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Hey kriskros,

     For photo shooting this should work great! If you want, post your results with this card. I hope this helps.

- Paul Harwood

Hey surami,

     Thanks so much for your response, and sorry for the late reply. If you could try this that would be fantastic! Also, if it works, is it possible to do batch processing? Thanks. Here is a link to a ProRes 4444 XQ file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7-vwCkJCer5bmxvTUpSbUJxUGc/view?usp=sharing

Hey bwinter88,

     This might seem silly, but I think it's worth trying. Try uninstalling Fuse and MLVFS, and reinstalling. But, use the versions that worked before you experienced crashes. To be honest, I've had to downgrade from El Capitan to Mavericks because I was experiencing so many crashes. It works a lot better. But, uninstalling and reinstalling the previous versions of FUSE and MLVFS might just do the trick. I hope this helps!

- Paul Harwood

Sorry everyone, here is the link, but now it is shareable to all of you: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7-vwCkJCer5TmRFVnBiOWJsX0E/view?usp=sharing

Hello dmilligan,

     Thanks for your reply. Here is a link to the vertical stripes issue I'm having with the 7D: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7-vwCkJCer5TmRFVnBiOWJsX0E

If you could take a look and provide any input that would be awesome. Thanks.

- Paul Harwood

Hey dfort,

     Thanks for your reply. I've been trying to export with DNxHR and I keep getting video lag. It's really odd. I think I will stick with ProRes 4444 or try GoPro Cineform, which comes with Adobe CC automatically, which my friend also has. Cinemartin has a codecs, but not ProRes 4444 XQ yet. But you are definitely right, why complicate things?

- Paul Harwood

Hey reddeercity,

     Thanks for your reply. I use Visionlog in Camera Raw, and it is fantastic. So with just using ProRes 4444 and Vision Log that makes sense that I will have pretty good results. I watched your video, and it was very helpful. Definitely a good workflow to keep in mind. I didn't realize Speedgrade worked with 16 bit cdngs, which is really cool.

- Paul Harwood

Hey dmilligan and DeafEyeJedi,

     I think I found a solution in MLVFS. I turned off Chroma Smoothing, kept Vertical Stripes fix on, and I switch Bad Pixel Fix to Aggressive. This seemed to eliminate most of the vertical stripes. I could use MLRawviewer to export cdngs, but MLVFS is so fast and convenient. Do you know what ISO settings I should try to stay at? And is there a way to set the EV and Black Levels in the camera to avoid vertical stripes all together? I read this online, but I don't quite understand it. Any more help would be greatly appreciated, and thank you for all that you have already done.

- Paul Harwood

Hey reddeercity,

     Thanks so much for your input. My friend is a bit biased against macs, so I'm not sure he will make it a Hackintosh. I've been wanting to build a Hackintosh, will happen at some point. I wish he would, since I'm pretty sure he has good enough specs for it. He doesn't have FCPX, and neither do I. I have tried it in a trial version, but it seemed to be like an upgrade from iMovie. I couldn't get into using that program for some reason, although I've heard it flows the best with Macs since it is utilized for mac hardware and the operating system. I've heard DaVinci Resolve is the best with color, but I'm not too familiar with it yet. It looks like I might have to settle with ProRes 4444, since if Quicktime Player Pro 7 is loaded on Windows the codecs are accessible. But, I do have a question. Do you know if it is possible to load the new codecs from Motion (in your tutorial) to a Windows PC? I have the Quicktime folder on my Mac with all codecs, including ProRes 4444 XQ. I'm wondering if I can put them on a flash drive and drag them on the Quicktime folder on his PC. The only problem I have with Premiere Pro is the colors are not too good importing cdngs natively, since it only supports up to 10 bit I believe (according to Adobe on the phone). Also, Adobe Camera Raw gets rid of dead pixels before exporting to ProRes 4444 XQ in After Effects, versus Premiere Pro where it doesn't. The colors from Adobe Camera Raw are not replicated in Premiere Pro right since the bit depth is lowered, at least from my experience. Also, do you know if there is another way to remove dead pixels besides in camera raw? Thanks again for all of your help!

- Paul Harwood

Hey DeafEyeJedi,

     Thanks so much for your reply. I was using ISO 400 with good lighting. Do you know if I should shoot in increments of 60 versus 100? I think I my friend, the crew, and I might be able to afford the student discount for $108.50. However, they don't have ProRes 4444 XQ yet. From my understanding, as long as Quicktime Player Pro 7 is installed on Windows, ProRes support up to 4444 is allowed for decoding. All I need is his pc to support ProRes 4444 XQ files that would be converted from dngs from MLVFS in After Effects. I just want to make sure because if I export ProRes 4444 XQ, and his pc won't support them, well, yeah, that would be bad. The other solution I possible saw was taking the ProRes 4444 XQ codec files from the Quicktime folder on my Macbook Pro (from reddeercity's video) and placing them in the Quicktime folder for Quicktime Player Pro 7 on my friend's pc. Is this possible. I tried Avid DNxHR and couldn't stand it. ProRes 4444 looked ok, but yes, 4444 XQ is super legit, especially since CC 2015 supports it. I definitely agree with you about using ProRes 4444 XQ to get the best possible compression out of Canon DSLRs. Maybe there's a version of XQ with GoPro Cineform?

- Paul Harwood

Hello everyone,

     I'm having a difficult time with MLVFS. I have vertical banding in my shots, and even with the vertical stripes fix on, the dng files are not changing. I am shooting on a 7D. Is there a step I'm missing? It seems when the directory pops up on Safari everything is fine, but even with Chroma Smoothing 2x2 I get weird purple and green artifacts, almost like dead pixels. In MlRawviewer (I know it's not developed anymore) I don't get vertical stripes. I'm guessing since there is less detail in this program and because the vertical stripe fix works in MLRawviewer. Can anyone help me? Thanks.

- Paul Harwood

Thanks so much dfort! I appreciate all of your feedback. Do you think ProRes 4444 would be a better idea versus DNxHR? I believe it is still possible to get the ProRes 4444 codec on Windows. Do you know?

- Paul Harwood

Hey arrinkiiii,

Do I need a black frame already recorded? I'm using MLVFS and the vertical stripe fix is on. However, no difference with it turned on or off, the vertical stripes are still there. Yes, they are patterns of vertical noise, vertical banding. DNxHR seems to be weird when exported, I'll try again.

- Paul Harwood

Hello everyone,

     I apologize for the delay in response. I really appreciate everyone's feedback, it was very helpful. The 48 hour is this weekend, but Sunday we did a test shoot. I really am glad we did. I have come to the conclusion ProRes 4444 XQ is not going to be possible on my friend's pc, like dfort stated, but I believe I've found an alternate solution. I have Avid's DNxHR 444 codec which produces, to what I've read, the same as ProRes 4444 XQ. The only difference I mainly saw was the inability to pick Trillions of Colors+, but there was still the option for Millions of Colors+. If anyone has any information on this I would greatly appreciate their input. Basically I need to export a codec on my Macbook Pro that my friend will be able to edit with on his pc. The Macbook Pro is for offloading, and he wants to use his pc he just built. I'm mainly looking to be able to edit with a codec best suited for Magic Lantern raw, at the least possible compression on both a PC and Mac, intermittently.

     I did experience some issues when shooting raw on Sunday, and was hoping for some feedback on this as well. I ran into vertical banding while using a Sandisk 128 gb 120 mb/sec, 85 mb/sec write speed, and found this is actually a problem with the 7D. I read online there is a solution to prevent this in camera before shooting. If I set the digital ISO to ex. -0.2 EV and black level to ex. -10 the lines will go away. Now I read this was in low light, so I wanted to figure out if there were settings to prevent vertical banding under good lighting or daylight. Does anyone know of good settings for removing vertical banding? Maybe expose to the right? I have researched this topic, but only really found some solutions to the 5D Mark III. The vertical banding even happens with the VAF-7D Anti Aliasing and Moire filter from Mosaic Engineering. I realize this isn't quite about the ProRes 4444 XQ codec, but I figure since it's related to the 48 hour it's okay to at least ask.

     Also, if I'm using Cinemascope crop bars in the 7D, should I have the aspect ratio set at 2:35:1 or would there be less distortion at 16:9? I mean where the faces get widened a little. I was able to make it work with 16:9 by using two layers of black video, and cropping the top on one by 88%, not 87%, and the same with cropping the bottom, with 88%, not 87%. I had a flash of white in one clip and a corrupted frame in the other, and some audio stops in mid waveform. I'm thinking to prevent this, I could film at 2:35:1 at 23.976 with sound. We are also recording sound separately with a clapboard and using Plural Eyes.

     I was using a 7 inch MustHD monitor, and was able to get it to work properly with the 16:10 monitor setting. The 7D froze when zooming with focus ring setting was turned on, and I learned to turn Global Draw off before shooting to prevent issues. I'm just looking to see if anyone would like to share settings that have worked well for them when shooting.

     I really appreciate all Magic Lantern has done for DSLR filmmakers, and I am absolutely loving the 7D and T3i with this firmware add-on. If anyone can let me know how to make the 7D work as smooth as possible, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much.

- Paul Harwood

     

Hello everyone,

     I am doing a 48 hour film challenge for fun this upcoming weekend, and am using my 7D for raw video. My Macbook Pro is okay for offloading with MLVFS and converting to ProRes 4444 XQ with After Effects and Camera Raw/VisionLog/Vision Log to REC 709 LUT. However, my friend just made a really beefy computer, but it is Windows platform. He has Adobe CC 2015. Is there any way to make it possible for Windows to support ProRes 4444 XQ video files to edit in Premiere Pro? The only possible way I see so far is Cinemartin (costs money) or somehow making the files I dragged from Final Cut Pro X (or Motion, don't remember which one it was - RedDeerCity showed us on this forum post) compatible on Windows. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. This would be a lot easier to edit in Premiere Pro on a beefy system with all the ProRes 4444 XQ files. Thanks!

- Paul Harwood

Hey trip3980,

     Thanks so much for the tip. I went into my noise reduction settings and turned it all the way up to strong I believe, and on the T3i it was high. The default is Standard I believe. Just to make sure, you said to turn up noise reduction to prevent colored noise, correct? Thanks again for the help.

- Paul Harwood

Hey trip3980,

     I love that video you posted, it has helped me get rid of dead pixels ever since. With raw video, dead pixels increase with high ISO, and even when you go back down in ISO, they're still there. Adobe Camera Raw is able to fix this. I'm not sure if they could be fixed in jpeg, but I'm not even sure if the problem would still exist since it's not raw video. H.264 gets a few pixels here and there, but that's easily manageable through this video. Is there a way to remove it in a jpeg or H.264 video once the dead pixel is in the image?

- Paul Harwood

Hey trip2980,

     I really like this idea, quite fascinating actually. The only question I have is: If I get a dead pixel(s) (happens with the 7D with raw video and compressed H.264) in jpeg 4K, is there absolutely no way to remove it? Thanks for implementing this idea!

- Paul Harwood

Hey axelcine, thanks so much for the tip and the quick response. I will try this!

- Paul Harwood

I can confirm as well that replacing the shutter on my Canon T3i fixed the Err 20 issue with the VAF-TXI. Mosaic Engineering told me this would most likely fix the issue, and it did! It's a bummer to have to replace the shutter, but according to Canon, it needed to be replaced anyway. Also, if you don't have the money to spend on this filter, you can purchase for $9, the Visiontech Picture Profile (You also get Visioncolor). Here is the link to purchase: http://www.vision-color.com/visioncolor-for-canon-eos/ This cuts down on moire and aliasing pretty well in 1080p mode. I am just happy that this filter works in 720p mode (Mosaic Engineering told me), as well as all my lenses but my Opteka 6.5mm fisheye. Mosaic Engineering confirmed the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 will work with this filter, but the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 doesn't work well. I also am finding this product very helpful for raw video. I hope this helps anyone out there trying to remove moire and aliasing.

- Paul Harwood

Hello everyone,

     I just bought a Zoom H6, and have a Canon T3i and Canon 7D. I'm trying to figure out how to trigger the recorder and DSLR to record at the same time. This is to avoid possibly forgetting to record on the recorder, but recording on the DSLR and vice versa. Simply, it would be awesome and a lot easier. This is based on this forum post: http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=7890.0 but it hasn't had a post since March of 2015, and I just wanted to see if anyone has found a solution to this. I wanted to see if there is a way to get SMPTE Output on my DSLRS, and does anyone know of a set of cords that would work in order to pull this off? Thanks.

- Paul Harwood

     I have the Canon 50mm f1.8 EF, Canon 24mm f2.8 EF-S, Canon 100mm f2.8 macro, and Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC. I absolutely love these lenses, but the one I use most is the Tamron. I really don't think you would regret purchasing this. I looked into the Sigma, and I agree what you said about detailed photos and not as good stabilization (from my research). The VC (Image Stabilization) on the Tamron is amazing. This focal range is perfect, and the lense I have is sharp. With unsharp mask in post production, it is even sharper!Definitely try it out.

     Another option is the Canon FD lenses. You can actually buy an active adapter for these on Ebay, and they will then work electronically with your camera. So if you find one great FD lense for the price, you could go this route. The active adaptation is around $100, and although I haven't tried it or the FD lenses, I still think this is a great route for getting good video quality at a decent price.

     I hope this helps you on your journey to buying a new lens for your DSLR.

- Paul Harwood

Hello everyone,

     I recently purchased the Zoom H6, and came across this thread. A brilliant idea, that's for sure. I have the T3i and 7D. I have read all the posts, and I just wanted to ask: Is there any way to pull of recording in camera that triggers the Zoom H6 to record at the same time? It seems there isn't but, I figured I would ask since March of 2015 was the last post. If someone could just let me know yes or no, or if there is a way I can attempt this by purchased certain cords I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

- Paul Harwood

Awesome! Thanks for posting Reddeercity. Merry Christmas to you too.

- Paul Harwood

Whenever I go out shooting I use a battery grip for the T3i and 7D. I'm a big fan, and have complete confidence you will not experience issues versus without a battery grip. Be careful lending your camera to someone. Make sure to ask yourself how much your camera is really worth to you, and if the person is experienced and takes care of the equipment they already own. I hope this helps.

Hey DeafEyeJedi,

     Sorry about the delayed response. I saw Reddeercity showed a screenshot that it works. Yeah I'm really pumped now, especially since I now can see how much of a difference this codec is compared to ProRes 4444! It's interesting because I messaged Adobe through chat on their website (phone calls weren't supported that day, I think it was Cyber Monday) and the tech said this is a known problem and should be addressed in the next update. So yeah it's definitely ridiculous it took this long, but at least she held up to her word!

- Paul Harwood

Hello,

     I just wanted to let everyone know that the new Adobe Fall 2015 release now has ProRes 4444 XQ support. Not sure if it is still required to drop the Quicktime files from Final Cut Pro X to the Quicktime folder like Red Deer City did, but I just tested exporting in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Media Encoder. Flawless.

- Paul Harwood