Lightroom Dual-ISO plugin failure "no Dual-ISO"

[nepomuk3000]

Hi everybody,

I'm trying to process my Dual-ISO pictures shot with my 5DMkIII with the cr2hdr v3.0 BETA3 Lightroom CC plugin on Windows 10.
But unfortunately at the end of every "Dual-ISO Converter" Export, the log window tells me I selected only "no Dual-ISO" pictures and tag them with the corresponding key-word !!!
I swear the original picture are Dual-ISO CR2.
What goes wrong ? What do I miss !

Thanks a lot

[Walter Schulz]

Upload a CR2 somewhere and link it here.

[muggo]

I'm having much the same problem since I got a new PC last week.
Same LR (5.7.1), camera (6D) & plugin (3.0 Beta 3.3).
I've been using Dual ISO plugin quite happily before this.
I export to Dual ISO plugin & am told there's no dual ISO on the shot.  I'm at my wits end here!
I've also tried dragging shots over cr2hdr file with no joy.
Sample shot attached:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21483920/20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
I'd be very grateful for some help here.

[Walter Schulz]

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C:\Tools\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>cr2hdr 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
cr2hdr: a post processing tool for Dual ISO images

Last update: 8b9190b on 2015-11-14 16:44:35 UTC by a1ex:
cr2hdr: identify camera model from string (should fix issue #2403 ...

Active options:
--amaze-edge    : use a temporary demosaic step (AMaZE) followed by edge-directe
d interpolation (default)
--cs2x2         : apply 2x2 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas (default
)
--wb=graymax    : set AsShotNeutral by maximizing the number of gray pixels (def
ault)

Input file      : 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
Camera          : Canon EOS 6D
Full size       : 5568 x 3708
Active area     : 5496 x 3670
Black borders   : 72 left, 38 top
Black level     : 2046
ISO pattern     : dBBd RGGB
White levels    : 15183 13784
Noise levels    : 4.66 5.11 5.10 4.67 (14-bit)
ISO difference  : 2.05 EV (414)
Black delta     : 5.85
Black adjust    : -35
Dynamic range   : 11.46 (+) 11.17 => 13.21 EV (in theory)
Looking for hot/cold pixels...
Hot pixels      : 6
Cold pixels     : 17346
AMaZE interpolation ...
Amaze took 1.98 s
Edge-directed interpolation...
Semi-overexposed: 45.38%
Deep shadows    : 10.83%
Horizontal stripe fix...
38: offset too large (104535)
39: offset too large (-19929)
Full-res reconstruction...
ISO overlap     : 6.4 EV (approx)
Half-res blending...
Chroma smoothing...
Building alias map...
Filtering alias map...
Smoothing alias map...
Final blending...
Noise level     : 66.17 (20-bit), ideally 65.68
Dynamic range   : 13.63 EV (cooked)
Black adjust    : -71
AsShotNeutral   : 0.47 1 0.64, 5806K/g=0.95 (gray max)
Output file     : 20160703-IMG_8079.DNG
20160703-IMG_8079.DNG: copying EXIF from 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2


No problem here. Which cr2hdr.exe are you using? Running cr2hdr from the commandline will tell you ...

[muggo]

Thanks Walter.
I couldn't get to it in Command Line (my DOS is a bit rusty) so here's the file:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21483920/cr2hdr.exe

[Walter Schulz]

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cr2hdr: a post processing tool for Dual ISO images

Last update: 1779727 on 2015-09-30 18:09:25 UTC by broscutamaker:
Merged cr2hdr-20bit into unified

Outdated. Replace with most recent cr2hdr.exe:
https://builds.magiclantern.fm/jenkins/view/Other%20tasks/job/cr2hdr-20bit/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/src/modules/dual_iso/cr2hdr.exe

[muggo]

Thanks again Walter.
I've downloaded this file, renamed the old one & pasted this in to BIN folder.
Removed old Plugin from LR, closed LR, opened LR, added plugin & tried again.
Still won't work.
The plugin folder I'm using is cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin downloaded 24/5/16.
It's the same that worked on my old PC, before I bought this new one (which I'm regretting!).
Is there a more up to date lrplugin file I could try?  Any other suggestions?
Regards
Paul

[Walter Schulz]

You just have to replace CR2HDR.exe. No need to reinstall plug-in.

If it doesn't work:
Copy a single dual ISO file to BIN and open command prompt there (Hold down Shift key and open context menu -> Open Command Prompt here ...).
Mark and copy text message to clipboard and post results here.

[muggo]

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>
Is this what you mean?  I don't think it is.
I can open a command window as you suggest, but how do I fill it with what happens when I drag the image over cr2hdr.exe, as it happens so fast I can't read it.
Try this:

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>cr2hdr
cr2hdr: a post processing tool for Dual ISO images

Last update: ab1e90c on 2015-11-24 09:50:19 UTC by a1ex:
cr2hdr: moved safeguard from median_int_wirth to kth_smallest_i...

No input files.

GUI usage: drag some CR2 or DNG files over cr2hdr.exe.

Command-line usage: cr2hdr [OPTIONS] [FILES]

Shortcuts:
--fast          : disable most postprocessing steps (fast, but low quality)
                  (--mean23, --no-cs, --no-fullres, --no-alias-map, --no-stripe-fix, --no-bad-pix)

Interpolation methods:
--amaze-edge    : use a temporary demosaic step (AMaZE) followed by edge-directed interpolation (default)
--mean23        : average the nearest 2 or 3 pixels of the same color from the Bayer grid (faster)

Chroma smoothing:
--cs2x2         : apply 2x2 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas (default)
--cs3x3         : apply 3x3 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas
--cs5x5         : apply 5x5 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas
--no-cs         : disable chroma smoothing

Bad pixel handling:
--really-bad-pix: aggressive bad pixel fix, at the expense of detail and aliasing
--no-bad-pix    : disable bad pixel fixing (try it if you shoot stars)
--black-bad-pix : mark all bad pixels as black (for troubleshooting)

Highlight/shadow handling:
--soft-film=%f  : bake a soft-film curve to compress highlights and raise shadows by X EV
                  (if you use this option, you should also specify the white balance)

White balance:
--wb=graymax    : set AsShotNeutral by maximizing the number of gray pixels (default)
--wb=graymed    : set AsShotNeutral from the median of R-G and B-G
--wb=exif       : set AsShotNeutral from EXIF WB (not exactly working)
--wb=%f,%f,%f   : use custom RGB multipliers

Other postprocessing steps:
--no-fullres    : disable full-resolution blending
--no-alias-map  : disable alias map, used to fix aliasing in deep shadows
--no-stripe-fix : disable horizontal stripe fix

Flicker handling:
--same-levels   : Adjust output white levels to keep the same overall exposure
                  for all frames passed in a single command line
                  (useful to avoid flicker - for video or panoramas)

DNG compression (requires Adobe DNG Converter):
--compress      : Lossless DNG compression
--compress-lossy: Lossy DNG compression (be careful, may destroy shadow detail)

Misc settings:
--skip-existing : Skip the conversion if the output file already exists
--embed-original: Embed (move) the original CR2 file in the output DNG. The original will be deleted.
                  You will be able to re-process the DNG with a different version or different conversion settings.
                  To recover the original: exiftool IMG_1234.DNG -OriginalRawFileData -b > IMG_1234.CR2
--embed-original-copy:
                  Similar to --embed-original, but without deleting the original.


Troubleshooting options:
--debug-blend   : save intermediate images used for blending:
    dark.dng        the low-ISO exposure, interpolated
    bright.dng      the high-ISO exposure, interpolated and darkened
    halfres.dng     half-resolution blending (low noise, high aliasing)
    fullres.dng     full-resolution blending (minimal aliasing, high noise)
    *_smooth.dng    images after chroma smoothing
--debug-black   : save intermediate images used for black level subtraction
--debug-amaze   : save AMaZE input and output
--debug-edge    : save debug info from edge-directed interpolation
--debug-alias   : save debug info about the alias map
--debug-rggb    : plot debug info for RGGB/BGGR autodetection (requires octave)
--debug-bddb    : plot debug info for bright/dark autodetection (requires octave)
--debug-wb      : show the vectorscope used for white balance (requires octave)
--iso-curve     : plot the curve fitting results for ISO and black offset (requires octave)
--mix-curve     : plot the curve used for half-res blending (requires octave)
--fullres-curve : plot the curve used for full-res blending (requires octave)


C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>

[muggo]

By the way, if I convert image to .dng in LR & then process, it does something then renames file to xxxx.dualiso.dng BUT it still has horizontal stripes.
HTH

[muggo]

Does this help?  I ran cr2hdr then image name & got this:  Perhaps there's a debug switch I could use...

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>cr2hdr 20160703-IMG_8079
cr2hdr: a post processing tool for Dual ISO images

Last update: ab1e90c on 2015-11-24 09:50:19 UTC by a1ex:
cr2hdr: moved safeguard from median_int_wirth to kth_smallest_i...

Active options:
--amaze-edge    : use a temporary demosaic step (AMaZE) followed by edge-directed interpolation (default)
--cs2x2         : apply 2x2 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas (default)
--wb=graymax    : set AsShotNeutral by maximizing the number of gray pixels (default)

Input file      : 20160703-IMG_8079
Error: 20160703-IMG_8079

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>

[Walter Schulz]

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cr2hdr 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2

[muggo]

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>cr2hdr 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
cr2hdr: a post processing tool for Dual ISO images

Last update: ab1e90c on 2015-11-24 09:50:19 UTC by a1ex:
cr2hdr: moved safeguard from median_int_wirth to kth_smallest_i...

Active options:
--amaze-edge    : use a temporary demosaic step (AMaZE) followed by edge-directed interpolation (default)
--cs2x2         : apply 2x2 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas (default)
--wb=graymax    : set AsShotNeutral by maximizing the number of gray pixels (default)

Input file      : 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
Error: 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>

[Walter Schulz]

Give results of
DIR
please.

[muggo]

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>DIR
Volume in drive C is SSD
Volume Serial Number is A42E-F54B

Directory of C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin

04/07/2016  00:40    <DIR>          .
04/07/2016  00:40    <DIR>          ..
03/07/2016  13:58        24,440,857 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
04/07/2016  01:01                 0 cr2hdr
24/05/2016  00:27           274,772 cr2hdr.BAK.exe
04/07/2016  00:11           373,152 cr2hdr.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           417,892 dcraw
04/07/2016  00:08           567,541 dcraw.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           261,143 exiftool
04/07/2016  00:08         5,441,081 exiftool.exe
03/07/2016  23:47    <DIR>          lib
               8 File(s)     31,776,438 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  70,170,914,816 bytes free

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>

[Walter Schulz]

Download zip, backup/rename your exe files in BIN and use those from zip. Retry and report.

[muggo]

Sorry, but it didn't work.


C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>cr2hdr 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
cr2hdr: a post processing tool for Dual ISO images

Last update: ab1e90c on 2015-11-24 09:50:19 UTC by a1ex:
cr2hdr: moved safeguard from median_int_wirth to kth_smallest_i...

Active options:
--amaze-edge    : use a temporary demosaic step (AMaZE) followed by edge-directed interpolation (default)
--cs2x2         : apply 2x2 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas (default)
--wb=graymax    : set AsShotNeutral by maximizing the number of gray pixels (default)

Input file      : 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
Error: 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>DIR
Volume in drive C is SSD
Volume Serial Number is A42E-F54B

Directory of C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin

04/07/2016  08:03    <DIR>          .
04/07/2016  08:03    <DIR>          ..
03/07/2016  13:58        24,440,857 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
04/07/2016  01:01                 0 cr2hdr
24/05/2016  00:27           274,772 cr2hdr.BAK.exe
04/07/2016  08:04           373,152 cr2hdr.exe
04/07/2016  00:11           373,152 cr2hdrBAK2.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           417,892 dcraw
04/07/2016  08:01           466,950 dcraw.exe
04/07/2016  00:08           567,541 dcrawBAK.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           261,143 exiftool
04/07/2016  08:01         6,656,489 exiftool.exe
04/07/2016  00:08         5,441,081 exiftoolBAK.exe
03/07/2016  23:47    <DIR>          lib
              11 File(s)     39,273,029 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  70,205,210,624 bytes free

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>

[muggo]

This might be a clue...
After I use the LR plugin or Command Prompt to run cr2hdr, the timestamp on the cr2hdr.exe file is updated.  This doesn't happen with dcraw.exe or exiftool.exe.
See my last DIR post & the one below for timestamps.
HTH

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>dir
Volume in drive C is SSD
Volume Serial Number is A42E-F54B

Directory of C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin

04/07/2016  08:03    <DIR>          .
04/07/2016  08:03    <DIR>          ..
03/07/2016  13:58        24,440,857 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
04/07/2016  01:01                 0 cr2hdr
24/05/2016  00:27           274,772 cr2hdr.BAK.exe
04/07/2016  08:14           373,152 cr2hdr.exe
04/07/2016  00:11           373,152 cr2hdrBAK2.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           417,892 dcraw
04/07/2016  08:01           466,950 dcraw.exe
04/07/2016  00:08           567,541 dcrawBAK.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           261,143 exiftool
04/07/2016  08:01         6,656,489 exiftool.exe
04/07/2016  00:08         5,441,081 exiftoolBAK.exe
03/07/2016  23:47    <DIR>          lib
              11 File(s)     39,273,029 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  70,203,117,568 bytes free

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>

[Walter Schulz]

Disconnect computer from net. Disable all antivirus and other protection stuff and retry. Report back.

[muggo]

No luck using plugin or command prompt I'm afraid.
Details below.
I have to go to work now for a few hours Walter, but I really appreciate your help.

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>cr2hdr 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
cr2hdr: a post processing tool for Dual ISO images

Last update: ab1e90c on 2015-11-24 09:50:19 UTC by a1ex:
cr2hdr: moved safeguard from median_int_wirth to kth_smallest_i...

Active options:
--amaze-edge    : use a temporary demosaic step (AMaZE) followed by edge-directed interpolation (default)
--cs2x2         : apply 2x2 chroma smoothing in noisy and aliased areas (default)
--wb=graymax    : set AsShotNeutral by maximizing the number of gray pixels (default)

Input file      : 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
Error: 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>DIR
Volume in drive C is SSD
Volume Serial Number is A42E-F54B

Directory of C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin

04/07/2016  08:03    <DIR>          .
04/07/2016  08:03    <DIR>          ..
03/07/2016  13:58        24,440,857 20160703-IMG_8079.CR2
04/07/2016  01:01                 0 cr2hdr
24/05/2016  00:27           274,772 cr2hdr.BAK.exe
04/07/2016  08:14           373,152 cr2hdr.exe
04/07/2016  00:11           373,152 cr2hdrBAK2.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           417,892 dcraw
04/07/2016  08:01           466,950 dcraw.exe
04/07/2016  00:08           567,541 dcrawBAK.exe
24/05/2016  00:26           261,143 exiftool
04/07/2016  08:01         6,656,489 exiftool.exe
04/07/2016  00:08         5,441,081 exiftoolBAK.exe
03/07/2016  23:47    <DIR>          lib
              11 File(s)     39,273,029 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  70,205,460,480 bytes free

C:\Magic Lantern 6D\cr2hdrBETA3.3\cr2hdr.3.0BETA3.3.lrplugin\bin>

[muggo]

Please could you give me an update on this issue Walter?

[Walter Schulz]

Problem exists on your site/computer only.
If you want me trying to solve this riddle it might be best to access your computer via Teamviewer. What about today 17:00 UTC?

[muggo]

Thanks Walter.  That's a very kind offer.
Unfortunately I'm away for the next few days, but would next Monday (11th) at 17.00 UTC be an option?
Regards
Paul

[Walter Schulz]

Monday 1700 UTC it is!

[muggo]

Thanks Walter.

[Walter Schulz]

CMD.EXE was missing in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\
No problem opening command prompt, though.

EDIT: Windows at it's best ... http://picload.org/image/rrdliaop/bad.png

[Danne]

Nicely done! Last I helped out on teamviewer I wasn,t that lucky. Showed out the guy trying to work MLP had an ancient 32bit system mac.

[muggo]

I'd have been completely stuck without Walter's help.
Thanks again my friend.