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

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

  2. 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 sean23007 · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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

    physically challenged film

  4. 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.

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

    an example of a rogue fork is the spork.

  6. 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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