 2009, 12:55 AM I like 5D Mark Free
;-D
Perfect!!!
Marten Dalfors May 19th, 2009, 03:58 AM I prefer 5D Mark Free. And thanks for your efforts.
Jim Froom May 19th, 2009, 04:38 AM I like the 5D Mark Free, except I'd change it to Free 5D-2
Cuong Dinh May 19th, 2009, 07:54 AM One more for 5D Mark Free.
Pedro Martins May 19th, 2009, 08:22 AM Another vote for 5D Mark Free
William Chung May 19th, 2009, 08:22 AM Mark Free makes the best statement :)
Robert Sanders May 19th, 2009, 08:32 PM 5D Mark Free
Wayne Avanson May 20th, 2009, 08:32 AM 5D Mark Free.
…Monkey Genius.
Jim Giberti May 20th, 2009, 01:54 PM Mark Free or Die.
Tramm Hudson May 28th, 2009, 05:29 PM The new firmware project has an official name now:Magic Lantern firmware. It turns your 5D Mark 2 into a "5D Mark Free".
Based on advice I received, and a desire to avoid Canon's trademarks, the project name doesn't use "5D Mark X". Additionally, this way if we do end up writing support for other Canon DSLR cameras we don't have to rename it.
Sometime soon we'll have a website with downloads and source code for the adventurous.
Rick Casillas May 28th, 2009, 06:10 PM "Magic Lantern" AKA "5D Mark Free" is good enough.
Sean Lander May 28th, 2009, 06:36 PM What about
Cine-D
or
Cine-5
Ooops too late.
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