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by Sebastian WöberMay 14th, 2013

(Video) Magic Lantern Settings - Canon 5D MKiii - 5.7K Anamorphic Continuous 14Bit

Yes, the source for the still above is a 1080p 14bit RAW shot with the 5D mark III with Magic Lantern!!! And here's a test video showing you how that looks in motion with an article elaborating the work with the camera: LINK.

The developers working on the Magic Lantern hack for the Canon 5D mark III have enabled continuous 14bit RAW recording last year. We tested it and it worksgreat. The resulting images are totally breathtaking for a DSLR. The installation procedure has now been strongly simplified.

Please follow our complete dummies guide to squeeze the RAW bits out of a Canon EOS 5D mark III.

NOTE: We take no responsibility for what happens when you follow our guide. Do it at your own risk and research on your own if you want to make sure.
NOTE: When installing Magic Lantern your camera will start up 2 seconds slower (this can now be undone by simply uninstalling Magic Lantern)

(Video) MAGIC LANTERN RAW to PNG automation tutorial for Canon 5d Mark 3

What you need:

– ACanon 5D mark III.If you buy one, please get itHERE.
– A simple SD card for the firmware. We usedthis one.
– A good UDMA 7 card reader, we recommend this one for USB 3:LINK
– A very fast CF card. You have the following options:

• San Disk Extreme Pro 160MB/s– most reliable high end & most expensive
• Lexar Professional 1066x–reliable and stable& lessexpensive than before
• Transcend 1000x 64GB–Sometimes works. But not recommended. People reported some unstable cards.
• Komputerbay 1000x 64GB– By far the cheapest, about50% report success and stability. For other users the card dies. Komputerbay replaces the card, but exchange seems rather slow. Make sure you get the 64GB version!

(You get 25 minutes of 1080p on a 128GB card)

Installing RAW on the Canon 5D mark III:

1. Make sure your5D mark IIIhas a fully charged battery.
2. Make sure your camera is on firmware 1.2.3 ( in your camera go to menu –> yellow tab –> firmware ver.: …), otherwise updateto 1.2.3 by downloading itHERE.
3. Downloadthe Magic Lantern package. (latest, stable release we tested from April28th 2015)
4. Copy the whole contents of the downloaded folderto the root folder on your SD (!!!) card. This can be a slow card, it only holds the firmware and it always has to stay inside the camera.
5. Place the SD card in your camera, switch it on and go to the firmware update (yellow tab) in the camera menu. Do the update which will make your cameraMagic Lantern "ready".
6. The camera now installs, wait until the green "please restart your camera" text appears. Now follow the instruction and "turn your camera off and then on again".
7. Now place that fast CF card you bought (see above) into the camera.
8. Switch camera on. Immediately you will see different overlays than usual and the camera will probably instantly go into live-view.
9. Now press the "trash button" on the camera to activate Magic Lantern. The Magic Lantern menu willload.
10. Go to the Modules menu with the "squares" symbol (on the far right).
11. Select the RAW module(mlv_rec.mo)and activate it. Itlights up green. Also activate thefile_man and mlv_play modules.
12. Restart the camera (leave some seconds off)
13. Go to the trash menu again and go to the menu with the "video camera" symbol.
14. Select the "RAW video" tab and press SET button on your camera.
15. Now press the "Q" button to access the RAW menu.
16. Set your width and height to be "1920×1080" for HD recording. Leave the other options as they are for now.
17. Exit the menu by pressing the "trash button" again. Set your desired framerate in the Canon menu. (should work up to 30p with the proper CF card!)
18. To record go about as usual, press the "start/stop" button.
19. You will see the camera capturing (or dropping) frames…
20. If you're dropping frames either your card is too slow or you need to turnsome options OFF in the RAW menu. If nothing works try lowering the resolution a little.

Note: If you're dropping frames in the first two seconds of the recording you might also have the wrong card selected in Canon's folder menu.
Note 2: To record larger files than 4GB format your CF card in the "exFAT" file system. Ask Google if you don't know how to do it.

See a list of great new featuresin 2014 here in this article:Shooting RAW on a Canon 5D mark III in 2014 – What you have to know

(Video) 14Bit RAW Magic Lantern Install Tutorial - Canon 5D Mark III

If you buy a Canon 5D mark III, please get it HERE to reward our efforts and PLEASE ALSO MAKE SURE YOU DONATE TO MAGIC LANTERN FOR MAKING THIS AWESOME DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE: LINK

Other tips:

• To shoot slow motion press the Q button in live view and change Canon's framrate setting there. After that check your resolution in the Magic Lantern RAW menu and unsqueeze itin post. It actually looks pretty cool, check out this work.
• To preview footage quickly on a Mac, get the MlRAWviewer(Link updated May12th '15. See instructions or Windows version in forum)
• Detailed in-depth info on the numerous options in the menus: LINK

Uninstalling (removing the 2 second delay at startup):

1. Make sure your 5D mark III hasa fully charged battery!
2. Getthe SD card that holds the contents of the latest Magic Lantern Package which you downloaded in step 3. above.
5. Place thisSD card in your camera, switch it on and go to the firmware update (yellow tab) in the
___camera menu. Do the update.
4.The camera now installs, wait until the green "please restart your camera" text appears. Now DO NOT turn your camera off.
5. Wait 30 seconds and the camera will automatically uninstall any remains of Magic Lantern.

New workflow and post-processing guide:

There are several 3rd party software applications that turn either your .RAW or .MLV files into cinemaDNG image sequences which is a recognised RAW recording format. These files can be editedin Premiere Pro CC natively or can be used in DaVinci Resolve.

Here's a simple workflow I found very usable in OSX:

1. Shoot your movie in the .MLV file format.
2. (Backup your CF cards on your editing computer.) You can combine this with step 3.
3. Convert the .MLV files to cinemaDNG usingtheRAW Magic app.
4. ()
5. Import the cinemaDNG folder into Premiere CC via the "Media Browser" tab! (or into DaVinci Resolve Lite(free))
6. DownloadHunter's LUTto apply a basic color correction to your files. Follow the tutorial for DaVinci Resolvehere.
7. Export your clips in DaVinci Resolve as proxies (also see above tutorial) or edit natively in Premiere CC.
8. (Edit in your editing software and at the end make your final grade in DaVinci Resolve.)

For more in-depth information on Magic Lantern and the ongoing RAW hack consult the officialMagic Lantern Forum.

(Video) Installing Magic Lantern on Canon 5D mark III for shooting RAW

Alternative / Windows / oldworkflow:

1. The camera produces .RAW files which need to be converted to something usable first.
___This can be done with an app they wrote called raw2dng.
___OSX app: download HERE, info HERE (Updated June 19th 2013)
___If you're on Windows get the .exe here: LINK
2. Open the raw2dng app and drop your .RAW files into the app, one after another.
3. The app creates new folders with a sequence of .dng files in them.
4. The .dng files that come out of this are raw files you can open in several programs. We
___found it can only be opened with Adobe programs which is unfortunate as this makes
___the workflow even more complicated. It does not work in DaVinci Resolve (yet).
[UPDATE Mac]: There's a new app that converts files to cinemaDNG which can be read by DaVinci Resolve: RAWmagic
[UPDATE Win]: Here's an apperation of the old app which will convert directly to cinemaDNG which can be read by DaVinci Resolve: raw2cdng (developer site)

Update: Faster workflow in Photoshop here: LINK

After Effects workflow:
1. We had to put the files for each shot into separate folders.
2. In AfterEffects the .dng files can be converted to any format you like. We chose to
___convert to ProRes 422 (HQ).
3. We imported the files into an empty project by selecting only the first file of each
___.dng sequence.
4. The RAW dialogue pops up. At this point you can color correct with the Adobe
___RAW tool, but we wanted to do a final grading later.
___So we just corrected the wrongly set "tint" value from +77 down to 0.
5. The file imports, but is interpreted as 30fps. To change that for the next shots we
___changed the default framerate in the AfterEffects preferences menu to "24".
6. Right clicked the imported file and clicked "set proxy" to "movie".
7. On the Render Dialogue that now pops up we set Render Settings to "Best Settings"
___and created a new Output Module for Quicktime ProRes 422 (HQ).
8. The rendering took forever and After Effects crashed numerous times.
___We really don't like that application for this kind of workflow, sorry Adobe.
___Here's a better workflow we found, the downside is it's converted to 8bit: LINK

FAQs

How do I set my Canon 5D Mark III to Raw? ›

Solution

1. Set the power switch to <ON>.
2. Press the <MENU> button to display the menu.
3. Press the <Q> button, and then select [ ] tab.
4. Turn the <Quick Control Dial> to select [RAW image processing].
5. Turn the <Quick Control Dial> to select the image you want to process.

How long can you record with Magic Lantern? ›

There's a 30 minute limit and a 4 GB limit, whichever comes first. With default bitrate settings, the 4 GB limit is reached after around 12 minutes (more or less).

How do you use Magic Lantern on Canon? ›

Turn your camera off, remove the card and plug it into your computer via the memory card reader. Find the unpacked ZIP file from Magic Lantern (magiclantern-Nightly) and extract the files (WinRAR or 7Zip). Select all files and move them to the memory card. Safely unplug the card and place it in the camera.

How do you shoot to two cards on a Canon 5D Mark III? ›

ALWAYS use 2 Memory Cards when Shooting a Wedding - YouTube

How do I change the image quality on my Canon 5D Mark III? ›

How to set the Image Recording Quality on a Canon 5D - YouTube

Does Magic Lantern remove recording limit? ›

Re: Does Magic Lantern Remove Video Recording Time Limit? No, its too many things to patch. You're welcome to run your own test and try to "fix" the limit. Thanks for the reply.

Can 5D Mark III shoot 4K? ›

While many had been waiting impatiently for Canon to implement 4K video in a DSLR up until very recently, Magic Lantern has made it available for a camera released in 2012 – the 5D Mark III. That's right, Magic Lantern is giving your 5D Mark III the ability to shoot Super 35mm RAW 4k.

Is Magic Lantern safe to use? ›

Is it Safe? Although I have had good luck with it, and know other photographers who run Magic Lantern without issues, there are no guarantees that it is safe. It says so right on the website. Even though Magic Lantern does not replace the Canon firmware, it does change some settings in the camera.

Can you uninstall Magic Lantern? ›

How To Uninstall Magic Lantern - YouTube

How do you use the Magic Lantern app? ›

App Operation

1. Click on the Magic Lantern APP icon, enter the APP page:
2. After entering the APP interface, if Bluetooth is not enabled, "Allow Magic Lantem to Bluetooth ?" ...
3. switch to color and brightness interface:
4. click to show the lamp list, view lamp list:
5. Click to RGB manual adjustment view:

How do I reset my Magic Lantern? ›

Go into the ML menu (press Erase button), go to Config menu (the one before last, with the CF icon), and select Delete config file. Restart your camera and everything should reset to default.

What is Magic Lantern raw? ›

Magic Lantern is a free software add-on that runs from the SD/CF card and adds a host of new features to Canon EOS cameras that weren't included from the factory by Canon.

What is Magic Lantern good for? ›

Magic Lantern is a firmware add-on for various Canon digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and the EOS M. It adds features for DSLR filmmaking and still photography, and is free and open-source.

How do you focus Magic Lantern? ›

How to Rack Focus with Magic Lantern - YouTube

Does the Canon 5D Mark III have dual card slots? ›

The Canon 5D Mark III has dual memory card slots that hold one CF (CompactFlash) format memory card and one SD (Secure Digital) format memory card. CF cards are faster than SD cards and perform better for video, making a CF card the most logical choice for your primary memory card.

Is CF card better than SD? ›

SD cards tend to be much cheaper than CF cards, but CF cards tend to be faster and more durable than the smaller fragile SD cards. SD cards are easier to misplace or damage, but if you keep your memory cards in a memory card wallet (as you should) it shouldn't be an issue.

What is dual card recording? ›

This allows you to record the RAW files on one card and the JPEG files on the other. To set which format records to each card, go to the Q screen, then select each card in turn, choosing the preferred file format.

What is the best image quality setting for Canon? ›

If you are shooting photos only for the Web, it is recommended to shoot at M smooth. Eight megapixels is generally considered more than enough for web photos (in fact it's a bit large) but still allows flexibility to crop and adjust photos as needed.

How do I take sharp pictures with my Canon 5D Mark III? ›

How To Take Sharp Photos with your Canon 5D MkII (or any DSLR)

Is Canon Mark III better than Mark II? ›

The 5D Mark III beats that easily, thanks to Canon's latest DIGIC 5+ processor, shooting at 6fps for 16270 JPEGs - indefinitely, in other words - although if you're shooting raw files the maximum capacity of 18 shots provides a smaller advantage over the 5D Mark II than many might be expecting.

How do you record more than 30 minutes on a DSLR? ›

Camera HACK for Sony/Canon/Nikon 30 Min Video Record Limit! - YouTube

Does Rebel T7 have clean HDMI out? ›

The Rebel T7 is not listed as having clean HDMI output. It is one the least expensive DSLRs that Canon sells. You are not going to get high end performance and features from an entry level camera.

How long can Canon T7 record video? ›

If the recording time reaches 29 minutes and 59 seconds or the file size reaches 4GB (whichever occurs first), recording will stop automatically.

Is the Canon 5D Mark III discontinued? ›

Given that this is no longer the current model, the EOS 5D Mark III can be snapped up for a price that makes it something of a steal compared to the more recent, the EOS 5D Mark IV. Scroll down to get the best price on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

How long can the 5D Mark III record video? ›

The 5D Mark III can record video continuously up to 29 minutes and 59 seconds across multiple 4GB files. The camera can automatically split files on the fly across both memory cards in the dual card slots (one is CF, the other is SD).

Is Canon 5D a professional camera? ›

Sure, the Canon EOS 5D features just a 12-megapixel CMOS sensor (high resolution) and 9 autofocus points alongwith 6 assist AF points which are invisible, but it's still a professional camera.

Can Magic Lantern brick your camera? ›

The chances of bricking your camera are extremely low (but not zero). I think something not everybody understands is the Magic Lantern does not install into your camera but to the SD card.

Does Magic Lantern have focus peaking? ›

Magic Lantern Basics - 1 - Focus Peaking - YouTube

Which cameras can use Magic Lantern? ›

Here are the cameras that are currently supported by Magic Lantern. 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, 6D, 7D, 50D, 60D, 500D/T1i, 550D/T2i, 600D/T3i, 650D/T4i, 700D/T5i, 1100D/T3, EOS M.

How do I edit an MLV file? ›

What To Do With MLV Magic Lantern RAW? – The Easy Way - YouTube

How do you install Magic Lantern LED lights? ›

LED Lime-Light for Magic Lantern Installation - YouTube

Where can I buy Magic Lantern? ›

The Magic Lantern is an item sold by the Skeleton Merchant.

How do you change ISO in Magic Lantern? ›

T2i Manual settings - ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed (Magic Lantern)

How do you stop the Intervalometer in Magic Lantern? ›

You can stop the intervalometer by rotating the mode dial, by pressing MENU or PLAY, or by turning off the camera.

How do you view Magic Lantern slides? ›

Make sure it has a transparency lid and a high scanning resolution. Use a digital camera to photograph slides on a lightbox. Cheap lightboxes can be purchased from any good camera shop. If possible use a tripod for the camera.

Is Green Lantern canon? ›

The Green Lantern 80th Anniversary Special quietly seems to confirm a new character is canon to the DC Universe.

Who invented the Magic Lantern? ›

The magic lantern was invented in the 1600's, probably by Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch scientist. It was the earliest form of slide projector and has a long and fascinating history. The first magic lanterns were illuminated by candles, but as technology evolved they were lit by increasingly powerful means.

When was Magic Lantern invented? ›

The magic lantern, also known as 'Laterna Magica', was probably invented by Christiaan Huygens around 1650, although it is also claimed that Leonardo da Vinci experimented with a similar kind of lanterna magica a century and a half earlier.

How were Magic Lantern slides made? ›

Lantern slide plates were commercially manufactured by sensitizing a sheet of glass with a silver gelatin emulsion. The plate was then exposed to a negative and processed, resulting in a positive transparent image with exceptional detail and a rich tonal range.

What is ROM dumper? ›

« on: January 25, 2016, 09:29:53 AM » This is a small program that saves the contents of your camera's ROM contents on the card. It won't modify your camera - at least, not intentionally.

How do I uninstall Magic Lantern 5D Mark III? ›

How To Uninstall Magic Lantern - YouTube

How do I downgrade my Canon firmware? ›

The first option involves using two SD cards.

1. Step 1: Insert one memory card with the latest firmware version into the camera and open the settings menu.
2. Step 2: Locate the "Firmware" section and click it. ...
3. Step 3: The camera will now give an option to pick either of the two versions and you can select the older one.

Does 5D Mark II shoot 4K? ›

A feature taken from the EOS-1D X Mark II, EOS 5D Mark IV users can shoot 4K movies and save any frame as a beautifully detailed 8.8-megapixel still image straight to memory card as a JPEG file.

Who invented the Magic Lantern? ›

The magic lantern was invented in the 1600's, probably by Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch scientist. It was the earliest form of slide projector and has a long and fascinating history. The first magic lanterns were illuminated by candles, but as technology evolved they were lit by increasingly powerful means.

How do I upgrade my Magic Lantern? ›

Installation

Format the card in the camera (low-level format). Unzip all of the files from Magic Lantern zip archive to the root of your card. Launch the Firmware Update process from the Canon menu and follow the messages on the screen. Once you see the green confirmation screen, restart your camera.

How do I reset my Magic Lantern? ›

Go into the ML menu (press Erase button), go to Config menu (the one before last, with the CF icon), and select Delete config file. Restart your camera and everything should reset to default.

Is firmware the same as software? ›

Software (application software) runs on top of the operating system and has no direct interface with hardware. Firmware is low-level software that stands between the hardware and the operating system.

What firmware is the 8s? ›

Firmware is software that provides basic machine instructions that allow the hardware to function and communicate with other software running on a device. Firmware provides low-level control for a device's hardware.

What's an example of firmware? ›

Examples of firmware include: The BIOS found in IBM-compatible Personal Computers. Code inside a printer (in addition to the printer driver that is on the computer) Software controlling a heart defibrillator.

Is the Canon 5D Mark III discontinued? ›

Given that this is no longer the current model, the EOS 5D Mark III can be snapped up for a price that makes it something of a steal compared to the more recent, the EOS 5D Mark IV. Scroll down to get the best price on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

Is Canon Mark III better than Mark II? ›

The 5D Mark III beats that easily, thanks to Canon's latest DIGIC 5+ processor, shooting at 6fps for 16270 JPEGs - indefinitely, in other words - although if you're shooting raw files the maximum capacity of 18 shots provides a smaller advantage over the 5D Mark II than many might be expecting.

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