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Using Magic Lantern => Post-processing Workflow => HDR and Dual ISO Postprocessing => Topic started by: irvcobb on February 27, 2015, 04:04:05 AM

Title: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: irvcobb on February 27, 2015, 04:04:05 AM
Here's the pic:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2209462/IMG_9664.CR2

I get the "This doesn't look like a DualISO" message.

Have tried in Lightroom using the plugin and also from the command line. (Win 8.1)

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Irv
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: DeafEyeJedi on February 27, 2015, 04:18:58 AM
Most likely you didn't take this particular shot with Dual-ISO enabled in ML otherwise it wouldn't be saying that...
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: irvcobb on February 27, 2015, 04:37:03 AM
Don't think so - you can see the DualISO stripes in the pic.
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: DeafEyeJedi on February 27, 2015, 05:06:28 AM
Strange. Sorry I can't speak for Windows.

A Mac Guru here.
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: Audionut on February 27, 2015, 01:29:07 PM
Probably because it's to much overexposed.  The convertor isn't able to differentiate the two ISOs.
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: irvcobb on February 27, 2015, 03:56:09 PM
You're right. I'm a little dyslexic about DualISO. Expose for the lights and let DI bring in the darks, and for some reason I think about it the other way around.

But I have learned something. Always figured the converter just looked at alternating rows rather than exposure. Thanks.
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: Audionut on February 27, 2015, 04:53:39 PM
Well you can shoot the other way if it helps.  Expose for the shadows and let dual ISO recover highlights.
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: garry23 on February 27, 2015, 06:06:23 PM
@irvcobb

If it helps, my advice is to use Auto-ETTR and Dual-ISO.

That is grab the base exposure using ETTR, thus ensuring highlights are not blown out: unless you want to be, e speculars.

Then take a Dual-ISO to 'fill in' the shadows.

As I say, this is my way of working with these two powerful ML tools.

Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: a1ex on March 01, 2015, 09:56:49 PM
It was a bit overexposed (probably by 1 or 2 stops), but the converter should be able to recognize it.

Solved, will update the converter soon.
Title: Re: DualISO cr2 won't convert
Post by: irvcobb on March 02, 2015, 04:46:45 AM
Thank you, a1ex.