[Leica] DMR firmware?

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

I thought Nikon had something going with Capture. Let proprietary
external software do the big number crunching. So what if Capture cost
$100. I never had to pay for an upgrades. And it's decent software. I
still I use it. Especially for raw conversion. Transfer of tiffs to CS
is simple. 

I guess the proprietary thing is a little scary. But all camera firmware
is proprietary. I'd rather upgrade a PC application than firmware.
Firmware upgrades are easy, until you run into Murphy's Law. 

I can understand why camera companies might be uneasy having a third
party -- even one like Adobe -- maintain partial control over output.
OTOH, most camera companies weren't in the software business.....until
recently. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Filippone [mailto:red735i@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:56 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] DMR firmware?


Another problem avoided with film.......  

I am told it is not hard, IF you know the purpose of the bits of
original code.  Reverse engineering is the real trick.  

Depends on who is holding the wrench........

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net 

I've always been curious to know how complicated it is to write firmware
for a camera. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'm sure it's closer to
10 (10 being extremely complex). 


The scary thing is that if firmware is out of alignment you can't just
tweak it with a wrench.  

DaveR