The Garden - Canon 5D 3 Raw Module
llirik
Posts: 29
Hey everyone,
After quite a while of reading and various private tests, I decided to give the RAW module on magic lantern's Canon 5D3 hack a proper little movie.
The grading results are incredible, and would be great for those that key a lot of their footage. If you happen to have a 5D3 (and other cameras that can run magic lantern raw), I recommend you check this out and do your own tests. The amount of detail I was able to pull out is incredible.
Of course, hacking your camera voids your warranty, so please be aware of this and follow the instructions carefully. There's plenty of tutorials on the magic lantern forum.
Now that Hitfilm 2 is on the mac, I plan on shooting some extra stuff, as well as using the original DNGs from this and seeing what I can do.
Anyhow, enjoy:
Goa. Thailand. Dubai. Oman.
This is The Garden.
Shot over the span of a few weeks during the summer using Magic Lantern's incredible 5D3 RAW Module, the short film gives a good idea of what can be achieved in different locations, different climates and different lenses.
Majority of the grading is done in Davinci Resolve 9, with minor adjustments in FCPX. Most of it is handheld and shot on the cinemascope ratio in order to fit the data buffer onto slower cards.
Original music by lliirk, with mixing by Jimmy Reid.
View more info at llirik.com/portfolio/the-garden/
Some quality is lost on vimeo, so here is a link to a higher quality version:
dropbox.com/s/9hywyvyt31o4v81/The%20Garden%201.3%201080.mov
After quite a while of reading and various private tests, I decided to give the RAW module on magic lantern's Canon 5D3 hack a proper little movie.
The grading results are incredible, and would be great for those that key a lot of their footage. If you happen to have a 5D3 (and other cameras that can run magic lantern raw), I recommend you check this out and do your own tests. The amount of detail I was able to pull out is incredible.
Of course, hacking your camera voids your warranty, so please be aware of this and follow the instructions carefully. There's plenty of tutorials on the magic lantern forum.
Now that Hitfilm 2 is on the mac, I plan on shooting some extra stuff, as well as using the original DNGs from this and seeing what I can do.
Anyhow, enjoy:
Goa. Thailand. Dubai. Oman.
This is The Garden.
Shot over the span of a few weeks during the summer using Magic Lantern's incredible 5D3 RAW Module, the short film gives a good idea of what can be achieved in different locations, different climates and different lenses.
Majority of the grading is done in Davinci Resolve 9, with minor adjustments in FCPX. Most of it is handheld and shot on the cinemascope ratio in order to fit the data buffer onto slower cards.
Original music by lliirk, with mixing by Jimmy Reid.
View more info at llirik.com/portfolio/the-garden/
Some quality is lost on vimeo, so here is a link to a higher quality version:
dropbox.com/s/9hywyvyt31o4v81/The%20Garden%201.3%201080.mov
Comments
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I did a follow up video to push the raw hack some more. This time it's a sort of music video for my wife on valentine's day.
http://hitfilm.com/movies/53035928e2468http://hitfilm.com/movies/53035928e2468 -
What does this hack thing do? it oohs good! What camera were you using?
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it basically allows you to save raw image files in 24fps at 1080p. you end up working with cinema DNGs. basically, think of it like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera works... except this was done by the talented guys at magic lantern... so its free (granted you own the 5D).
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Magic Lantern does a lot more than Raw shooting, adding histograms, audio controls, allows you to change recording bitrate... Tons of features. Magic Lantern works with most Canon DSLRs capable of shooting video.
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I will hack my 7D soon. I'll come back here to give my opinion on it.
Nice footage llirik -
Tooshka brings up such a good point I want to repeat it. Namely, Magic Lantern runs off your SD card, and does not overwrite camera ROM. If Magic Lantern causes a problem, getting rid of it is as easy as powering down your camera and swapping SD cards to one without Magic Lantern. This does mean you have to copy Magic Lantern to all your SD cards (minus 1. Leave a non-ML card, just in case.).
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yes and no. you still need to hack your camera in that making it able to boot off the SD card. It's not as simple as just putting it in, and doesn't work on any firmware.
It's important to note that you need to be aware and careful when doing this. I've read stories of it causing issues.
But Triem is right that it does more than just adding raw (tho that's the biggest recent development). I one for find the peaking option the most useful, even on the 5D's sharp screen. -
Hey everyone,I've completed a short film using this method and submitted to the Sony PROduction awards. You can check out the film here (and vote if you're so inclined
(note, that's the 720p version. if anyone would like to see the 1080p one, I can provide you with a link).
