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Really need some help here, ML community. I just upgraded to Latest Build (2016-12-03 01:59) for Canon T3i, and I've seen other people voicing concern that they're getting an option for a shutter speed of 1/46 or 1/47 as an option by overriding the option of 1/50, but they want shutter speed 48 when shooting at 24fps. I'm set up for 24fps, but shutter speed (with or without override) is ONLY allowing me to choose 45 (or lower), or 50 (or higher no matter what I try to do. I was hoping to get as close to a shutter speed of the 180 degree 1/48 shutter speed. My older version of ML from a couple of years ago DOES have 1/48 shutter speed as an option. What is wrong with this newest Build Latest Build (2016-12-03 01:59) for Canon 600D/T3i? Or... what I am doing wrong? Please help. I should never have upgraded less than a week before a short film shoot, but I thought "why not?" Now I truly regret it. I cannot find a version now that provides 24fps and 1/48 shutter speed. I really need your feedback. Thank you all so much in advance. 

I'm using nightly build Date: 2014-05-07 17:59:59 -0700 and still no audio menu for Canon 600D. Does anyone now if there are any plans to release a build with 600D audio controls? Because Canon's audio has very little to offer. I've seen many blogs on people boasting of using their "Audio" option menu on their 600D (T3i), but I'm not seeing any such animal on the ML 2.3 release OR any of the recent nightly build. I'm confused now.

Also, I've noticed that I don't have the "Tweak" option with this OR previous builds for the 600D. Why is that? Also, there is no option for changing LiveView and actual recorded view options. For example, let's say I want to watch what I'm recording in LiveView as "standard," but actually record with "User Def. 1 (mine is Cinestyle). I see many Youtube videos showing these features on their 600D cameras, but mine has no such options whatsoever. I'm kinda blown away by this. I need those. 

Can anyone recommend another build for me to use? Or what about Tragic Lantern. I've heard that has more options, but is no longer supported. Any advice would be truly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Sadly, I don't have money for an H4N or Juiced Link. But I have seen some older Beachtek A4 systems for fairly cheap ($45.00). They aren't active, but passive audio for my shotgun mike, and I'm thinking of using one of them. I wonder if this will help me along with ML?

Thank you, kihlbahkt. I was going through the builds list, but it seems you're right that all of the more recent builds have failed. I need functional and working adjustable audio on my Canon T3i for a short film I'm making in two weeks. I did find one that did not fail. I'll try that one out. I just didn't know if it was buggy or not. I'm always afraid of builds that may have serious issues. Is the one you're using okay for filming with?

Which nightly build is considered most stable so far in monitoring and adjusting audio in Canon Rebel T3i with ML? I'm still semi-noob to ML, so any help is greatly appreciated. I'm using the mini USB cable with a 3-way RCA splitter and headphones for monitoring video sound.

Thanks for catching that! I didn't notice I was calling it EOS Utility. You're correct, it's the EOS Card utility by Pelican. EOS Utility is Canon's proprietary software. EOS Card is the one everyone should be using to create auto-boot SD cards with ML.

I've now got them all working! Here's what I did:

1. Quick format of SD card on my laptop first.
2. Another format (low level) on the SD card with my Canon T3i.
3. Then I placed the SD card back in my laptop and ran EOSCard.
4. I changed the allocation size option to "Default." (Note: it says nothing about what allocation size to use in the ML EOSCard instructions).
5. I ticked the top two boxes (leaving "Script" unchecked).
6. Clicked "Save."
7. Placed each card into the camera, testing each for ML. All worked great.

This is what I was doing before, but the difference is that the EOSCARD
auto-selects an allocation size in the drop-down menu. I had to change each card's allocation size to "Default" before it would make the cards bootable. Weird, huh? I would think that would make no difference, but it did for me. Crazy stuff.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the help! Problem solved.

Thank you so much, nachordez!  I've got my 32gb card working! But I'm still trying to figure out why my 64gb SD cards are still not working. My 16gb is not working either. I did the firmware update of ML with my 32gb card and now I can use it just fine. What I'm wondering, though, is why the EOS Utility won't allow me to try and change my 16gb from FAT32 to exFAT. I was thinking that my camera only wants exFAT because I installed the firmware with an exFAT 32gb SD card.  When I'm installing ML on different file system types like 16gb SD card with FAT32, ML is not working with those cards. I'm not sure, but I'm glad I can at least use a 32gb card now instead of the small storage 2, 4, or 8gb cards.

I see nothing on the instructions regarding this, but after installing with either FAT, FAT32, or exFAT, do I need to stay with that same format on all cards? For example, if I install ML with a FAT32 SD card, do I have to use all FAT32 SD cards in order to use ML? Is that what the issue is? 

I'll have to try that, because no cards over 8gb work. What's funny is that even my little old 2gb SD card boots ML like a charm. No problem. I think I'll try to install the firmware with a 32gb Class 10 Samsung SD card and see what happens. Sadly, I'll have to reset everything later. I had all the settings I wanted, and in perfect order, but that's for Canon firmware 1.0.2 though.

I'll reset the cameras settings back to default, re-install the Canon 1.0.2 Canon Rebel T3i firmware, then insert and format a 32gb SD card with the camera. After that, I'll use the EOS utility to try and make the 32gb SD card ML bootable. Sound about right?

I'll try that. So, using exFAT can cause problems? I read that exFAT is the file system format for Canon Rebel T3i. But I will try to make a different file format such as NTFS. I cannot seem to figure out why I can't get my cards to work if they are over 8gb SD cards. It's like my ML does not want to work with Class 10 SDHC cards. I'm so confused... 

I'm formatting all cards in the T3i with the low level format option, then I'm trying two different options: 1. Removing the card from the camera, inserting it to my PC, then copying all ML files onto the card. 2. I've used the EOS utility for cards, too. I've tried both methods. I even tried a 16gb SDHC class 10 card, but ML doesn't does boot at all when I press the trashcan button the the camera. But the card is able to record video and takes pictures, no problem.

Is there a different utility besides the EOS utility that works? For some reason, I'm having a HELL of a time getting ML to boot on anything over an 8gb card. And as you know, not much video is gonna fit on small SD cards.

Thanks in advance for the reply.

I've scoured the internet and keep finding answers CLOSE to what I need, but not quite.

Here's my equipment: Toshiba Satellite Laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium (works like a charm)
Various different brands of 32gb and 64gb SD cards (Lexar, Samsung, etc.)
And most importantly, I have a brand new Canon Rebel T3I.

I've already had instant success installing and loading ML onto a 2gb card into my Canon T3i, and... BAM! Magic Lantern boots fine when I put the card in! Great options, even an intervalometer and tons of other things! But I can't save diddly squat of video on a 2, 4, or 8gb card.    So......

My problem: I'm properly installing ML, including the autoexec bin file, etc. to my 32 and 64gb SD cards. I put the SD card in the camera, turn it on, and... NOTHING. I push the trashcan button till the sun goes down, but NO Magic Lantern. I can, however, easily hit MENU and make use of the pre-installed Canon options. My T3i does recognize the SD card, and I can take pics, video, to save on the card, etc. BUT... it does not, will not, cannot seem to boot or load ML from any SD card over 8 gigs in size. I have tried BootCF which doesn't work on my computer, by the way, and I have tried the EOS Boot Loader, which doesn't help it work either. I have also tried to re-update my Canon Rebel T3i firmware from it's stock 1.0.2 to (you've guessed it) 1.0.2. I've done this just for good measure when all else failed (re-installed firmware update 1.0.2). Camera works fine, but my Rebel T3i WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ML unless I use an 8gb or smaller SD card. What is the problem here??? I'm formatting within the camera, copying files to the SD card from my computer -- in effect, every single thing I did to make the 2gb 4gb, and 8gb cards work, but when I put the card into the camera, the cute little trash can mocks me by not loading the ML menu. Anyone think they have an answer for this conundrum? Help would be truly appreciated.