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Film Gimp Project Renamed to CinePaint

Posted by timothy on from the frame-set-match dept.

ubiquitin writes "To avoid confusion with the GIMP, the Film Gimp project has renamed itself to CinePaint. The project is essentially a legitimate fork of GIMP, and is focused on image manipulations for moving pictures." We've mentioned Film Gimp several times lately; it'll be even handier as programs like Cinelerra and Kino grow more polished.

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  1. That's depressing.. by skinnydskitzo · · Score: 0, Funny

    It's always fun to be using software with a name that coincides with my favorite sexual role.

  2. The other choices... by $$$$$exyGal · · Score: 2, Funny
    Here were the other choices they had to pick from:
    • FrIMP
    • Film-Fu
    • FIMP
    • GFMP
    • FilmStudio
    • FilmShop

    I agree, Cinepaint is the best. FrIMP ? ;-)

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    1. Re:The other choices... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Fer' Christ sake... do you have a life other than posting every six seconds on /. ?
      Did they kick you out of the teen rooms on AOL or something? fcking pedofiles...

  3. The Gimps are always getting shafted by robb0995 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean the developers have to park further away now?

  4. Name change is probably a good thing... by pongo000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, how much credibility do you expect from the outside world by giving your project a cutesy name like "GIMP"? Last time I checked, that was a slang term for a cripple, and a not-very-nice slang term at that.

    Maybe "Cinematic Layout Imaging Tool" might have been more in keeping with the spirit of cute acronyms.

    1. Re:Name change is probably a good thing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      News flash: some words have multiple meanings.

    2. Re:Name change is probably a good thing... by sean23007 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Cinematic Layout Imaging Tool? CLIT? Yeah, that would go over very well... Very cute.

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    3. Re:Name change is probably a good thing... by Zog · · Score: 2, Funny

      Shut up, you gimp.

      (No, I don't really mean that, but it has to be said!)

    4. Re:Name change is probably a good thing... by llamaluvr · · Score: 3, Funny

      The name "GIMP" kind of implies that the program isn't very good, I think. Like the program is limping behind Photoshop...

      I respect the GIMP project, but calling it the "GIMP" is like naming a car the "Ford Lemon" or "Mercury Clunker".

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  5. My PC suggestion by baywulf · · Score: 4, Funny

    physically challenged film

  6. Good by shr3k · · Score: 4, Funny

    The project is essentially a legitimate fork of GIMP

    Good, because you know how bad the "support" costs can get when you fork illegitimate chil... errr.... projects.

  7. Re:Legitimate fork? by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    an example of a rogue fork is the spork.

  8. $$$exy Girl == $$$exy Gwen Stefani == Fat Guy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is everyone on Slashdot a moron?

  9. Re:CinePaint? Kind of bland ... by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Beats the hell out of "Herbert."

    KFG

  10. holy crap... by dcstimm · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was reading this article and I saw the icon for the gimp, you know the weird looking dog creature. Well anyways it freaked me out when I saw its freaking eyes move! I kinda got scared... DAMN MOVING GIF FILES!

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  11. Free as in Beer! by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why not call it 'CinePint'?

  12. Tomorrow's headline by enos · · Score: 4, Funny
    To avoid confusion with the GIMP, the Film Gimp project has renamed itself to CinePaint.

    To avoid confusion with MS Paint, the CinePaint project has renamed itself to Film Gimp.

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  13. Choices only slightly worse than those offered by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Film Qaeda
    Baby Guts
    Visual Anthrax
    PhotoPlacenta

  14. Re:topic's by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 2, Funny
    the apple section is like another site altogether.

    "The apple section is like another site!"
    (in unison with that other guy.)

  15. Re:Gimp was always a stupid name. by fucksl4shd0t · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gimp is a name subject to ridicule, at least now I can use something that dosen't sound lame.

    Obvious question:

    How do you encode your mp3's?

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  16. Re:About time someone got it by davidowain · · Score: 2, Funny
    Now if only the KDE developers would stop naming everything with a K....

    They Kan't