Hi all,
I would like to confirm Danne's observations on the quite annoying frame jumps. Here is what I did:
1) I used the 27-th Sept. Experimental build for the 100D to shoot a few clips from my window on the 18-th floor. I experimented with:
A. MLV_rec module at the 2496x1080 resolution, 10 bit and sound at 5x magnification (about 83 frames possible in that mode) and
B. RAW_rec module at the 2520x1080 resolution, 8 ... 11 bit lossless at 5x magnification (about 150 to 250 frames possible in that mode, dependent on the fine detail in the scene).
I used MLV_dump to extract the cDNGs. Frame grab image quality in both modes was fantastic. I never noticed focus pixels on the videos shot in those two modes. If there are any, MLV_dump seems to kill them all, so does MLV Producer too. But I might be wrong. I am not so good at pixel peeping.
2) Unfortunately, despite the high image quality, the videos did not come out 100% OK. I also get the frame jumps that Danne observed but I noticed them much later when I tried to play the clips. I call these jumps "hick-ups". They occur at random locations in the clip, so I wouldn't say that they appear at some periodic time intervals of 2s or similar. Unfortunately, these hick-ups occur also in earlier builds, I remember observing them last winter at high resolutions, and also in the later builds from Oct. 6 and 7. I have not tested the latest build yet. Pretty busy at the moment.
For those who wish to try to reproduce this issue, may be on the latest Experimental build, just dial in the settings from 1) B above and shoot a clip until recording stops. Then open it with the latest version of MLV Producer and convert it into H.264. Then play it with VLC Player or whatever player you use and you will notice the hick-up jumps appearing at random locations in the clip.
