12-bit (and 10-bit) RAW video development discussion

Started by d, May 22, 2013, 10:58:34 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 4 Guests are viewing this topic.

andy kh

@Danne thanks for checking it out. corrupted files are so many. as i mention earlier atleast3 to 4 out of 10 files get corrupted everytime i record in 10bit
5D Mark III - 70D

Danne

I don,t know the status of 70D and 10/12bit recording but you could use mlv_dump for windows and specify both white and black level for all files that you export. Or stick to mlvp if that,s more convenient. Here is mlv_dump for windows
https://builds.magiclantern.fm/jenkins/job/mlv_dump/20/artifact/src/modules/mlv_rec/mlv_dump.exe

Specify like this
mlv_dump --dng --white-fix=12277 --black-fix=2049 Input.MLV

ANd why not do the same command with bouncyball´s version mlv_dump on steroids :)
http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=18975.msg180083#msg180083

andy kh

@Danne
i wil try bounchyball's version as i prefer to export in cdng
thanks for your help
5D Mark III - 70D

reddeercity

If on Windows use MLVProducer , support 10 & 12 bit full mlv , mlv lite & old raw plus exports as Cdng if needed .
Also has slider for black level with real time preview like A.E. ACR plus many more grading options , I MUST have tool in windows along mlvfs .

andy kh

@reddeercity i have been using mlvp for sometime and wil continue to use it. it has some problems though. cdng exported from mlvp has a decrete amount of magenta cast while exporting to resolve or premiere pro. it can be fixed by adjusting the white balance though. awpstar is aware of the magenta cast as someone in the forum pointed out with image. and after converting to h264 422 or 444, im not able to import them in resolve. while clicking the folder containing converted h264 422 in resolve, all i can see is red icons written offline. i wil share with more details in mlvp forum
thanks
5D Mark III - 70D

beauchampy

@Danne I've been trying to find out more information for black level / white level on the 5d3. I recently forced white level to 1163 using cr2hdr (is that your app btw!?). Can it be pushed around even more for increased dynamic range?

Danne

You can push whitelevel to 16383, it,s maximum white point.
Black level 2048. I do think default for 5D mark III is set to 16383 already.
Yes, my scripts bundled in automator. Utilizes a mlv_dump version with code from all over the place.

a1ex

The black level is the signal level you get in the absence of light. It's a positive value because:
- the value is not the same for every sensel (hence the need for dark frame subtraction)
- values below black level do appear (because of the additive noise); a noise reduction or a frame stacking step can make use of those sub-black values.

"Pushing" the black level to a lower value would be the same as changing the input curve (rendering deep shadows in a lighter tone, rather than black). You probably liked the look, but there's no additional dynamic range to gain this way.

If the black level is incorrectly set above the real value, you will see additional detail from lowering it. Otherwise, there's little or no point in changing it.

Changing the black level also changes the colors in shadows, because the white balance multipliers are usually not equal. If you set all of them to 1, the color cast introduced by changing black level disappears.

On the other hand, there might be additional dynamic range to gain from pushing white level to a higher value. With recent versions, this additional gain will be less than 0.02 EV.

/**
* White level
*
* With PREFERRED_RAW_TYPE set to CCD, most cameras appear to clip above 16300
* (most of them actually use the full range, until 16382)
*
* one size fits all: 16200 may sacrifice up to 0.02 EV of highlights
* that is, log2((16382-2048) / (16000-2048))
*/
#define WHITE_LEVEL 16200


However, if you find pink highlights with this value, I'd be interested to see a sample MLV.

@Danne: pushing white to 16383 may be a little optimistic; there are exposure settings that clip to this value and there are exposure settings that clip to a slightly lower level (including 5D3). Usually, if white level is above clipping point, you get pink highlights; but in some cases, the result is pretty good anyway, so it's a bit of an edge case.

You can check the white level in the samples in this thread: http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=11899.0

e.g. with octave (requires read_raw.m):

a = read_raw("frame.dng");
prctile(a(:), [90 95 99 99.9 99.99 99.999])


Note the max value from the image can exceed the clipping point from one sensel (happens with hot pixels), that's why I prefer checking it with percentiles.

beauchampy

@a1ex @danne

Just to clarify. What should the black and white levels be for a) true colour representation and b) maximum dynamic range on the 5d3?

Danne

I would go with this for white balance. Thanks a1ex.
Quoteone size fits all: 16200 may sacrifice up to 0.02 EV of highlights
Black level 2048

However Davinci resolve probably expects 5D mark III around 15000 if you start messing with their highlight recovery so you simply have to check what looks alright, how you choose to work with raw material and what NLE you are working in.

Do have a nice evening read in Baldavengers resolve frenzy over here
http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=15801.msg164822#msg164822

DeafEyeJedi

Been getting decent results w 5D3 footage by using @Danne's cr2hdr.app (black levels @ 2048 and white levels @ 16383) but now according to @a1ex it seems the new 'sweet spot' would be 16200 for the whites, correct?
5D3.113 | 5D3.123 | EOSM.203 | 7D.203 | 70D.112 | 100D.101 | EOSM2.* | 50D.109

Danne

Safety margin, not sweet spot. Very well explained.

DeafEyeJedi

Well perhaps I should have mentioned 'safety spot' rather than. This is all great to know and thanks guys!
5D3.113 | 5D3.123 | EOSM.203 | 7D.203 | 70D.112 | 100D.101 | EOSM2.* | 50D.109

Haeri

Any compiled 550D builds around? Would really like to try it out :D

MitchLally

Theres a few others here having the black level issues popping up with 10bit. I have a suspicion that it could be a result of having raw_twk loaded or "extra_hacks" selected in the mlv menu. Its one of the two so far I've had no false black levels with both switched off. I will test extensively over the weekend. Anyone else who has had black level issues tried this? And is it even possible that another module would interfere? I'm clueless on the coding so all I can do is test for you guys.

reddeercity

a Little update for the 5D2 , Dual ISO Video Does work with 10-12bit Full MLV. the file corruption for 1:1 is still there thou 3x Crop work OK
did produce a few Hot pixels , by fine tuning the ISO range and a few more setting there can be eliminated . I was mostly looking to see
if it would work and it does . I only had 1 liveview freeze the needed a battery pull ,but I did a Super Fast pan before recording and it was in
3x crop mode with mlv_lite  before recording , after recording started it didn't seem to be a problem.
So at this point Dual ISO Video is functional in 3x Crop mode and all frame have proper black level with the 20bit option toggled in MLVFS PC Version Web GUI.
If you what to try it out here is the link 5D2212_Video_dual_iso.zip !!! Beware !!! This could brick your camera (will probably not :D)  I had to say that !
If anything happen like a liveview freeze just pull the battery out asap.
One more thing this is for just the 5D2 not sure if it will work with other Digic IV cams
Until next time  8)

ilia3101

I tried the dual ISO recently too, and it was really difficult to get the freeze to happen(maybe it's improved?). I still think the freeze needs to be fixed for it to be included in main build though.

domo94

So I was using the Dec build for 10-12 bit raw video on the 7D; here's a little update to show some love for the camera.

While I was recording 10bit (various resolutions) my screen is killed instantly until it stops recording and writing, but it still records at normal FPS, with and without override.
When I was recording 12bit, the camera functioned normally and I had no issues manning my camera as I normally do; but the video output only gets a rough 15-20 frames a second, making the video look like a Chaplin film with color.

14 bit works just as fine. I did both 5x and normal modes.

Also, while recording 12, and I believe 10, The recording frame was not aligned properly- here's what I mean: http://imgur.com/a/sIb9W

To anybody working on the 7d, or to who can point me in the right direction, I'd like to contribute and accelerate the development of this firmware for the 7D as much as I can. So if you'd like some info or logs from me, please let me know what I can do.


Check my signature if you want to see an example of the footage and the quality (fixed from tech errors)

rduquematos


CITY-U1001

50D | EFS 18-55 | last build crop_rec-3744x1080_24fps_50D-eXperimental.4.57pm.2020May06.50D109.zip

dfort

Nested quote --

Quote from: CITY-U1001 on April 11, 2017, 11:59:30 PM
Quote from: rduquematos on April 07, 2017, 08:31:26 AM
is 10 bit raw available on the 50d? thanks
yes, work

Really? Since when? It isn't on the Experiments download page and I haven't seen any commits on bitbucket for it.

It would be nice to get it working properly on the 50D -- and the 5D2, 7D, 500D and 550D but those who have tried can tell you, it isn't that easy.

reddeercity

Quote from: dfort on April 12, 2017, 12:25:05 AM
yes, work
Really? Since when? ...... It would be nice to get it working properly on the 50D -- and the 5D2, 7D, 500D and 550D but those who have tried can tell you, it isn't that easy.
+1  what dfort said ,
@CITY-U1001 if you mean 3x crop will that's not working fully is it , when 1:1 works that's when you can say it works.
I've been working on the 5d2 for mouths now and I still can't get it to work right in 1:1 , 3x crop work @ 10bit but that's not working fully.
If you have it working  then Please share the code/info so I can advance the 5d2 .   

mirko91

Hi guys, where can I download a compiled version with 10/12bit module for a 5d3 1.2.3? There were some links around but they are all missing. Thanks to anyone!


SkalickyJ

Hi, I tried to shoot 1728x736 10 bit ml-raw on canon 700d. But i get files full of green,pink and blue dots, its almost impossible to see the original image i shot, because its covered with this dots.  Any idea, what could be wrong? Thanks! https://ibb.co/dF9GLk


btw. card speed should be ok, 14bit raw video at 1280x720 is working great...