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Hello, I have followed all of the detailed instructions (Thank you VERY much by the way!) and yet when I start recording there is terrible latency in the live view.  I'm talking nearly a second!  Even when I adjust focus I have to wait a moment for the adjustment to show up.  I'm shooting on a 5D3 with Canon 1.2.3 build. What have I done wrong?

In response to Walter:  YES, that one!  It seems the only place that that screen exists is on the website, but not on an actual 5D Mk3.  Just as Axelcine stated it's not on his either.  I downloaded ML some time ago but every time I've asked about these audio functions it seems that I get less than helpful responses and I don't understand why.  The "audio" section of the forum states that all of those things are available (as they were on my Mk2) and when I did the search for Digic 5 all it was was a discussion of the chip...so what?  It still doesn't indicate when, if ever, these functions might be made available on a Mk 3.

OK, thanks for the links but what you've shared looks very complicated.  I was under the impression that there was a "Bulb Ramping" function with a sunset or sunrise setting.  No?

I did do a search and found nothing.  Also, not sure what you mean by Audio and Digic 5?  When I do go to the Audio screen for ML I see an image of a 5D Mk3 that is completely different from my own.  It lists the 10 features that I used to have on my Mk2 and yet on my Mk3 I have only "Speaker volume" and "Beep, test tones".  So again, my question is, will these other audio functions ever be made available on the Mk3?

Does anyone know if the same audio settings that are available on the 5D Mk2 will ever be made available for the Mk3?  Thanks.

I would like to shoot some sunrise and/or sunset time-lapse but am unable to find the settings for bulb ramping.  Any clues?

I just upgraded to a 5D Mk3 and now notice latency when monitoring via my SmallHD DP4.  This never occurred with my 5D Mk2.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how I might eliminate or at least reduce this latency?

I am getting latency when shooting on the 5d Mk3 using a SmallHD external monitor (HDMI connection).  Is there a way to eliminate this?

This is not specifically about that build but all I could find on this site was a "Reply" button and not a "Post"!  My question though is that suddenly my screen does not show any of the ML control overlays!  Nothing, nada, zilcho!  Not even the red recording indicator!  I haven't touched a thing and suddenly it's all gone, any suggestions on how to get it back?

Is there any chance that all of the audio features that were available on the 5D Mk2 might be developed for the Mk3?

[Features]

While I appreciate the detailed reply I do not appreciate the assertion that IF I feel the site is misleading then it is up to me to change it.  How could I (or anyone else for that matter) NOT find the site misleading?  The top of the homepage has a photo of a 5D Mk3 with all of the audio controls, it then goes on to describe those controls
>Analog / digital gain adjustments.
>Selectable input source.
>Toggle wind filter.
>Live audio monitoring through with headphones.
>WAV recording.
>Beep / test tones.

At the bottom of the home page it shows all the Supported Cameras:

5D2, 5D3, 6D, 7D, 50D, 60D, 500D/T1i, 550D/T2i, 600D/T3i, 650D/T4i, 700D/T5i, 1100D/T3, EOS M

In progress:

70D

Inactive ports (help welcome):

5D classic (old version available)

40D, 100D/SL1 (not working at all)



Then, switching to the "Features" page the exact same menu screen and list of great audio features is displayed. 

...Continuing on; the very top line of the User Guide shows the following: Features

Audio: disable AGC, audio meters, manual audio controls, selectable input source (internal, internal+external, external stereo, balanced), audio monitoring via A/V cable.

Furthermore when I select "Analog gain" in the far righthand column of the user guide I get the following:

Analog Gain (dB)
Gain applied to both inputs in the analog domain. If you use an external preamp, set this parameter as low as possible; otherwise, set it as high as possible without clipping (audio meters should be green).  I AM using an external pre-amp, hence my desire for this control.

In that same section it states: This menu is not available on Canon 600D / T3i. - Why no mention of the 5D Mk3 here (or anywhere else for that matter)?

So in every possible location that I could find on the ML site it shows that all of these audio controls exist and yet it is me that is somehow at fault for expecting to actually make use of them as I have for years? And since I now feel mislead it's ME that needs to fix the site because regardless of what I actually do see on page after page it does not in any way reflect what I'm "supposed to see"?  How does that make sense and why is the onus upon me?  I realize that this is a hobby for all of the contributors, and I am thankful for being able to make use of the software, but to allow this many glaring inaccuracies is very surprising and frustrating.   

So here's what I have to deal with:

This is apparently what the Audio menu is supposed to look like


And here's what mine looks like.  So how do I get mine to look like the other one?

Wow, nice shots!  I'm having trouble loading photos of my own, when I select the "insert image" icon it generates the two little "img" boxes but I don't see any actual images.  What am I doing wrong?  Thanks!

So according to Hero members Shultz and Milligan the only thing that I should expect to find on the entire ML Audio menu screen is the volume control for the speaker on the 5D Mk3? Am I understanding this correctly?  My confusion here is based on two factors: the image of the back of the 5D Mk3 on the top of the ML homepage that shows the mysterious functions I'm looking for (someone ought to inform ML that these controls don't exist), and the second is that I am at a loss to find a single one of these controls in any Canon menu; AGC, digital gain, headphone volume control etc.  Again, I'm not looking for any "missing" functionality, just what the photo of the 5D Mk3 and the user guide indicates OUGHT TO BE THERE.  If this somehow no longer exists then perhaps someone could show me where I might find the "Canon user interface" that does have all of these functions and that the ML folks don't want to have to duplicate (even though it appears that they already have!).  Please forgive my sarcastic tone here but this has become a very frustrating experience for what I thought was a simple question, and to be told that what I am looking at on the home ML page, on an identical camera no less, doesn't exist on my camera is exasperating to say the least.

Wow, this is great!  The first guy tells me that all of the stuff shown in the ML menu for audio really doesn't exist and now you tell me to go make it myself.  Is there anyone else out there viewing this that might actually have a helpful suggestion as to how I can get the rest of the ML Audio menu to show up on my camera?

What are you talking about?  There's nothing in the Canon menu that even comes close to the functionality of the ML menu.  All that Canon offers is Auto, Man or off and then a very basic gain control, which I have set (as with the Mkii) to one click above zero.  All the rest of the audio functions were controlled via the ML menu.

That's funny, then why did I have an entire screen of audio controls on my 5D Mkii and the manual shows the same thing?
http://www.magiclantern.fm/img/screenshots/menu_audio.png

I just bought a 5D Mkiii and downloaded the latest ML version for it but when I go to the Audio settings screen all that I have is Speaker Volume and Beeps...nothing else.  There was a whole page of functions on my 5D Mkii and now nothing with the Mkiii, where did they go?

Awesome - thanks! 

Now I just have to read about how to import the RAW footage!

I've done my best to follow all of the steps provided and yet when I select the "Video" screen in the ML menu "Raw Video" does not appear at the bottom of the list, mine ends at "Movie tweaks".  Any suggestions?

I am using a Juicedlink pre-amp with my 5D Mk2 and don't have a great deal of experience in the audio realm and would really appreciate some suggestions on settings. I currently have the analog gain (in ML) at 29 and both L & R digital gains at 0.  My meters are flashing green and peaking about halfway across the screen.  The sound I'm getting is pretty clean but on the quiet side.  Per instructions from JuicedLInk I have the audio settings in the Canon menu set to manual with the gain there set to one click up from zero.  This ensures that all the control/amplification is being handled by the JuicedLInk.  Again, any input (pardon the pun) would be great!

Maybe I'm wrong but I seem to be just burning through batteries in very short order when running the latest version on my 5D Mk2.  Any thoughts on that or what I might do to get better battery life?  I was just in my office fiddling with some settings for a shoot in the morning and have already used up about half of the installed battery.  And this was just a few minutes use!  Any advice is appreciated.
Manual mode
Stabilization off
External monitor (Small HD DP4)
Fresh battery (either Canon or ProMaster)

OK. ND filter makes sense, and I don't have one at the moment.  I'll just have to go with the standard method for daytime shooting for now.  Thanks for the advice.

I am attempting to record a time-lapse of puffy white clouds in a bright blue sky.  Yet when I engage the FPS override the image is all blown out with no detail in the clouds and I am unable to adjust exposure for this light.  I have FPS override set to Exact match as the other settings (hi jello, low jello and low light) didn't seem to apply.  What am I doing wrong?

For the life of me I can't seem to figure out the settings to get the proper screen size on the Mk2/DP4 so that I am viewing the entire shot.  The primary issue is that the top of the image is being cut off and then when I play back things that weren't visible before suddenly are.  I have the DP4 set to C-DSLR and I think that I've cycled through all the settings in ML but I must be missing something.  I also seem to recall a "SmallHD" output setting in a previous version of the ML software but can't find that now.