Magic Lantern

firmware add-on for the Canon EOS cameras by Trammell Hudson
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Summary

Magic Lantern is a firmware[1]. It draws 259 Wikipedia views per month (firmware category, ranking #3 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Magic Lantern's instance of is recorded as firmware[3].
  • Magic Lantern's developer is recorded as Q141665686[4].
  • Magic Lantern's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[5].
  • Magic Lantern's programmed in is recorded as C[6].
  • Magic Lantern's Commons category is recorded as Magic Lantern firmware[7].
  • Magic Lantern's platform is recorded as Canon EOS[8].
  • 2009 marks the founding of Magic Lantern[9].
  • Magic Lantern was published on 2009[10].
  • Magic Lantern's official website is recorded as https://www.magiclantern.fm[11].
  • Magic Lantern's readable file format is recorded as Magic Lantern raw Video format v2.0[12].
  • Magic Lantern's writable file format is recorded as Magic Lantern raw Video format v2.0[13].
  • Magic Lantern's source code repository URL is recorded as https://foss.heptapod.net/magic-lantern/magic-lantern/[14].
  • Magic Lantern's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/reticulatedpines/magiclantern_simplified[15].
  • Magic Lantern's different from is recorded as magic lantern[16].
  • Magic Lantern's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].
  • Magic Lantern's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25006'}[18].
  • Magic Lantern's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24514'}[19].
  • Magic Lantern's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24250'}[20].

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Designation and Status

Magic Lantern's instance of is recorded as firmware[3].

History and Context

2009 marks the founding of Magic Lantern[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Magic Lantern include it[21], a software[22].

Why It Matters

Magic Lantern draws 259 Wikipedia views per month (firmware category, ranking #3 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include it[21], a software[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Daniel Mietchen · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → —
    Inception → +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Publication date → +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Alternativeto software id → magic-lantern
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Developer: Q141665686"
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