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Is there a way to use autofocus with ml? I was hoping to be able to use the back button focus with the eos-m kitlens. But when I do I can only record for a couple of seconds. Is there a way to use the af lock in magic lantern and keep the normal recording times? That would be really convenient!

Thanks for feedback guys.

@henricusmaria
12bit is better and very close to 14bit in quality. 10bit will work most of the time imo.

Sorry to come back at this, I think I wasn't clear in my question. I wanted to ask if there is a big difference in using the 10, 12 and 14 bit uncompressed raw settings. Or is it better to shoot in lossless 14 bit raw? I've been doing some footage in movie crop mode with the 12 and 14 bit uncompressed raw setting. Is the difference between uncompressed and lossless neglible? Thanks

What settings did you use?
I also uploaded a new 16 january build. Might work better.

Jan16 build seems to work fine.

Report on crop_rec_4k_mlv_snd_isogain_1x3_presets_2019Jan15.EOSM202
Unfortunately it introduces corrupted frames in all clips in both modes i used (1x3, 3K crop ).
On the plus side, there's magnified live view in 1x3 (stretched and somehow it show area of top right part from the frame) so you can alternate between framing and real time live view focusing (as it works in 2.5K mode).

I also got corrupted frames in all clips in the 1x3 mode with the jan15 build. 2.5k mode works fine. 1080mv(1736x1158) still has the high shutter speed.

MLVApp <= v1.4 downsamples by default (you can upsample by using resize option in export settings). MLVApp >1.4 (latest commits) upsample by default (but you can downsample overriding resolution in export settings).
Agree.

Thanks. This was a response to Danne's post about the upsampling in the mlv app of the eos-m 1x3 footage.

How does the upsampling of the 1x3 footage work in mlvapp? When I export the footage is downsampled.

How does the upsampling work in mlvapp? I now adjust the height stretch to 1.0x and then multiply the width by 3 in the export settings. Is this the correct way? And is it right that we end up with a 10-bit lossless file in mlv app? Thanks

im not getting continuous recording with 10 bit 2:35 1504 sd hack setting only like 2 seconds and crash. does it work for anyone else?

Same here, it crashes within 2 sec. It works with the bitrate in 'Cropmode' at 12 bit and the data format in 'Raw Video' set to 14-bit lossless. Then I end up with a 10-bit lossless file.

Thanks for feedback guys.

@henricusmaria
12bit is better and very close to 14bit in quality. 10bit will work most of the time imo.

Thanks Danne.
I will do some tests in 12 bit and 14 bit. Is there a difference in image quality between the movie crop mode and the x5 zoom mode? The crop in the movie crop mode is workable, the 5x zoom is a bit much for me.

hey, is anybody have a problem with shutterspeed in latest build. when activated crop modes can go lower than 1\60 (

Yes, the normal mv1080p cropmode changes the shutter speed to 1/390 (!)
The rest of the modes work normal.

Just wondering.. is there a big quality difference between the 10-bit and 12-bit option? I did some tests today in the 2.5k setting at lower resolution (1712x964) in order to shoot continuous in 12 bit. Here is a short clip.

https://youtu.be/_6ckNT4LAV4

I accidentally found out that when I activate movie crop mode in this setting the field of view gets a bit wider.

Fix focus dots is on. Switching from on to off does not make a difference anymore. With the first 2 exports it worked like a charm. Strange..
Luckily the chroma smooth 3x3 works effective indeed! I thought it would degrade the quality, but it seems to be the same. Will use this then for now. Maybe my computer needs a rest Hopefully tomorrow it is working like normal again. Thanks for the help Danne, much appreciated!

Thanks Danne, will try it out tomorrow!

Now all the exported files have the focus points in them. Here is a short mlv file:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EeeE05vqRVAGBZK1zh28XbLVFNe_YKbx/view?usp=drivesdk

Yeah.. i did some tests today with the 2.5k setting in 1920x1080 10bit, so it was possible to shoot long takes. It looks beautiful!
For some reason though after 2 successful exports, the rest of the exported prores clips still have the focus points. These were done under the same settings in mlvapp. Any idea how this can happen?

What doesn't sound right? Maybe the 18-55 lens has less contrast in the tele region, therefore less artifacts. Zeek also uses m42 and ef lenses with apparently no aliasing. But the speed booster could have something to do with it, and of course the fact that he is shooting at longer focal lengths with wide apertures.
I am back on Danne's latest build now. 1:1 looks great, (mv1080p) still has aliasing. I will do some tests with the 2.5 k setting.
Thanks again!

Thanks! I was under the impression that when I chose the 3x3_mv1080_EOSM mode I was shooting in 3x3 sampling.
I have tried the new experimental builds before. The mv1080p options still gave me aliasing problems. 1:1 sampling is fine. But I wanted to shoot without the crop factor. This is why I tried an older build that is recommended by this guy on youtube (Zeek). He doesn't have aliasing issues. I guess it also depends on the lens you use. With the Canon 18-55 lens the aliasing artifacts are more prominent at the wide angle.

Yes, but it's happening way too much.. Can I change something to the ML settings to prevent or lessen this?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HRp-SPyHb6LZkc6Vdh3tKOnqEXqyhOjI/view?usp=drivesdk

You shouldn't have to do anything, it is automatic in MLVFS. There are some new resolutions in the experimental branches and there are a few new focus pixel map files that haven't been merged in yet. You can download the latest map files from here:

https://bitbucket.org/daniel_fort/ml-focus-pixels/src/default/focus_pixel_map_files/

Yeah, a little geeky but you need to know your camera ID and put them in the MLVFS application. You can also make your own map files if you are working on bleeding edge builds.

Thanks, I will look into it. Meanwhile I've exported some mlv clips through MLVapp as prores and encountered another problem.
I see a lot of color artifacts in the footage, especially in the horizontal lines. I've added an example. What can be done about this? I shoot with the following settings: 3x3_mv1080_EOSM, 1080p24, 1736x1120 1:2 14bit lossless with the sd card hack.

I just started using MLVFS. How can I remove the pink focus dots? I work on a mac.