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I was wondering if anyone could give me some good Time Lapse setting tips, also HDR video tips and if there is any way to do HDR Time Lapse what should my settings be? Thank for any feedback

sure, just tell me how i can configure the EDMAC to compress data with LZMA..

Thanks for everything Team Magic Lantern has accomplished for the Independent Film Industry Community, it has helped me in very advance ways. Also I was wondering is there a light in the tunnel for 5D Mark II to receive Magic Lantern (RAW) Video format v2.0?

A few test shots. ISO 1600/3200 with 50mm f/1.4 @ 2.0. Shot at 1856 x 1044.
Applied a Arri Lut in Resolve and stabilized some shots a bit, thats about it.
I wish Resolve would handle the raw files better. In ACR the aliasing/moire is a bit less bad. But I like the speed of the Resolve workflow... hard to beat that.

ISO 1600/3200? Did you use the Dual ISO module for RAW Video recording and what about ETTR?

I just started it and it worked.  What error did you get when you tried to start it ?

When I click on it, nothing happens it doesn't open up.

same pink frames with mlv_dump and raw2dng?

I was checking out the Pre-Built Module of MLV, I only use the rec-mo file because I work on a Mac and the exe files are irrelevant to me on a Mac, but when I use the module on my Canon 5D Mark II, it freeze so I have no choice but to reboot.

[Magic Lantern RAW - 1.1.0]

Magic Lantern RAW - 1.1.0



A simple standalone tool for converting magic lantern RAW video files into DNG or TIF sequences.

Features
- Multi-Threading (makes use of those CPU cores you have)
- Using the Adobe DNG SDK (full DNG support)
- Directly convert to TIF
- Compression (compress your DNG's using Lossless JPEG)
- Force Linear (rebuilds DNG with demosaic CFA data, aimed for use with the 650D/700D since dcraw can't handle their DNG's correctly, I recommend you leave this disabled unless you have a 650D or 700D)

Version
1.0.0 - Initial Release
1.1.0 - Compiled statically, modified multi-threading

Download
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LINUX
MAC

I was so excited to try out the app but it doesn't open up on Macs, if there is an Mac user that got to open up I would like to hear from them because it does nothing on my MacBook Pro.

Using the latest build aug 16. from a.d.

I shot this at  1728 x 972 even in crop mode to make it fill up the screen easily in 16:9 1920 x 1080.
1728 x 972 is continuous on a 1000x komputerbay cf.

1872 x 936 and 1880 x 940 is also continuous at 2:1

So your saying 1x 1728x972, 5x 1920x1080 in 16:9 and 1x 1872x936, 1880x940 is the best option in Aspect Ratio and Resolution? How far could you upscale it for professional viewing presentation?

To my eye, color aliasing and moire is a little worse in raw than h264. You can get much less aliasing and moire in crop mode. Any resolution.
With VAF, its much better BUT in crop mode the VAF softens the image.

Just shot this with VAF. Since I don't want to take out the vaf in the field i left it in during shots in crop mode. Crop mode shots are a bit soft but usable in this case.

Heres the charts I posted earlier comparing raw and h264, w/ and w/o vaf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeA-siZRE3A

Thanks for the much needed warning on Moire and Aliasing road block. How were you able to get 1880x1080 in 1x, What's your advice on the best aspect ratio with the most resolution and final what's your advice on scaling RAW?

@Doyle4
just added cr2hdr with gui:
* drag & drop
* multi files & folders!

I have a Mac and I'm having problem installing the cr2hdr on my Mac. Is there any way you can give me a step by step installation direction?

@Tony1uk Get a faster card(1000x +) and you will be able to shoot close to full HD continuous, you will end up having a more anamorphic aspect ratio (2.0 aspect instead of 1.8 for normal HD). Also keep in mind that the 1920x1080 h264 is actually 1880x1072 that is upscaled to 1920x1080 by the camera. The 5D2 is not truely a full HD camera apparently.

Is that 1880x1072 16:9 native in the Mark II? So the plus for ML user is the capability to get our hands on the 1880x1072 RAW and have the ability to output it as ProRes 4444 or format of our choosing, as well a manipulate the images from RAW DNG files and the give us upscaling control? If Canon engineer fills 1880x1072 is suffencaint for a relevant presentation of FullHD, how high is a suitable upscale from 1880x1072 RAW Files?

I see in the new update the guys have made improvements on Focus Peaking, can some one explain what focus peaking is it just a better focus check other then using 5x 10x then focus?

Cool, what were the settings you use and your work for processing .RAW files.

Is the  Magic Lantern Video format (.mlv) for Mark II and how do you install it, because I don't see it in recent build?

Made with ML on 650D, CombineZP and GIMP

Is there a way you can explain how you accomplish this on this forum, maybe somewhere down the line do a quick tutorial?

I remember canon showing off 50/60fps on the mkii but i think the camera overheated very quickly, too get a slow motion look on the mkii try this..

Thanks for the response and video guide, I will test it out. I think I understand what he means by the movement needs to be very slow but I wish he show an example on a secon camera, I'll get it thanks again.

I know this might be a dumb question but with the dramatic progress you guys have accomplish with ML coding I have to ask, is there anyway to get some kind of clean Slow Motion from the 5D Mark II or is the DiGiC inside too slow. Whats the highest possible FPS could we get out of the Mark II? Thanks for every thing you guys do for us Mark II users, we are able to use 70-80% of 5D Mark III functions and that make life in independent production a little more easier.

Why does the newest build Aug 9th come up as Aug 5 969929a55d5d+ in camera ML Interface Menu, is that a bug and shouldn't it come up as a844c5e3a60e in camera?

HA!.... i was right! Dual Iso running on my 5Dmkii... whooo,

Can you explain how to use Dual ISO, does it work in RAW video capturing and if its jus for Still work how are you setting you 5D Mark II after turning off RAW Video? Thanks for any info you are able to transfer to me.

This is the 2 tuto of my 14bits workflow with RAWMagic, raw2dng, resolve and Final Cut Pro X

With raw2dng :

With RAWMagic :

Best regards and thanks to ML for this awesome work !

What's Your opinion on which is better RAW2DNG and RAWMagic?

NICE!
if I were to nitpick(which usually ends up with someone nitpicking lol) I would say all that was missing was a close up of one of the hits or something.
Everything was at the same distance.

I actually think the vintage point of the fight sequence was awesome, it's like watching a nature drive point of view.

It's just for photo mode.

After doing all the setting to shoot video, what is the setting to shoot Photo with ML firmware?

Hi everyone,

I've been using the Raw video feature on my 5DmkII since May and I just love it! (My thanks to everyone who worked to make this append). The builds are getting better and more stable every time but I feel that the post is still a bit sketchy. There are many different ways to convert the footage and I found that each have strong and weak points.

It is in no way a critic and I have no right to complain about it since I have 0 knowledge or skill in programming. I'm only stating facts observed and issues reproduced.

I'm working mainly on a Mac and the 3 most popular importer on that platform seamed to be raw2dng, rawmagic and Ginger HDR plugin. While using them extensively, i noticed that those 3 methods interpret the same Raw file very differently. So i decided to do a little comparative video with the 3 methods in a somewhat controlled environment.

After seeing the results, it was clear that i needed to separate this video in 3 segments to better see and understand the differences because i found out that the amount of light and ISO setting vary the result considerably (meaning that a high iso does not have the same result in the 3 methods if the image has strong overall shadow or is just low in light). In words, this might sound silly, but if you look at the image, you would probably understand what i mean.

The Specs for this test:
5DmkII
Transcend CF 32GB 1000x.
ML Raw build: July 12, fixed 24fps, noise reduction ON, 1880x940 (2:1) down scaled to 720p for export.
RawMagic: Beta7b
Raw2Dng: July 14
Ginger HDR: June 12
Picture style: Canon X-video
Footage conformed in AE CC
All footage are taken as shot, no grading, no denoiser, no levels correction, no fancy music.

Video 1: At ISO 1250 and in pure darkness, Raw2dng give the best result overall, Ginger HDR is extremely noisy and RawMagic is full of vertical lines.

Video 2: At ISO 640, Raw2dng is sharper and brighter then the other 2 and the color is by default more accurate then the other 2. Ginger HDR introduced hot pixel in certain shot (ex: at 3:11, near the top of the cat's ear, there is a hot pixel, unfortunately barely visible in the compressed version). These burned pixel do not appear in the other 2 methods. Ginger HDR also has more banding in out off focus sections. RawMagic has a lot less vertical lines in pure black pictures.

Video 3: At ISO 100, Raw2dng has a more balanced image and highlight retaint more informations to be recover. Ginger HDR has a lot less noise but lost a lot of information in highlight and color is shifted a little bit in the red. RawMagic color is shifted in the blue but vertical lines are barely visible in strong shadow.

Now, Raw2Dng seam to have the best result overall but a lot of footage could not be use for this test because Raw2Dng was not able to convert the .RAW file properly, every frame was pink garble noise. But where Raw2Dng failed, the others worked.

I really like the result of Raw2Dng but the UI is terrible and since it is creating automatically a ProRes file and a DNG, it is taking 2x as long to process, it take a lot more room on drive, the footage need to be renamed afterword to keep your project organized, and the result are unpredictable. RawMagic interface is great, efficient, fast,  but the result in low light is really bad and unpredictable. Ginger HDR is a incredible tool to monitor your shots live on set. .RAW files can be drag and drop directly in premiere and after effect for quick review to see if the shot is good or not. But for a post production solution I don't find that the image is good enough to work with.

RawMagic has a really sober and functional interface. It lacks a bit of customization for import, like choosing if you want to creat a ProRes or not, and witch compression you want to use (LT, 422, HQ, 444). At the moment, this methods does not work with the audio files created by the camera (.R00).

Audio is another problem in the video Raw post. I found the instruction confusing and having to go trough terminal commands could be a little bit scary for none programming guru (my self including).

In the end, if anyone out there is looking for a challenge (or has some time to kill) and a lot of talent in programming here is a few suggestion for improving post workflow.

-Choice to use DNG and or video file (ex: ProRes for Mac, Motion jpeg for PC).
-Audio conforming to footage in .wav with simple drag and drop.
-Batch process and Batch renaming options.
-Logging camera info and other metadata.
-Simple UI, like RawMagic.

I'm sure other people have there own request and suggestion, I'm just stating a few things that I think would be nice to have.

Hope you'll find some uses to all this.

Cheers.

Great Analyzation thanks it will help a lot through my future work with ML RAW. Are you saying from your research RAW2DNG is the best or consistent converter, also what do you think about RAW2DNG to Adobe Camera Raw to QuickTime to FCPX? What are some stable UpRes conversion you were able to achieve without compromising the Quality?

Bless you ML.  This is a 9-shot bracket processed with Photomatix Pro and cleaned up with Lightroom.

Can you explain a little more about what was done to create this image, are you saying the photo was composed out of 9 photos. Please if you could explain your workflow or if you could do a tutorial, I would love to use this on a couple of subjects.

I don't know, about 250 pixels on the width and the same proportionally on the width.

Btw tried new build a.d. works great! I'd like to request a interface that has the writing speed and a timer. No buffer other buffer statuses.

So your saying a safe Upres for 1856x1004 is 2106x1254 or 1880x940 is 2130x1190?

I second the 1856x1004 Continuous, though I rather be at 1880. So 1880x940 is where its at for me.\

Actually no its not continuous for me, the camera is on the borderline of continuous and it is for the first couple minutes. Then once the card starts filling more the card becomes 1 mb/s slower and the card can't go continuous.

How much Upres do you think 1856x1004 or 1880x940 can handle before it disturbs the quality?