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Hi,

I need to get a .MLV lite file (former raw_rec) into a DNG series. MLVmystic, which I used becaue the raw_rec was removed, gets red stripes all over every frame.

What can I do to convert this ? I'm on Windows. I tried using MLVFS but the .exe doesn't work even with the other application installed. MLrawviewer crashes every time during the export to DNG.

Thank you

Hi,

With a friend we travelled accross Shanghai at the end of our student exchange year there. We wanted to capture some places that were almost uncharted and definitely not in the tourist guides. So we discovered some of  and shot there when we had time and when the weather was OK (mostly cloudy though). These were places that were waiting for renovation or construction, with low or no security (although you don't want to be seen with your camera), not really dangerous and with things left untouched. Two of the places were roofs of our neighborhoods because the view from the 30rd floor is marvelous.  I had a lot of rushes, but we wanted to have something not too long (like a music videoclip), intense but representative of our discoveries. It was really amazing to see that even inside the city center of a 20M people city, there are that much big or small buildings that are full of history and not seen by the people who live or visit the city.

I wanted to be as light as possible so I only filmed with a Sigma Art 24mm lens, no tripod or glidecam. I tested the 21:9 cinemascope aspect ratio in order to capture the full width of the landscapes and other places. I also feel that wide lenses look better when crop the frame on top and bottom.

Just like my previous videos, I processed the 5DMK3 RAW through raw2dng on mac then used Cinelog-c to get .mov files, then right into Premiere Pro CC. LUTs come from the 80 Luts IWTAP pack.

I hope you like it. Feel free to comment if you have anything to say, each time I post here I get new ideas for the next video.

Thanks

The video has been upscaled to 4K to get a better bitrate. You can download it on Vimeo.

Youtube link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFTtSafUEaQ
Vimeo link : https://vimeo.com/183145289

Hi!

I spent one month alone in Laos last January, travelling between the North and the South. As usual I like to take photos and videos. Last time I did a road trip with a friend so it was simpler to get something strong that linked the sequences. Here I had to focus on landscapes and people, trying to picture all the shades of the country I visited for more time than most tourists. I tried to follow different trails.

I used a combinaison of LUTs from the great "LUTs Color Grading Pack by IWLTBAP" to give different moods. My ND filter was crap so I lost lots fo sharpness. I didn't have a stabilizer and the Adobe post stabilizer helped a little but it was sometimes hard with a 70-200mm in a boat or a hot balloon. I had a tripod though.

I don't record sound with the 5D Mark III so the sound effects are added in post-production. The music is a remix I made using the UTOPIA (UK Tv Show) soundtrack (n Answer + To You All Kids Will Come + I Feel Separated/ Utopia). It was the hardest part since I didn't have any clear underlying theme that could link the images. I shot something like 800 sequences, a large majority are not in the video.

Hope you like it ! Feel free to comment and criticize it, it helped me last time here

Youtube Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saD3bI_v5vk

Vimeo Link (with ProRess 422 download button) : https://vimeo.com/168557687

My websites with photos : http://www.thibaultelie.fr/albums/laos/

Last video I made : http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=16456.0;topicseen

Hi,

This summer I took the mythic transsiberian adventure from Russie to China and passing through Mongolia. With a friend (seen in the video) we visited a dozen locations in one month, 3/5 of Russia, Mongolia from North to South, and then North-West China to Shanghai.

The editing and grading were painful but I hope I achieved to put together some kind of a story and something that redraws the magic of this trip, especially with the colors and the little sounds. There is misfocus, shaky frames stabilized etc. but that's how you learn I guess.

I used a 5D Mark III with Sigma 50mm 1.4 (mainly), Sigma 24mm 1.4 (rarely) and a Canon 70-200 4.0 non-IS (sometimes). Edited and graded in the latest Premiere Pro thanks to the RAW/LOG files.

Compression is really bad with Vimeo, there is a ProRes422 file (around 4Gb) that can be downloaded within the video.

Some photos can be seen here :https://thibaultelie.fr/album/transmongolien

Hope you enjoy it,

Hi,

I already searched for an answer but found no one,

I can't see the "overlay" tools while recording RAWmlv with ML. I only have a little green camera with the writing speed on a full screen ratio. I don't understand why it is that way since the "Global Draw" is "On, all modes". (5D3 1.1.3)

Thank you and sorry for the maybe dumb question

Hi,

I'm working on my next DSLR photo/video equipment. I have a 5D3 and sharp prime lenses (Sigma Art), using ML RAW. Controlling light is important to a photographer and cinematographer so the question of filters is one I ask myself.

I have two questions but feel free to tell more about your own experience with filters.

1. In order to maintain a shutter speed close to 1/50s and/or a wide aperture when there's a lot of light (for instance a sunny summer day), I need to use a ND filter. But I have a limited budget and I can't carry too much filters.

• Should I get a variable ND filter ? (but it drops the quality)
  
• Should I get one or two ND filters not variable ? Which ones ? (less flexible)

2. Also, should I use a good polarizing filter for better colors or is useless ? Can I or should I use it with a ND filter


Thank you guys,

Hi,

I made a timelapse with Magic Lantern's tools. I worked with a 5D Mark II, mainly with 17-40 f4L and sometimes with 70-200 f4L. The workflow was a bit complicated, using Lightroom, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere-FCPX to render the 34 shots in a 4K then 1080p 1m50 clip.

It showcases the beautiful city of Lyon (France) by day and night. It was originally made for a short-movie (an House of Cards parody) so we decided to take the astonishing opening of the series as a model. We did not have the same gear (especially tripods and sliders) but I believe we managed to get a good result.

Hope you enjoy it