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#91
Raw Video / Re: I am trying to come back t...
Last post by a.sintes - April 11, 2024, 09:24:28 PMIn terms of 5D3 ML builds for doing raw videos, the most up-to-date is currently this one which is basically Danne's build with some additional features, like the ultrafast framed preview for crop modes (and anamorphic).
Then:
1. no matter if cropped or not, Danne's build is the best one for any raw-videos purposes on the 5D3, feature-wise.
In terms of frame rate you can get stable 23.976/24fps with almost all modes (even hi-res), 30 with some and 60fps is possible in 1080p (raw) like in this video:
2. 5.7K mode is misleading (and a little bit oversold/trendy imho, compared to 3.5/4K modes) as it's a so-called "anamorphic" preset, meaning in fact a video resolution of 1920x2340 that you will have to desqueeze 3 times horizontally in post to get 5760x2340 (yes, it means a huge loss in quality), the advantage being the usage of the whole full-frame sensor (where other modes are cropped).
It means also that it may not necessarily requires card spanning technique (SD+CF recording) depending of the record bitrate (resolution+framerate+bitdepth), so maybe a CF alone is enough or even maybe a SD supporting overclocking (please refer to this up-to-date known compatiblity list)
Actually card spanning and overclocking are required only if you want to shoot very-high resolutions videos like 3.5K or 4K continuously, which is working pretty well.
Card spanning will alternate writes on both CF & SD to avoid write buffers saturation, meaning in the end you will get multiple chunks of video scattered on the two cards that you will have to join in post using MLVApp or MLVFS (quite transparent).
"live view" (the realtime/hardware-based one) is only available when dealing with native camera resolutions, any crop mode/anamorphic relying then over a quite slow software-based preview, which is at least properly framed in most of the case.
My specific build (with ultrafast preview) speed up things but it's not perfect (please check this video:
3. overclock is very reliable if compatible, I'm living in the south of France where the summer is HOT and I never get any overheat issue on the 5D3 even when spending a whole shooting day using it with 3.5K mode, card spanning and overclock quite intensely :-)
Hope it'll help!
Then:
1. no matter if cropped or not, Danne's build is the best one for any raw-videos purposes on the 5D3, feature-wise.
In terms of frame rate you can get stable 23.976/24fps with almost all modes (even hi-res), 30 with some and 60fps is possible in 1080p (raw) like in this video:
(warning: both 4K and 120fps outputs here are due to upscaling/frame interpolation in post)
2. 5.7K mode is misleading (and a little bit oversold/trendy imho, compared to 3.5/4K modes) as it's a so-called "anamorphic" preset, meaning in fact a video resolution of 1920x2340 that you will have to desqueeze 3 times horizontally in post to get 5760x2340 (yes, it means a huge loss in quality), the advantage being the usage of the whole full-frame sensor (where other modes are cropped).
It means also that it may not necessarily requires card spanning technique (SD+CF recording) depending of the record bitrate (resolution+framerate+bitdepth), so maybe a CF alone is enough or even maybe a SD supporting overclocking (please refer to this up-to-date known compatiblity list)
Actually card spanning and overclocking are required only if you want to shoot very-high resolutions videos like 3.5K or 4K continuously, which is working pretty well.
Card spanning will alternate writes on both CF & SD to avoid write buffers saturation, meaning in the end you will get multiple chunks of video scattered on the two cards that you will have to join in post using MLVApp or MLVFS (quite transparent).
"live view" (the realtime/hardware-based one) is only available when dealing with native camera resolutions, any crop mode/anamorphic relying then over a quite slow software-based preview, which is at least properly framed in most of the case.
My specific build (with ultrafast preview) speed up things but it's not perfect (please check this video:
) and far from hardware-based achievements like in Bilal's crop mood build for EOS-M.
3. overclock is very reliable if compatible, I'm living in the south of France where the summer is HOT and I never get any overheat issue on the 5D3 even when spending a whole shooting day using it with 3.5K mode, card spanning and overclock quite intensely :-)
Hope it'll help!
#92
Raw Video / Re: Monitoring ETTR (preview l...
Last post by Mehmet Kozal - April 11, 2024, 08:11:00 PMNice one dude. Clipping on monitor and histogram matches now.
#93
Camera Emergency Department / Re: Canon 550D bricked. I am r...
Last post by kitor - April 11, 2024, 07:42:26 PMQuote from: Rocke4 on April 11, 2024, 05:40:53 PMI bought a new motherboard from Aliexpress, installed it and nothing happened. I am going to keep buying parts untill i will changed everything.
Honestly, that was not the wise idea. Probably you paid more for that board that camera is worth itself.
I'd look for a faulty shutter unit and then... just swap parts until it works.
#94
Camera Emergency Department / Re: Canon 550D bricked. I am r...
Last post by Rocke4 - April 11, 2024, 07:19:01 PMQuote from: Walter Schulz on April 11, 2024, 07:06:06 PMI recommend to join our Discord (link above) for further instructions.I will do it, thank you!
There you should create a thread for your issue in "Magic Lantern Community" -> "unbricking-and-diagnosis".
#95
Camera Emergency Department / Re: Canon 550D bricked. I am r...
Last post by Walter Schulz - April 11, 2024, 07:06:06 PMI recommend to join our Discord (link above) for further instructions.
There you should create a thread for your issue in "Magic Lantern Community" -> "unbricking-and-diagnosis".
There you should create a thread for your issue in "Magic Lantern Community" -> "unbricking-and-diagnosis".
#96
Camera Emergency Department / Re: Canon 550D bricked. I am r...
Last post by Rocke4 - April 11, 2024, 06:55:37 PMQuote from: Walter Schulz on April 11, 2024, 05:54:35 PMThere is not any hint your card reader is involved in this error.
IMO you should check UART access and if you get any response from MPU and ICU.
Also checking voltages on lens mount contacts and main board will make more sense.
Thank you for your response.
Im a bit desperate, and because of that i would try the only indication I had from technical support of Canon.
I would try what you say, but i dont know how to make this comprobations. Would you be so kind to drop me some links please? Thank you again.
#97
Raw Video / Re: I am trying to come back t...
Last post by yourboylloyd - April 11, 2024, 05:57:24 PM1. I only have a 5D2 (which I love), so I can't help much as far as experience. But Danne's build is the one that I think most people use on this site. But 1080p at 10bit RAW should be more than capable of hitting high frame rates with the overclocking the sd cards can do. You can probably even do it on CF cards.
#98
Camera Emergency Department / Re: Canon 550D bricked. I am r...
Last post by Walter Schulz - April 11, 2024, 05:54:35 PMThere is not any hint your card reader is involved in this error.
IMO you should check UART access and if you get any response from MPU and ICU.
Also checking voltages on lens mount contacts and main board will make more sense.
IMO you should check UART access and if you get any response from MPU and ICU.
Also checking voltages on lens mount contacts and main board will make more sense.
#99
Camera Emergency Department / Re: Canon 550D bricked?
Last post by Rocke4 - April 11, 2024, 05:40:53 PMHello friends, long time has been passed. Im back to repair my canon 550D because it was a gift.
I bought a new motherboard from Aliexpress, installed it and nothing happened. I am going to keep buying parts untill i will changed everything.
The next chip i am going to switch is the one with the SD reader, if i got no other recomendation in this thread.
Thank you!!!
I bought a new motherboard from Aliexpress, installed it and nothing happened. I am going to keep buying parts untill i will changed everything.
The next chip i am going to switch is the one with the SD reader, if i got no other recomendation in this thread.
Thank you!!!
#100
Raw Video / I am trying to come back to Ma...
Last post by york824 - April 11, 2024, 08:34:54 AMUsed to own an EOS M as well as a 5DII, before all the crop builds so I only had tried 720P or sub-1080P recording.
I sold them some years back and switched to a Panasonic S5. It's been a great still camera and has created a lot of beautiful memories of my family. But I have always been struggling with the video recording with it. Sometimes it produces beautiful 4K footage but other times it just failed to capture the colors I wanted. Also the footage is quite difficult to grade in Davinci Resolve as I can do very limited grading.
So I am considering buying a 5DIII for raw videos. It is insanely inexpensive now in the used market. But in the past days I have been doing some research and I am very confused:
1. If I want to record 1080P raw videos with no crops, which build should I go for?
The official builds are very much dead regarding development so I think I should go for the Danne's crop_rec_4k, but the thread has basically no information at all. What kind of framerate options do I have assuming I have a fast enough CF card? I should be getting stable 24 (23.976) and 30 (29.97) right? Is it possible to go beyond them? Like 48 or even 60 FPS?
2. Regarding the 5.7K mode. I saw a lot of YouTube videos discussing this and the footage are all so beautiful. It requires both a CF and a fast SD card so I assume that I need to get both cards installed for it to work right? In this situation does the camera store the still images in the SD card or the CF card? Also, do I get the live view when recording 5.7K video? If I want a 16:9 footage at higher than 1080P mode without a massive crop, is it possible with this build?
3. For 5.7K video to work, I need a fast enough SD card and a SD overclock with ML. How reliable is the overclock? I live in a city where the summer can get very hot, over 35 degrees Celsius. So I am wondering whether my SD card is going to be cooked when I record for a long time.
I know it's a lot of questions, so if you can point me to a link with more detailed explanations about the Danne's crop_rec_4k build I would be extremely happy. Thank you for your time.
I sold them some years back and switched to a Panasonic S5. It's been a great still camera and has created a lot of beautiful memories of my family. But I have always been struggling with the video recording with it. Sometimes it produces beautiful 4K footage but other times it just failed to capture the colors I wanted. Also the footage is quite difficult to grade in Davinci Resolve as I can do very limited grading.
So I am considering buying a 5DIII for raw videos. It is insanely inexpensive now in the used market. But in the past days I have been doing some research and I am very confused:
1. If I want to record 1080P raw videos with no crops, which build should I go for?
The official builds are very much dead regarding development so I think I should go for the Danne's crop_rec_4k, but the thread has basically no information at all. What kind of framerate options do I have assuming I have a fast enough CF card? I should be getting stable 24 (23.976) and 30 (29.97) right? Is it possible to go beyond them? Like 48 or even 60 FPS?
2. Regarding the 5.7K mode. I saw a lot of YouTube videos discussing this and the footage are all so beautiful. It requires both a CF and a fast SD card so I assume that I need to get both cards installed for it to work right? In this situation does the camera store the still images in the SD card or the CF card? Also, do I get the live view when recording 5.7K video? If I want a 16:9 footage at higher than 1080P mode without a massive crop, is it possible with this build?
3. For 5.7K video to work, I need a fast enough SD card and a SD overclock with ML. How reliable is the overclock? I live in a city where the summer can get very hot, over 35 degrees Celsius. So I am wondering whether my SD card is going to be cooked when I record for a long time.
I know it's a lot of questions, so if you can point me to a link with more detailed explanations about the Danne's crop_rec_4k build I would be extremely happy. Thank you for your time.