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#1
Camera-specific Development / Re: Canon 1200D
April 14, 2017, 07:47:09 PM
I have a question for yall. 

I have limited C++ coding experience, but I wanted to see what yalls thoughts are regarding the live mode box...

My assumption is that the box is either predetermined in a file represented by some type of numbering system where it can scale the white lines and the whitelines themsevles are coded.  Would it be possible to change the AF box to invisible?  Or to instead put the white lines at the very top of the screen? In essense programming it so that the box just doesnt show up or is maximized to the entire screen, maybe even dropping the amount of pixels that it takes up?

Would love to hear back about this.  Also, any of yall know where I could get started learning how to control the DSLR from a computer interface, maybe an arduino?


Note that I am trying to use the camera with an HDMI cable input.  I have both the T5 and T5i
#2
Camera-specific Development / Re: Canon 1200D
November 05, 2016, 03:18:32 AM
What is the "Update" for this @Alex?

I just recently purchased the T5, and already have the T5i. 

I contacted Canon and recieved the SDK, and wanted to begin to understand how the programming works as far as what all is involved with the  Magic Lantern Hack.  What does it change as far as software etc.  Does having the SDK help at all for programming the T5?  I know many basic commands are the same, and in many of the files it gives you the codes for things like ISO settings (many of them are statically defined across all cameras from what the documentation says). 

I have just started learning C++ over the last few years, but have recently started a class in it.  I have been going over the code a few times a week trying to udnerstand it (because all of the names are trash and they werent coded to make sense, either that or they were roughly translated from Japanese).   

Anyways, I will try to help how i can but it would help if we can get an update  with an accumulation of facts about what has happened, and where we are at this current state.

What are the risks of locking the camera etc. 
#3
Camera-specific Development / Re: Canon 700D / T5i
August 15, 2015, 10:23:23 PM
Thank you for putting it in perspective in regards to raw data stream and SD card write out. 


Guess its better to purchase the quality you want instead of hacking/modifying it sometimes. 

At such a low resolution I would have figured raw output would not be a problem without needing encoding... technically its not, but its on the top end and thats assuming peak efficiency/no errors of the data stream.

Thanks again!

#4
Camera-specific Development / Re: Canon 700D / T5i
August 15, 2015, 08:06:43 PM
Hi, This is my first post and I've been learning programming and arduino outside of anything to do with the T5i, but what I was wondering when messing with these projects is if it is possible to get higher quality video from the camera trying either of 2 different things. 

1. Have an SD adapter kind of like the wifi cards that streams the data to a nearby receiver or
2. Using Magic Lantern to stop the processor from writing to the SD card and instead focus on sending the video to the HDMI out as a type of clean HDMI out. 

From my rudimentary understanding of the problem with these processors is that they overheat with 4K video after so long, so what if we could somehow stop the processing because the heat is created when electricity flowing for whatever functions.  I have always thought that more processing power was needed for the conversion of the video in its larger format and encoding it.  Is it possible at this point to drop the encoding for 4k and just do an output and use less resources or does it use more because the amount of data its transmitting? Is it possible to eliminate a heat source?  Any thoughts?

Regardless, I was wondering if anyone had any particularly great experience with getting 4k Video from the T5i or any workarounds for clean video yet?

Is RAW video larger and downscaled or is simply more data that is unprocessed?

Are there any plans to update the T5i ML files anytime soon?

To add:

I do realize that ML has RAW video and other video settings/compression settings, and I've used it, but it froze up my camera so I removed it, but I cant help but want to add it back again now that I have an external mic and can eliminate that as a possible data throughput problem.  My biggest concern is what is the safest alternative for getting 4K video from the T5i without damaging the camera based on yalls experience.