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Developing Magic Lantern => Feature Requests => Topic started by: HugoFilipe on August 20, 2013, 11:58:10 PM

Title: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: HugoFilipe on August 20, 2013, 11:58:10 PM
Is there a way to make the IR remote control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shooting?

I'm using this on a remote camera, since recording RAW, the useless minutes between the recording start and the actual action means lots of GB's and even a 128gb card full.

Thanks
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: SDX on August 21, 2013, 02:07:45 AM
Funny.
Just the other day I wrote a module for exactly that purpose (just for me, but I'll share it). Download it here (http://f.simonsays.it/halfrec.zip).
It starts recording movie on a half-press of the shutter button, which can be executed externally from a trigger-cable or remote. It's, however, only for starting. It's just a quick and dirty implementation and works fine for me.
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: Audionut on August 21, 2013, 05:22:52 AM
Wouldn't it be better to insert of menu option into the existing module?
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: SDX on August 22, 2013, 01:34:03 PM
As I said, it's a very quick and dirty implementation :P
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: mageye on August 22, 2013, 01:54:31 PM
I don't understand what the problem is?

I have a little IR remote control and use it to start and stop RAW recording. What am I missing here?
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: SDX on August 22, 2013, 02:07:49 PM
What does that remote control send to trigger recording? A halfpress, a fullpress?
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: xnav on August 22, 2013, 02:14:29 PM
IR remote is working for the video and you only have a full press! with the wireless or wire remote is not working juste taking picture
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: SDX on August 22, 2013, 02:25:16 PM
My IR remote takes a picture when in video mode - as it should. Nice to know that there are differences.
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: xnav on August 22, 2013, 02:47:05 PM
On video mode if you select 2sec timer on the remote it start the video!
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: t2scorp on September 26, 2013, 06:32:54 PM
Hi,

first, I have big problems using remotes with my 5D3. Most of the remote triggers doesn't start the video when pressig the trigger. Sometimes the video starts and sometimes it don't.
I tried the module but it says oldAPI. Is there any possibility to make the module work for me? Or have anyone the same problems and found a solution?


Alex
Title: Re: Remote IR shutter control to trigger movie recording instead of photo shoot?
Post by: beauchampy on March 09, 2017, 12:56:39 PM
Quote from: mageye on August 22, 2013, 01:54:31 PM
I don't understand what the problem is?

I have a little IR remote control and use it to start and stop RAW recording. What am I missing here?

I can get my recording to start, but I cant get it to stop.. What's your secret?

(Not using this module by the way, just got it working with the Canon settings)