Lightroom plugin cr2hdr v3.0 DEV (WIP)

[kichetof]

New version

Download cr2hdr.3.0-170316-02-MLV-DEV

• Fixed a bug
• Added subfolder option with video infos (frames, fps)

Let me know!

[DeafEyeJedi]

@DeafEyeJedi I need to catch this error. Could you explain me what did you do ? (in details)

To use the plugin, go in Library Module, select a Folder inside your tree (a folder that contains MLV files) and then go to Library Menu -> Plug-in Extras -> Import MLV file

Actually learned that this bug I encountered earlier may have something to do with not having additional files other than MLV's. Decided to include another file (be it CR2 or .mov) to enable out the selected library in order for LR & your plugin to respond properly together. Here's a screenflow and you will see in the first minute or so which shows me adding a random .mov file into the folder (full of MLV's) which then worked with the plugin afterwards. Not with just MLV's alone within the Folder for whatever reason.

https://vimeo.com/208752099

FYI I ran this with the latest cr2hdr.3.0-170316-02-MLV-DEV and as always Thanks for the quick updates @kichetof!

[Danne]

About HDR and even exporting highres ProRes and even proxy it should be doable since we now have folders with dng files to work with from within lightroom. Not sure if that is something you thought about but let me know if interested and I can post some piping commands which works with dcraw and ffmpeg.

[NoCp_Albert]

@kichetof

I try the new version also in WIN 10 with the additional Video Info's, works very nice. Thanks for your work, @kichetof
If you can realize some of the Proposal's from @Danne" together with him will be also very interesting and make workflows easier

[kichetof]

@DeafEyeJedi yeah great news! There are 2 bugs that I fixed yesterday
You could create a new folder in LR and simply copy paste your MLV files inside (without Lightroom importation context). The only mandatory thing is that the folder is in the LR database (it's why you need to use an existing or a new one created by LR)

@Danne & @NoCp_Albert it could be a good idea!
Could you list me all features that you would like in the plugin ? Now I'm little bit confused with new features requested.

And need to be cross platform compatible.



Before to add new features, I'll merge MLV to final version and DEV status will be finished.
Could you confirm me that everything works well with DNG and MLV for you ?

After that, I'll move cr2hdr conversion to Library Plug-in Extras to be able to chain it with MLV and I'll add new features I think it's the good way!

[NoCp_Albert]

@kichetof

for me works ok in Windows 10.

If you ask for some more, I always use Auto ETTR with link to dual-ISO function. In other words, the Camera decides depending on the lighting conditions whether dual ISO with different ISO settings works. Is there a way when importing files to the MLV distinguish between normal and dual-ISO shots and these in separate folder to import? So we can move forword with the "Normal" MLV Files and start the Dual ISO conversion separated.

[Danne]

Here we go. Piping fiesta. Should work in windows as well but the pipe command looks different. HDR piping at the bottom. These options should maybe be put into the MLV menu?

ProRes4444

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find . -maxdepth 1 -iname '*.dng' -print0 | xargs -0 dcraw +M -c -6 -W -q 3 $H $a  | ffmpeg $wav -f image2pipe -vcodec ppm -r "$fps" -i pipe:0 $sd -vcodec prores_ks -pix_fmt yuv444p10 -n -r "$fps" "name".mov


ProRes proxy

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find . -maxdepth 1 -iname '*.dng' -print0 | xargs -0 dcraw +M -c -6 -W -q 3 $H $a  | ffmpeg $wav -f image2pipe -vcodec ppm -r "$fps" -i pipe:0 $sd -vcodec prores -profile:v 1 -n -r "$fps" "name".mov

About dcraw variables $H $a they should be selectable. It,s auto white balance and highlight recovery.
-a=dcraw auto white balance
-H 2=dcraw highlight recovery

ffmpeg audio should be set only if a wav file exists or else it won,t process the files.
$wav=-i *.wav
$sd=-c:v copy -c:a aac
$fps=add fps from dng metadata

I do this

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if ls *.wav
then
wav=$(printf "%s\n" -i *.wav)
sd=$(printf "%s\n" -c:v copy -c:a aac)
fi



About HDR there is a great filter for averaging consecutive frames, tblend filter.

Recommended to film 50 or 60fps. Output will be also the same fps as original clip

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find . -maxdepth 1 -iname '*.dng' -print0 | xargs -0 dcraw +M -c -6 -W -q 3 $H $a | ffmpeg $wav -f image2pipe -vcodec ppm -r "$fps" -i pipe:0 $sd -vcodec prores_ks -pix_fmt yuv444p10 -n -r "$fps" –vf "tblend=all_mode=average" "name".mov

Possible to halfen frames per second with more piping. 50fps becomes 25fps etc.

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find . -maxdepth 1 -iname '*.dng' -print0 | xargs -0 dcraw +M -c -6 -W -q 3 $H $a | ffmpeg $wav -f image2pipe -vcodec ppm -r "$fps" -i pipe:0 $sd -vcodec prores_ks -pix_fmt yuv444p10 -n -r "$fps" –vf "tblend=all_mode=average"  -f matroska - | ffmpeg -i - -vcodec prores_ks -pix_fmt yuv444p10 -r $(echo $fps / 2 | bc -l)  "name".mov

[kichetof]

@NoCp_Albert the only way to determine if a file is a Dual ISO --> cr2hdr, so you need to import MLV and after that run cr2hdr.

When cr2hdr will be ready to chain it, I'll add an option in MLV import to run cr2hdr and try only the first picture if it's a Dual ISO.

@Danne wow thanks a lot !! 
Now I need to explode all your pipes for windows... 

What do you think about an Export plugin for these settings ?
Export to ProRes4444, ProRes proxy, HDR

And... it's always cr2hdr plugin ? or Magic Lantern plugin ?

[Danne]

Yeah, I feel your pain . Maybe ask the MLVP guy, he got my tips for his windows app about HDR and ported it.

Export plugin sounds nice.

My menu looks like this. You could skip most of it but only to give some ideas.

[kichetof]

Thanks @Danne for the ideas !

Actually I'm a little bit perplex to add it in cr2hdr. I think a new plugin, Magic Lantern, could be a good idea to add every feature about it.
I'll ask @a1ex and @g3gg0

[Danne]

Maybe a separare plugin. You can then beef it up with other functions 

[kichetof]

Maybe a new one, with everything inside!! Who can do more can do less 

[robhunter]

So I am having a lot of troubles with Lightroom and I don't know why...

I'm using latest version https://bitbucket.org/kichetof/lr_cr2hdr/downloads/cr2hdr.3.0-170305-02-SLP-DEV.zip
Tried every setting, but it does also happen with default ones.

Original CR2
https://mega.nz/#!5ck0GYgL!sNqAR6RwHjCtw4bnH_ak4vyEZEXsMPwMknwh1zPcYHA
This is the DNG file viewed in MLRawViewer

This is the exact same DNG viewed in Lightroom

No tweaks in any tool, just opened file and boom... Lightroom is overexposing EVERY dng, it is not only this file in particular, every DNG I Open is overexposed in LR...

Using EOS 70D + Mac.

Any help? I have about 1200 pictures I want to process and this is getting me nuts...

[Danne]

Try without adobe dng converter creatng lossless compression. You might also get lycky with this tool which will be very fast for big batches of CR2 files.
https://bitbucket.org/Dannephoto/cr2hdr/overview

[Walter Schulz]

That

I'm using latest version https://bitbucket.org/kichetof/lr_cr2hdr/downloads/cr2hdr.3.0-170305-02-SLP-DEV.zip

Nope, not latest version. Visit https://bitbucket.org/kichetof/lr_cr2hdr/downloads again.

[kichetof]

First attempt with Lightroom Classic CC (v7), everything works as expected

[DeafEyeJedi]

First attempt with Lightroom Classic CC (v7), everything works as expected

Great to hear and cheers to that!

[Doofii]

Sorry guys I'm just new here, recently I tried to shoot some videos with dual iso, but I'm now really confuesd about the workflow. If I import the MLV video in to LR with the plugin, I can only get ONE broken imige. Why is it and what should I be suppoesd to do?

Thanks a lot.

[Walter Schulz]

This LR plug-in is not designed to process movie files. Go to http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?board=54 and choose one.

[proffkom]

many chromatic aberrations in this method

[R]

Everything looks fine with the cr2hdr Lr plugin and the new Lr 7.3 version. Nevertheless, Lr crashed trying to convert a batch of 65 Dual ISO files, something that never happened to me with previous Lr versions.

[Walter Schulz]

@kichetof: Houston, we have a problem!
Context-sensitive message boxes gone!

How to restore?

[kichetof]

Tof for Houston, everything fine here! 

need more infos (LR + plugin version)



Just checked latest LR SDK doc, tooltip are always presents and have same action as before. Maybe a bug with LR Win?
Try to reload the plugin :

• On Lightroom, open the Plug-In Manager (shortcut Win: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + , (comma), Mac: Command + Option + Shift + , (comma))
• Select Dual ISO Converter
• Click on reload plugin

Please shake me by PM

[Walter Schulz]

Machine 1:
Win 7/64 (German)
Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC (7.4) tried German and English UI.
Plug-in: 3.0-170316-02-MLV-DEV (tried older 0305, too)

Machine 2:
Win 8.1/64 (German)
Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC (7.3.1)
Plug-in: 3.0.170316-02-MLV-DEV

EDIT: Dang, it's working now. Pretty sure PEBKAC.

[kichetof]

PEBKAC.

Take a beer!

I noticed a certain latency so that the message appears sometimes