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Counter is in... that was a good idea to take care of the seconds. No extra counting.

Thanks for that 1% !

Next: the format
... Hours:Minutes:Seconds:frame (1-24) with a "timecode font" 

i know, i know..... don't tell it !

Also in previous versions the screen didn't turn black as long as the new versions.  That's my complaint about this new version...

With short blackout when beginning recording: 7x32MB buffers
Without: 4x32MB buffers

More buffers => more resolution or time ...

1%, on the line "Capturing frame XXXX...", could we add another counter: frame count devided by FPS  ?
So we'd know immediatly how many secondes we're recording.

I shot 200+ Raw sequences. 100GB the biggest.

Whatever resolution or ratio u choose,
in movie mode, continuous recording (without frame skips) with global draws.... seems very stable under 39MB/s.

In photo mode, major problem (the only one for me) is the lack of IS (lens stabilisation).
But you can go a bit forward cause it seems to use less canon functions....

It's not night & day neither.... from 39.2 to 39.5MB/s for myself.

With Sandisk Extreme Pro, got 40MB/s peak too, but filming continuously works till 39.2MB/s

I'd like to get it like you on my 6D.
So could you confirm to me the good file to download ?
I suppose it's the Alpha for 5D Mark III ?
Thanks by advance 
Yann

Go back in previous pages, Noisyboy started a "6D How to" dedicated thread... here:
http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=5530.msg39370;topicseen#msg39370

Canon's RAW CR2 format details: http://lclevy.free.fr/cr2/
Might help but i think u already know that

Gain from exFAT formating, in my experience, is +0.2 to +0.3MB/s using 4096 cluster size.
The major gain is exFAT can handle files bigger than 4GB !

For audio, not really. It will take CPU + write.. when it dumps the wave every X times the edmac write is slowed down.

IMO, audio is really a non issue for now...
You NEED to go on your computer to develop the DNG's and convert image sequence to a movie, color grade....
Recording sound on the camera.... With the synch beeps.... worth the money to buy a Zoom H1 and synch in post.

What error is it?

Sorry, my mistake !
Photo mode, Global draw off, override exp ON, override FPS 24
1536x656 (2.35): 8,5GB, 5200 frames

Some trouble on 2nd or 3rd recording somtimes. The LV button is getting his function back (LV)
I never get 255MB buffer in video mode. If coming from photo mode, always trun in Busy state

with update: [113] ETTR-MemDontclick.zip
Photo mode, High iso to multi NR
Exp override, FPS override, global draw off

1536x656 (2.35): 7.5GB, 4500 frames, 3.12 minutes till frame drops

With framing force left, even better:
1536x656 (2.35): 8.7GB, 5300 frames, 3.40 minutes till frame dropts

If we find the SD controller we could at least see what the next model up does... btw 208mhz strings are not in the firmware so the camera would have no clue about even using the higher write speed.

I presume u already know this page:
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/11/a-peek-inside-the-6d

[113] Today.zip crashes a lot Err 70.
Both photo and video mode

I can try to force them on in movie mode like I did with the NR, don't remember seeing it in the menu unti I forced  it.

You've got the NR choice in high ISO nr menu while in video mode ?
In a not yet released update i think.

Not sure activating the 3 functions in video mode will free more mem. They must have defined the same reserved mem space for multi pics functions but.... who knows !

We are now at 7 x 32Mb buffer.... but 255MB free would normaly contain arround 8 x 32
The buffer line displays only 7 stars... There is a problem with the 8th ?

To go forward: getting more and more free mem for buffers will allow us to film longer time without skipped frames, ok.
Perhaps we will someday get 10x32MB buffers. But about writing speed, we know the 6D is running at 50MB/s top.
We can actually record at max 39MB/s on cards handling twice this write speed...
Is there any way to investigate where is the bottleneck in camera ?

We are kind of lucky that 6D had in camera HDR (jpeg), if it would have the RAW HDR function only.... wouldn't had to make room in memory to calculate the HDR directly onboard !

+1 to 6D !

3 Canon functions seems to free 255MB:

- high iso NR
- multiple expo
- HDR

Noone of these are available on video mode.
Using those functions, firmware seems to "makes room" to prepare incoming of multiple pictures...

Wifi + Liveview = problem

Can't work together yet

In photo mode with 255MB buffer
Recording @ 1600x608 with GlobalDraw ON, Exp override ON, FPS override 24, it can record limitless.
I just recorded 100GB on a 128GB Sandisk Extreme 45MB/s

1600x608 (ratio 2.67) with factor 1.2x = 1920x730 endless recording
Very stable, no matter the scene kind you shoot (inside/outside/day/night/moving/stay...etc)
Tested more than 50 times.

1536x636 (ratio 2.35) with factor 1.25x = 1920x795
Very stable too but start skipping frames after 3500 frames (2.3 minutes)

I'm very happy with that already !

1%, would it be possible to record sound using very low quality ?
In Canon default, it records in PCM so... high quality, so does ML with separate wav.
Could we for example modify wav recording parameters ? 8bits, lower bitrate ?

Other way: have an optional 2nd synch beep after recording ends
Synch beep when start, then synch beep just after or when stopping recording.

This way, you can record sound with external recorder (Zoom, Tascam, wathever) cut the audio file in sub files
starting and ending with beeps then synch them with video sequences in your NLE.
With 2 beeps, would be easier to synch... am i wrong ?

Funny thing:
When u start the cam in photo LV, with Noise reduc OFF, memory available: 151MB
You change Noire reduc to NR, memory available: 255MB
You change back Noise reduc to OFF, memory available: still 255MB
Does it tell something ?

High ISO speed NR to multi, If you have this option greyed out set Long Exp. Noise Red. to OFF in the first place.
255 MB - hell yeah - 1728x736 >>> 342 frames!!!! with hack OFF, hack ON - 357 frames 

Thanks, yes, got 255M now... 6 buffers... nice
Euh..... 7 buffers !

Recording @ 1600x640 => 1 skip frame only in 4GB recording (no hack)

Damned, never get 255M free mem, still  151M...
Photo mode LV
Quality JPEG
Exp override ON
FPS override 24
Global draw off
Preview hacked

Damned, never get 255M free mem, still  151M...
Quality JPEG
Exp override ON
FPS override 24
Global draw off
Preview hacked

on... 6D ? with [113] BigMemPhoto.zip ?

Don't want to bother but i own 2 sandisk extreme pro 32 GB (95MB/s)....
On a USB3 reader, it reads at 93MB/s and write at 81MB/s
On the 6D.... writes max @ 38.7MB/s so limitation seems to be in the camera... whatever card you use...

Tried multiple resolution with sandisk extreme pro card.... very hard to record sound on a separated wav file....
Would lead to extreme low resolution.

Would it be possible to use x264 to compress sound (only sound) so it will use less space / less needed write speed.

Funny, ML discovered a RAW video function 2 months ago... develop,develop, develop.....
We know have a damned good RAW video function.... even RAW file management (ended in 2 weeks) !

Meanwhile, after monthes of developpement with $$$$ ingeneers, Canon releases 2 firmware updates for 5D Mark III and 6D....
To allow "clean" HDMI.... and correct a date issue.....

Wao.... Canon !
Are u somewhat paying too much your 200 engineers
or
just using the same very powerfull sensor/processors and market segmenting that much !!!

So.... ML team has genious geeks or Canon has genious marketing teams....
BOTH !! no ?