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#1
I recall in the past seeing something about a "flashlight" mode, but I see no reference to it in the manual now, and I have not seen it on the ML Menu on my camera.

My feature request is to be able to control (light up) the orange/yellow LED on the front of my 600D with a button push while focus is locked.  (Or at all times if it does not conflict).

I have trouble getting my baby to look at the camera for a photo instead of my face, so I thought if I could make the camera flash to get his attention it would be helpful.  Currently I use a flashy toy place right above the camera, but it makes for difficult shooting.  A thumb press on the zoom in button lighting the light would allow me to strobe it with my thumb to get his attention.

Is there some functionality that covers something like this already?

Thanks.
#2
I'm not sure this was a duplicate of the linked post.

What he suggests is a beep (probably out of the camera's speaker) that will reach both the internal mic and the external recording mic at the same time to help sync up the audio in post.

Maybe I need to read more on the mic power setting in ML, but they seem like different things to me. 

I could see a certain frequency beep being found by some post processing software in both audio tracks to give you the precise offset to set in the sync software.  I do not use an external mic currently, so I'm not sure what the other "easy" methods of syncing. 
#3
Post-processing Workflow / Re: slowmovideo
July 20, 2012, 04:12:44 PM
Thanks!
#4
Share Your Photos / Re: Harmony Ridge Cemetary HDR
July 05, 2012, 11:53:12 PM
They are still linked straight to images, but I think google plays games with them.  I just can't stand flickr's interface, not that Picassa Web albums is much better.   I swear they move things around every time I use it.  Also I don't think I can make them public without posting them to google plus.  Oh well.
#5
Share Your Photos / Re: Harmony Ridge Cemetary HDR
July 05, 2012, 09:46:31 PM
Dang, I thought that the forum just thumbnailed them for me.  I 'fixed' it for now, but I'm having trouble getting Google (Picassa web albums) to allow me to link to the full res 5M pixel images :(  800px is the biggest I can get it to do. 


Alright, fixed it.  FYI, To get a full res image link (for embedding) with Picassa Web Albums, the secret is in the RSS Feed of the album.  Click RSS Feed, then add: &imgdl=1 at the end of the url for the list of images.  Then load that page again and the download links will be the full res links to the pic.  (Right click, copy link location, then embed).

Are full res pics in a forum post obnoxious?
#6
Excellent.

Can you elaborate on the settings/process used?  I assume 50 or 60p HDR video?
#7
Just wanted to say thanks.  I used this tutorial a while back when trying to learn VSE.  Thanks for putting in and sharing your efforts.
#8
I see that 35fps is about max for 1080p.  Is that a limitation of SD card, cpu speed, and/or buffer speed?

I've been using a Casio Exilim that allows 210fps at a very limited resolution (480x360) in its case, but I was wondering if something like that was possible on our cameras...

Basically, the 600D can do 60fps at 720p, could it do 120fps at 480p, assuming there was enough light to get an exposure?  Of course, I don't understand the inner workings of the camera video mode, but the relaxed resolution would ease any strain on the card, buffer, and cpu if that is the only issue.

I use the heck out of the high speed mode on this Casio for troubleshooting high speed machinery, it would be sweet if I could utilize my personal 600D instead.

Thanks, keep up the good work!
#9
Forum and Website / Re: great Alex! super new site
June 22, 2012, 07:19:12 PM
Agreed.

You should stick some google ads on it though to help supplement the development of ML...

I bet this site will grow quickly when more people start finding it.
#10
Thanks, it is not required anymore.  I like that it goes away in a short while.  No problems posting now.
#11
Share Your Photos / Harmony Ridge Cemetary HDR
June 22, 2012, 07:16:22 PM
My first HDR Images.  I went a little "over the top" with the processing when trying to explain HDR to some friends.

I wish the wind was not blowing so much, it blurred the blue bonnets.








And a few Non HDR that I thought came out pretty good:






All shot with 600D with Kit Lens and ML
#12
Both very nice.  I tried some focus stacking, but my images are too fuzzy with my cheap lens.
#13
I'm not sure if this is only a problem on my browser, but when creating or editing a post, a failed attempt at the reCAPTCHA causes problems.

I had it say "you have already submitted this post" on a retry, though the changed did not post.

Also, the text in the main body of the post is gone when you go back to retry the CAPTCHA.

Using Firefox 13.0.1
#14
This is my first attempt at a Promo video of a machine we build at work. 



I used a 600D with ML installed.  At the time I did not realize how nice the ML follow focus was, so I did the best I could manually with the kit lens.  I'll use ML next time.

I have a DIY motorized slide in the works as well which should produce better results than the cart+tripod I used for the sliding shot.

Workflow:
Edited in Open Source Blender VSE (Video Sequence Editor), which likes the Canon native MOV files without additional plugins/codecs.
Used Creative Commons music found online.
#15
Share Your Videos / Various ML Sunset Timelapses
June 19, 2012, 08:32:34 PM
This is a sunset timelapse I took using the standard intervalometer in ML on my 600D.

I tried bulb ramping and failed, to later realize I had to be in BULB mode...oops.  Hope to try again some day.



My (failed) timelapse of the May 20th Eclipse.  I had an ND filter and a CPL on the camera, and somehow made a lot of flare on the sun.  I shot at F18 if I recall correctly.  Any input appreciated on how to keep the sun from flaring like that.




Workflow:
Open Source!  Image Sequence -> Virtual Dub
Used VirtualDub to resize/crop to 1080p and encode to lossless for upload.