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thanks!
I just did that and realized it was off.     

thanks!!!!

interesting.
yes I have spent hours on searching and reading regarding the 4GB limit - still haven't found anything helpful yet.

as for the formatting of the cards. The first thing I did was re-format each card in exfat.  Maybe that's why it's a little slower but doesn't explain my 4GB limit if you're saying that using exfat breaks that limit.

thanks..  I'll keep searching....

Returned my Lexar Pro 1000x 64GB card yesterday and got 2 KB Pro 1000x 64GB cards.

Out of the box ML tested the cards and says its writing from 72-84
I ran 1920x1080 24fps anyway and it seems to work. 9 out of 10 tries recorded without missed frames.
Still have the 4GB limit using .mlv   (searching to see if there any solutions to go over the 4gb limit - would be appreciated if anyone could point me in the right direction if this is possible) 

But, so far the Komputer Bay CF 1000x cards are working for me. Even though the benchmarks are under 85.

Hi Lenny,
thanks again for all your knowledgable responses!!

I was wondering what people are using most?
raw video module 1.0  or 2.0 (mlv)  ?

and if it's 2.0 what do you suggest to use to convert the mlv files?  (on a Mac)

thanks!!!

thanks..
yes I've done that and I confirm before shooting that the card is selected by the size at the top right.
I really believe one of the problems is my card (Lexar Pro 1000x 64GB). In benchmark tests I get really strange results and never have they been a solid 100MB/s     I'm returning my card today and getting another one.

Which brand are you using?

strange thing now, even if I select a resolution of 1728x972 (which seemed to work fine earlier)
I'm getting this message now for any resolution:

"Failed to setup  Card/RAM Full?"

what does this mean?   I've been searching the board and nothing yet...

thanks

yes this is what I'm assuming..  but I have yet to be able to clearly determine the write speed of my card as the benchmark test was all over the place - probably should get another card for sure. Since I only have one it makes it hard to test right now to point to the card.

can you suggest a card that will support 1920x1080 24fps continuous?

thanks!!!!

Interesting thing

Note:  I only have the mlv_rec mod turned on and no other mod.
I just went into the Canon menu and turned off the Auto Power setting (which was set to 1 min)
and then I was able to record Raw without any skipped frames in 1728x972 (which I wasn't able to do before)

When I tried 1920x1080 24fps 
First time I got and error once I stop recording
the light stayed on for some time and then it displayed  error writing footer.

Second time I got a "Framed Skipped stopping..."  about 10-15 seconds into the recording and then it stopped.  (Which I'm thinking could be my card.)

Sometimes I get the "Failed to setup  Card/RAM Full?"

it just all seems so intermittent making it difficult to figure out if it's my card or not. 
Guess I should go out and get another card tomorrow.  Any suggestions?

cheers

-t

Well on the Lexar page they claim it supports 95MB/s write speeds
What card do you suggest?

ran the Card R/W benchmark test and it's strange.  it ran only 2 read / write tests and then shut off (It says it will take 5 mins but it only took less than 1 min - seems like the powersave is still on - camera seems to shut off around the same time during tests) 
this test the max write at 2048k was 81MB/s

had to power off and on the camera and run it again, Strange readings this time - I got crazy all over numbers

buffer  2048k     42/MBs
buffer  2048k    487/MBs
buffer  2048k    770/MBs
buffer  2048k   1000.9/MBs

maybe it's the card...?   :-(
should I possibly re-install ML again?


Any settings I should know about? 
do you use the raw_rec
or the mlv_rec.mo   ?

thanks again!

-t

tried all resolutions..  nothing works...
and as far as I know it's using th CF card.  I set it as default in the settings and it shows at the top right of the screen the right size.

that's what I did.
my first test was with the raw 2.0
and then I turned it off when that didn't work and tried the 1.0.

both I have an immediate red Skipped Frame at the top right of the screen in any resolution.

wondering,

do I need to have all of these turned on to use RAW?
mlv_rec.mo
mlv_play.mo
mlv_snd.mo
raw_rec.mo

or was I correct in thinking that raw_rec is the older mod (v.1.0) and mlv_rec is the new one to use.

thanks

-t

Hi Ken,

thanks for your post...

I was able to get ML installed as well.
Now I'm running into a dropped frames problem.
I'm using a Lexar Pro 1000x 64GB card and have tried both mod  raw rec  v1.0 and v2.0 with any resolution and it just drops the very first frame and locks up.

Curious if you were able to record raw 1920x1080 24fps  successfully or any raw recording successfully and if so what are your main ML settings? I'm thinking I may have a bad card.

cheers

-t

I just got a new 5d mk3 and have installed ML with the Daily Build 2014-02-24

Using mlv_rec 2.0  (or even raw_rec v1.0)  with any resolution I get an instant dropped frame and then recording stops (kinda locks up for a few minutes).  I then have to turn off the camera and back on and typically after the second time I can't access the CF card or even format it in camera. I have to format it first on my Mac and then back in the camera to be able to use it again.

I have a Lexar Pro 1000x 64GB CF card.

is there a setting I'm missing?  I can't seem to find a post in the forum regarding optimal ML settings for 5d mkiii Raw. (would really like to verify if it's user error or by bad luck I just got a brand new bad card).

really appreciate any help in this...  thanks!!

-Thomas

I too found a dead monkey but nevertheless I thank you for the valuable time you put into this wonderfully detailed response. It confirmed the dead monkeys process and reassured my doubts. Thanks again!

cheers

-t

It's my understanding that the Nightly Builds are the more stable safer ones, more in the lines of a public beta and the Alphas are well, alpha phase.

I believe I have everything I'm just not so sure about the exact specific steps and what to do first. It's just not very clear. People always leave out the specifics when listing the steps keeping the use of the .fir file and boot flag a little vague in the process.   Since there's all this talk about not being able to uninstall ML from a 5Dmk3 I really want to make sure I install ML correctly as I don't have time to make a mistake and lock up my camera.

thank you so much for the quick and helpful response!

I found and downloaded the MacBoot.class and macboot.command for Mac OSX to make my SD card bootable.

I have found several links to the 5Dmk3 .fir files but I really want to make sure I have the most current and correct one.
Can you give me a link to the official one so I can make sure I have it correct?

For the ML download I clicked on the  "Browse Nightly Builds" button from the ML download page
and then select "5D3.113" from the Platform pulldown.

I heard it's suggested to use an SD card without a CF card in the slot of the camera, is this true?

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I'm a little unclear about the steps.
The part I'm unclear about is do I do all of these steps to the SD card one time and then boot the camera? Meaning does the boot flag need to be set for the first time by turning the camera on with an SD card in and only the ML  5D3 .fir file on the card.  Does this card need to be made bootable? or do I do that after the firmware update of the .fir file?    and all this needs to be done before placing the other ML files on the card?

or is it in multiple steps?

1st) I take my SD card and just copy the .fir to it and then run the boot script to make that SD card bootable. Then turn the 5d3 on with this SD card in it. Remove the SD card and put it back in my computer. Turn the camera off?

2nd) Copy the ML files (keeping the .fir on the SD card along with all the ML files and auto exec.bin file on the card) from my computer. Then insert the card again into the camera and turn it on....?   is this correct?

sorry, just trying to understand clearly how to set the boot flag correctly since I understand that currently this is not undoable.

thanks!

-t

There is so much information on the forums that it's very overwhelming to find the more recent and stable process to install.

I would like to install the most stable version of ML on my 5d3 and am looking for someone to suggest the best step by step on how to install it and what version is the most stable for now ( I will only be shooting 1920x1080 Raw for now). I already downgraded my firmware to 1.1.3. I'm also on a Mac.

thanks in advance!!

cheers

-Thomas