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Using Magic Lantern => General Help Q&A => Topic started by: felttipfilms on November 10, 2013, 11:28:06 PM

Title: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: felttipfilms on November 10, 2013, 11:28:06 PM
Hi there,

I just installed Magic Lantern for the first time to shoot a job last night.   Can see all the benefits straight away, however when I have come to transfer the files onto my Mac, once I have grabbed them and either copied them or dragged them onto a separate drive, the card ejects itself from the reader and I cant transfer the files.   I have tested with the SDHC card in the same reader and it is fine and the reader was perfect until I downloaded Magic Lantern. 

Any help on getting the files and preventing this happening in the future would be great. 

cheers
Title: Re: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: Walter Schulz on November 11, 2013, 12:37:25 AM
Replace cardreader and try again.
I would take Kingston FCR-HS3.

Ciao
Walter
Title: Re: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: felttipfilms on November 11, 2013, 09:02:38 PM
Hi Walter,

Cheers for that, but the cardreader works perfectly, I have tried it with other cards.   Or do you mean that it is not compatible with Magic Lantern?
Title: Re: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: Walter Schulz on November 11, 2013, 09:10:40 PM
Second: There is no such thing.
First: You have identical cards? Manufacturer, size, speed, controller firmware?

Give another cardreader a try if not.

Ciao, Walter
Title: Re: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: felttipfilms on November 12, 2013, 09:17:34 AM
All the cards are the same, apart from 1 has Magic Lantern on it and the others do not.   As soon as I put the Magic Lantern card in the reader and go to access any files on it, it shuts down.   
Title: Re: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: RenatoPhoto on November 12, 2013, 12:32:21 PM
Try it on a PC.
Title: Re: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: felttipfilms on November 13, 2013, 10:34:37 AM
RenatoPhoto - I thank you.  I tried it on a pc and managed to get the files from it no problem.   

So, this brings the new issue, how do I get the ML software to be compatible with my Mac?  Any ideas?
Title: Re: Cannot transfer footage from CF Card using card reader
Post by: RenatoPhoto on November 13, 2013, 01:10:16 PM
Mac has some issues with cards and have been discussed in the forum.  I dont have a mac so I dont know any of the details.
Try the search function on the site and on Google.