Record simultaneously: MLV & h264

[dubzeebass]

Hey Magic Lantern dudes

Is it possible on fast cards to record h264 proxies at the same time as MLV? Don't think it's been asked... But boy that would make reviewing on-set easier!

[budafilms]

No.

[a1ex]

Duplicate of http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=5860

[dubzeebass]

No technical description in there just a bunch of conjecture. So budafilms thanks to your response which incredibly adds an unbelievable level of value to my day and this forum, care to expand?

[Audionut]

Is it possible on fast cards to record h264 proxies at the same time as MLV?

No.

Question answered!

Exaggeratedly "friendly" (in that fashion) or useful: Pick one.

[dubzeebass]

There's a difference between NO with supporting information and NO to be dismissive. Inquiring mind wants to know why ;-)

[Oswald]

Write Raw in Cf card and h264 in sd card? but I think that cpu is not powerful to  do both at the same time.

[dubzeebass]

That's where I lose the logic because there's a dedicated chip for h264 encoding. My postulation is that maybe the raw feed is rerouted right to the file system and so doesn't hit the encoder?

[Audionut]

0's and 1's don't just move from one place to another without effort.

[dubzeebass]

0's and 1's don't just move from one place to another without effort.

Agreed - but - with fast cards = idle time. HW encoder is dormant in this case, and its sole purpose is to transcode.

Anyways, maybe we'll get there eventually. I don't have the coding chops to try it out but I do wonder if we've actually tried it.

Cheers !

[budafilms]

No technical description in there just a bunch of conjecture. So budafilms thanks to your response which incredibly adds an unbelievable level of value to my day and this forum, care to expand?

My apologize. I never intend to say "No" like you imagine. I have not the Dev experience to explain with facts why not. I understand only the processor it's limited to process all that information - even raw like 2K without zoom. I only shoot.

Sometimes, I get here to learn or updated the ML version or get better settings. This is my knowledge. And maybe a fast answered to someone like your case, it's faster than wait for devs all the time. For me a lots of No or Yes was better ways to get better shoots.

See you around here!