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Hi, i'm new with ML raw and i'm having an problem. When i'm recording MLV raw (latest build) with my 50D and post processing this video in After Effects CS6 and then play this video in any player the video plays too fast. Like it's playing at 30fps instead of 24fps.

This is my workflow:

ML settings: MLV rec module enabled, FPS override ON (Exact fps, 24.000), GD On (only cropmks).

AE: Import DNG sequence (framerate 24fps) -> Composition (framerate 24fps) -> Render H.264

I have only a slow cf card at the moment so I can only record for 15 seconds but frame skipping is off.

Does anyone know what's happening here?

Ps thanks to all the developers working on this nice piece of software!

AE likes to import footage at 30fps it seems. You have to manually select the sequence and click the interpret footage button then type in 24fps in the frame rate box. I assume you did this already but just wanted to make sure. Not sure what else would be causing the issue.


Question for anyone out there, do yo guys use the absolute zero sharpness feature in the video hacks menu? I wonder if it can produce better quality for sharpening in post instead of inside the camera. I already have the pic style set to 0 sharpness but I noticed this setting in Magic Lantern says its below canons 0 level. Yay or nay?

The 50D will go to 2000x1080 in crop mode (press the zoom button once, go back into the raw menu and you'll see you can increase the resolution). This video was a mixture of crop/non-crop on an old 28mm f2.8 manual lens. The non-crop shots were 1584x792 (2:1) scaled up and crop shots were 2000x910 (2.20:1) scaled down. I added a letterbox in post to keep the aspect ratio constant. Crop mode shots will give the best results as they are pretty much free of aliasing and moire at the expense of increased crop factor.

My advice is to shoot as much as you can get away with in crop mode on a wide lens and only use non-crop for close-ups and shots with shallow DOF to minimize aliasing and moire.

Excellent advice Andy! Thanks for the clarification on crop mode, I wasn't sure how to achieve that. I think that my next video will be much better

I shot this video with the 50D using a 50mm and a more wide angle zoom lens. All in 1536x10234 and I downscaled it to 720p for vimeo. Most importantly: graded with the Andy600 Film Punch LUT! I underexposed and had to compensate in post. Next time I'll do a better job shooting

Hey Andy thanks for this LUT! I just got into the raw recording thing (with the 50D) and your tutorial helped me grasp the workflow and learn how to work with LUT's. I have a small nature shoot I did and graded with your LUT that I'll upload shortly when finished. Your vid looks great.

I have a few questions about your example video that are geared toward the 50D. What resolution did you shoot it in? I hear people talking about shooting in crop mode with the 50D for raw. I don't really understand what that means. I recorded some test footage at 1536 x 1024 at 3:2 ... I assume that's the highest and best the 50D can do or am I missing something?