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Use the Smart Import 2 script for Adobe After Effects. It saves me so much time, and I think you will enjoy. If you have any questions please let me know. Here is a link: https://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=13354.0

- Paul

Hi Paul, if you read again my post I said I would like to use smartimport2, but it does not work with adobe after effect 2018, I don't get the timeline for each video, it does nothing. There is a new version? seems that smartimport2 only works with Adobe After Effect cc, it might work with cc 2014 according to some guys.
There is something else I could try to make it to work Paul, otherwise I am looking around trying to find After effect cc, Thanks for your advice

Al

By Timeline, i suppose you mean Compositions. The AE Cinelog route requires some manual labour, but there are ways of speeding it up, with the help of tricks and familarizing yourself with Keyshortcuts. And turning yourself in to a robot for 15-30 mins.

First of, if you are Upscaling in AE or not, this method will speed up the process significantly, but especially if you are upscaling. To speed up the upscaling process significantly, it requires that you record mlv with audio, so that you have .wav files in the folder. If not you will have to go by each comp and ctrl+k for comp settings and setting the preferred resolution for every comp.

Step 1. Create a new empty composition from scratch with the resolution and framerate you want, just call it 'Settings', not from any file in the Project. If you create composition from a sequence. All subsequent compositions will be in the original resolution..

Step 2. Multi import all dng sequences and .wav files from sequence folders, i recommend you first import the .wav file then the sequence, set ACR setting, WB, Cinelog, exposure etc.

Step 3. You have imported all files. Select all .wav files, make sure you select from top to bottom to keep the shot order, right-click and click 'New comp from selection'. AE will make a composition for each .wav file with the setting  you made in the original composition e.g. 2560x1440 for 2k upscale and preferred framerate. This will also correctly name each comp as the shot name e.g. M20-1645

Step 4. Manual labour starts, all your sequences should be in their right order in the project window. Click 'type' if you want to group sequences together. Now drag and drop the sequence to the composition on top of the .wav, go through all compositions, repeating the drag and drop, i find it fastest that you only do the drag and drop and not start fitting the comp to frame or anything else, this, to keep the work repetitive and fast.

Step 5. All sequences and sound files are in their respected compositions. Go through each composition, select the sequence and hit Ctrl+alt+F to fit frame to comp size and then click the bicubic upscale next to the sequence in each comp select next composition and repeat. Make sure you upscale to the right Ratio, otherwise Ctrl+alt+F will stretch it to fit. If you are not sure of the Ratio, because your recorded in a weird resolution or for other reasons, you can hit ctrl+alt+shift+H to 'Stretch to Width' and you will see a black border or the frame extends over the Composition.

Step 6. Apply adjustment layers for NR, Opencolor IO etc.

Let me know how it goes.

Hi Kharak thank you for your detail explanation and for taking the time to help me, in my case I am using 60fps footage so I have no sound with them, and in your procedure I have to had sound. I am trying to simplify , automate the procedure to get the masters only, I will color correct them later either in fcpx or in davinci resolve. I learnt some tricks from your post, really appreciate that.

I love Cinelog-c , but  the time I spent importing to AE then render every single shot is not fun....Can someone give me an idea how this process can be in some way improved, I don't mind to import one by one of the shots, but creating the timelines and  render them is the part   that is time consuming and boring. I have been looking around, found the great  smartimport2 script, but that does not work with the latest AE only with the original CC 12.2, which I don't have. How do you guys process your shots? workflow?....Andy600 , DeafEyeJedi any advice??? Thank you in advance.

yes I changed preview to Frozen LV, same thing a few seconds as before.

OK I'll wait for twitter post.

By the way Happy Birthday ML 4K...Thank you very much A1ex and all the great people who made possible this awesome feature for the 5d Mark III !!!

Thanks

First post recommends something else (real-time uses too much CPU), though I might have something that will help (check twitter).

Hi A1ex, thank you for your response, at first I didn't understand what you mean about using the 1920 1:1 tall, but after trying it , the look is close to the x5, thanks for the advice.

My main goal is to record 1920x800 at 60p, and for some reason I can only have 14 seconds  of recording. Using all the settings recommended
-5d Mark III firmware 1.1.3
-Canon Menu: 1280x720 60fps ALL-I
-RAW Video: On, 1920x800, 16:9, 14 bit loss less, preview: Real-time
-crop mode 1920 50/60 3x3
-fps override : OFF
-iso: 100
-vutowb
-Shutter 1/130
-USING a fast card lexar 1066x 64gb

ML Main menu said you can record continuously.

I only want to be able to record 1 minute but what  am I doing wrong? Hope you can point me in the right direction, thanks A1ex

The x5 mode is only affected by the x5 preset in crop_rec; all the others operate on regular (non-zoomed) modes. By default (even with vanilla Canon firmware), the x5 zoom mode operates at 29.776 FPS on 5D3 (not to be confused with 29.970 aka 30p) and captures a 3.5K wide image (YMMV on other models). Only a small part gets displayed on the screen, but the entire frame can be recorded.

The x5 preset will override the FPS in x5 to 24/25/30p, as selected in Canon menu, for convenience, but that won't give you 3.5K at 60 FPS.

The "1920 1:1 tall" preset also operates on 50/60p - you may be looking for that.

Hi everyone, a quick question/clarification about mlv_lite 60p
Canon 5d MIII firmware 113, ML4k firmware March 10 2018, lexar 64gb 1066x.
canon menu : video 1280x720 60p ALL-I
modules loaded: mlv_lite, crop_rec
RAW video ON, 1920x800
crop mode, enable, 1920 50/60 3x3 selected

I cannot get continues recording...only 20, or 25 30 seconds.

If I press the magnify  button one time, 5x, the video is no longer 59.940 (60p) it changes to 29.776 (30p) is that normal? or is anything else I have to change to get the 60p when I am in 5x?

awesome video Savy, how do you get those really nice clean night shots? what was your max iso, shutter speed? neat video plug in? ettr?,

Understood Walter, only trying to help.
if you need parts for your camera,  let's say the the company will not ship outside the EEUU, you can send them to me and I will ship it to you.
I don't know I will be more than happy to help you in any way.

If you do more stills than video, Walter get a full frame camera....there is no a perfect camera, but right now with all the development, a 5d mark III is awesome, professional level for stills and great for video THANKS TO ML TEAM!!!.
You are a great helper here in ML, I see you answering questions over and over, I would be more than happy to contribute to you so you can get a 5d mark III, fund me, or paypal either one , still if you don't want to do that save the most you can and at least get a 6d, I know this one is not very good for ml, or maybe a 5d mark II, what kind of lenses you like to use? manual vintage? autofocus? the canon 24-105 is not that expensive and is decent for stills, for video the IS help a lot too, you can use contax lenses for video with adapters....

you can get the 1.1.6 firmware from Canon Canada....here is the link
http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/en/inFrame?m=showInFrame&url=http://canoncanada.custhelp.com/

Hi everybody, I just wanted to share my experience, I bought a used canon 6d which was already on latest canon 1.1.7 firmware, after posting question in this forum with the great help of Chris_overseas, Walter Schulz and other members I download the firmware 1.1.6 and did the downgrade without any problem, then installed magic lantern and using it....very excited to have all these ML features in my canon camera!!!

Thanks for your response Walter.....damn, I have to wait for a long time before  ML team upgrade the software to work with fm 1.1.7.

Hi guys, I just purchased a used canon 6d, the guy I bought from told me he just upgraded the firmware from 1.1.3 to the latest one 1.1.7, I just realized that magic lantern only works on firmware 1.1.6, the firmware can be found on canon Canada.
My question is : has someone downgraded his camera from 1.1.7 to 1.1.6 succesfully? or should I wait until Magic lantern upgrade the tool to support 1.1.7, I have read that some guys downgraded firmware on the canon 5d mIII, but so far I haven't found someone talking about canon 6d

Al