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Awesome thanks - I am approaching the limits of my windows knowledge :-)

So I should

install DD -
Open command
replace HEX with decimal - not sure how to do this..
then run cat - "copy /b header.mlv+frames.mlv recovered.mlv"
then run the following code
"dd if=M01-0704.MLV of=header.mlv bs=$((0x600)) count=1
dd if=M25-1721.MLV of=frames.mlv bs=$((0x212800)) skip=1
cat header.mlv frames.mlv > recovered.mlv
mlv_dump --dng recovered.mlv""


:-) - is this correct?

Huge thanks!!

Rolfe

Dear Alex

Thanks - I did a recover and it looks bad. Even though the kb count of the MLV files is exactly the same as the version on my Windows machine copy - the last sections of the recuva recovered files are all just 00 in HEXEditor...

I think the first dump I made of the files was the best -  it seems full of data. I m still running a VDIF content search on the disk but it will take the whole day..

I bought another card yesterday and installed the same version and same setup so I can get a header.

I notice I did the 1920 1:1 - and then filmed 1980 at 3:2 - so it has a bar at the bottom but that is fine...

My question - what is the header in this working file below (Myairbrdige link)  and where should I paste / append it into the damaged files? I tried copying everything from the beginning down to the first VDIF line and Paste inserting into the damaged file but says corrupted header...

https://mab.to/flzSUbRq1

Again - huge thanks!

Rolfe

Great info- thanks Alex

I am running some deep scan (Recuva) recovery software on the disk now... I'll let you know when it is done..

thanks again!!!

Hi - I searched the forums for bit but couldn't find anything on it// Apologies if it has been covered before.

I get the following message in the MLV app (none of the other apps work at all..)

"File Header is missing, invalid for file xxx.mlv"

I am using the latest experimental build - but did play back during the day and it worked fine but now it doesn't play in the camera either... I tried the old HEX edit on the footer but the issue is the header. footage was 1980 3:2 at 25fps. I set the crop mode to 1920.

Unfortunately it was great footage :-(

I include a link to it - can anyone check?

https://www.sendspace.com/filegroup/7MmDo5BCjMvRJbqNRewD01Bhsk0cp3CsVeKun44jUm4S8%2BAkiDfisxO8W1%2BPAYZv9tdstiPHLlM

Fingers crossed :-)

HUGE THANKS!
Rolfe

And a longer version...

thanks

thanks!

Thanks.

Canon 5d2 to RAW (not MLV) to DNG to ACR to TIF to fcpx. I really get a better look with ACR than Resolve but it might be my lack of Resolve knowledge.

The key ingredient is prep - lots of testing and matching colours, makeup, hair etc and a £2k dress helps...

Light is a cineo trucolor HS - this has to be my favourite light -  it is as creamy as the dedo 650 (2nd best light in the world) - powerful as a 2.5kw and no heat, no noise.

thanks

Shot with Canon 5DMk2 in RAW. MLV (last time I looked was a huge faff 

Anyway - check this out in HD

thanks

Very nice!

A quick vid we did recently

Using the new profoto continuos lights - apparently they copied us and used them on the Miley video :-)

thanks

Quick screen test

thanks

It is the Miley Cyrus - we can't stop bathroom light:-)
The Profoto light with big dish
Yup - it is youtube and its bad compression.
I can dig out a still that looks good.
thanks

Quick 40sec video - actually testing a new light. Designed for HD - so watch in 720P

thanks

Rolfe Klement
creativesunshine

Did a quick test with the latest ML TL build. Seems fine for me

thanks

Rolfe Klement
creativesunshine

thanks!

This might be me missing something obvious.

I set the 5d to record at 30fps - it says 27.something in exact FPS at 1600*900

I bring the DNGs into resolve and render out and it still runs normal speed.

The MOV files shows 24fps so I didn't bother conforming in FCPX

How do I get that slightly slow motion feeling (24/30speed) with RAW?

It works fine with H264 on the camera...

thanks

All been good but with latest build (Greg 11 Jul) I suddenly started getting a few pink dots - using  RAWMagic 7b

Thoughts?

EDIT - just ran files through RAW2DNG and no pink dots... Something in RAWMagic

thanks

Shot some very quick tests of my class with the 5D Mk2 (last 2 shots) and the 50D (first shot) -  under horrific cheap fluoro lights. And it looks amazing - even before dodgy web compression. Shot 2 was a lens test to check focus while crash zooming...

Also learnt 2 good lessons - never have a battery less than 50% - weird flicker happens - even under tungsten bulbs. Lesson 2 - if the lcd viewfinder flickers when recording then the footage will flicker (even if your light flicker meter tell you otherwise) -  Shot 1 has a very slight flicker and it gets sorted in shot 2 and 3 -  by tweaking the exact FPS.

Amazing thank you to all the dev team!

http://vimeo.com/69735373

thanks
R
creativesunshine

Wow - I am getting 70mb with latest build!! Thanks to all.

Someone showed me there is a useful filter in Photoshop CS5 for DNG conversion in the sharpness tab (noise reduction - colour /luminance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh1X7MTvWyM )

Thanks again!

Amazing new build!

In M video mode - I ran the RW test then starting flipping around in LiveView (with global draw on, focus assist, magnify at 3:1 and histogram on) before RW test had finished. Camera got hot quite quickly. To the point where I had to unplug and get batteries out. But since then all OK!

Also excuse my ignorance but I got the 9th Jun build but can't get up to 2000 pixels by anything. I am running KomputerBay 64gb 1000x. IN M mode with ML Exp locked for my EF Canon lenses...

thanks

Complete noob question. I have posted a HOW to 50D  draft guide before but need help on this one section

"ML has manual controls with expo override (see the help)."

I cannot get this to work. I get a message saying cannot lock the aperture. All my test videos prove this. I want to lock the camera to ISO 160, F4 and 24fps. I get weird exposure and colour shifts -  this might be a bug issue. can do the FPS override using the exact FPS so that works - but not the other bits. I have EXP lock set to AV, 150
EXPO - PRESETS OFF
Expo override ON
Camera in M mode

Can someone explain step by step how this should be done. I am probably doing something silly 

thanks a mill!

Dear All

This is amazing. Huge thanks to everyone working on this!! I am a newbie here and was thinking about creating a summary help document for 50D users. I have had a interesting 5 days getting this working. My background is film cinema and this whole canon ML and Canon ML RAW is all new to me. So hopefully my ignorance can help write a better document for complete newbies to 50D RAW. Please amend  / correct which I have had to figure out from reading various posts all over the place. Again I expect I have made some basic errors but this is draft 1...and if this has been done before then apologies.

Get a 50D - ideally with low shutter count - submit a picture from the camera to a site (search google for shutter count websites) to get the shutter count
Get fast CF cards (link here for reviews) but ideally a 4 x 64GB 1000x card
Format the card in camera
Copy the latest build for 50D to your computer drive -  link here to latest build (not sure of best..) - (Note - Each CF card you use in the camera needs the build software since ML seems to reference the code on the CF card -  is this correct?)
Copy the files to the CF card (Note for mac OSX users - The fast CF cards needs a USB3 reader -  even if your machine only has USB2 ports. If you use USB2 readers with the fast cards then it endlessly mounts and dismounts - even in Disk Utility)
Put CF card with ML software into camera
Update firmware on camera - using standard canon menu
reboot camera - do this by power off and on
Press the TRASH button (this takes you into ML controls) on camera to check it has loaded correctly (click through messages using the wheel, set and mouse, centre mouse hold (figure out what does what -it is easy-ish)
The ML interface build should have a M tab - enable the modules and set to auto load -  you should see a RAW modules
Reboot camera
Set camera to no RAW and S JPEG using standard Canon controls - this helps buffer sizes and makes ML video better going forward
Click TRASH - you are now in ML in video
Go to ML video tab -  enable RAW (It might give you weird frame sizes - don't worry)
Go into Live View -  press TRASH - amend RAW frame / fps settings by holding the mouse click button down for a few seconds
Set the frame rate to 24 or 25
Make sure camera battery is at least 20% - ML seems to go wonky on me sometimes below 20%
disable global draw -  is this valid?
(note each time you reboot you need to set the RAW settings again -  this is irritating but you learn how to do it quite quickly - is this correct)

Now this is where I get hazy - my film background says I need to light meter then set and lock exposure and ISO in camera and then adjust lighting to keep a constant F stop because otherwise the inconsistent DOF is distracting to audience (and it keeps my HMI rental companies in business :-)...
but the 50D seems to not easily allow me to lock F stop with canon standard lenses when shooting video... My newbie question here is "What is the easiest way to lock the camera with a canon lens to F4 at ISO 160 and 24fps - irrespective of reboots or mad changes in scene brightness?"

Is this why most videos using D50 and ML RAW do not use canon lenses. It seems you need a manual lens - I imagine there is a way to lock the F stop on a canon lens but i can't figure it out yet :-) - There seems to be some way using the * button but I can't always get it to work

Once you got footage
Download to computer - using USB3 reader for MAC OSX
Convert RAW sequence to DNG - I use RAW2DNG - drag and drop and builds directory in same place as RAW file - which is why I put it on a separate video hard drive
select all images and open in Photoshop CS5. This opens the RAW tool
Select all images
Tweak to taste - set exposure and colour temp - this is where it is amazing!!
Save as TIFF sequence - left hand menu
Cancel out of RAW CS5 tool then close Photoshop
Then bring into Resolve and grade!
Then be amazed at footage!!

Thanks

Rolfe Klement
creativesunshine.com