Anaconda_ Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Does that mean in theory RED could sue the Magic Lantern people? My understanding is Canon turn a blind eye to ML as long as they don't develop for the brand new cameras. But Canon and RED are playing nicely at the moment, trading compressed raw for the RF mount - so in theory, isn't in both of their interests to stop Magic Lantern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seku Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 no clue, frankly. i guess ML has always stayed a fringe phenomenon, so maybe not worth going after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted September 19, 2019 Super Members Share Posted September 19, 2019 With regard to heat dissipation, Sigma addressed this at the initial launch announcement of the FP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightsFan Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Anaconda_ said: Does that mean in theory RED could sue the Magic Lantern people? Last I checked, Magic Lantern doesn't compress beyond the magic ratio of 6:1, so RED's patent wouldn't apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Anaconda_ said: Does that mean in theory RED could sue the Magic Lantern people? My understanding is Canon turn a blind eye to ML as long as they don't develop for the brand new cameras. But Canon and RED are playing nicely at the moment, trading compressed raw for the RF mount - so in theory, isn't in both of their interests to stop Magic Lantern? Since Magic Lantern is free, and the team of developers do not make money from it, I can’t see how Canon or Red would be able to win a lawsuit. I’d think either company would have to show damages to win. Hell, the Magic Lantern team could probably argue that they have made Canon money. I wouldn’t have bought a 5D3, Canon lenses, or Canon batteries, if not for ML. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Totten Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Couple of things....wasn't BlackMagic forced tp drop in-camera CinemaDNG because of the violation of RED's pattent? Did Sigma work out a deal with RED? 8bit raw? I dont think any modern sensor today samples that low. So, my guess is...if this is a Sony sensor with on-board A/D converters...is that they are taking in 12bit readout and dropping out 4 bits to produce 8bit values? Something is fishy here.....has the L Mount Alience forced Sigma to stay at 8bit raw to not compete with Panasonic? Weird....what about 10bit or 12bit raw over HDMI to an Atomos recorder? Really strange.,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, Cliff Totten said: Weird....what about 10bit or 12bit raw over HDMI to an Atomos recorder? There’s uncompressed 10 and 12 bit 4K CDNG raw out to SSD through USB-C. seku 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seku Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 28 minutes ago, Cliff Totten said: Couple of things....wasn't BlackMagic forced tp drop in-camera CinemaDNG because of the violation of RED's pattent? Did Sigma work out a deal with RED? 8bit raw? I dont think any modern sensor today samples that low. So, my guess is...if this is a Sony sensor with on-board A/D converters...is that they are taking in 12bit readout and dropping out 4 bits to produce 8bit values? Something is fishy here.....has the L Mount Alience forced Sigma to stay at 8bit raw to not compete with Panasonic? Weird....what about 10bit or 12bit raw over HDMI to an Atomos recorder? Really strange.,,,,, i think Sigma might go for the uncompressed "external" angle. afaik the RED patent only covers compressed 4k RAW? i really like the idea of uncompressed 12bit 4K raw ... reminds me of the ML days. now this or the S1H, i am torn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Totten Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, mercer said: There’s uncompressed 10 and 12 bit 4K CDNG raw out to SSD through USB-C. Gotcha,...thats what I get for skim reading this on my phone waiting for a train to go by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, mercer said: There’s uncompressed 10 and 12 bit 4K CDNG raw out to SSD through USB-C. Does the ssd have to be powered separately or is it standalone, does anyone know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted September 19, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted September 19, 2019 The SSD is powered through USB C, same as connecting it to your laptop. Same as on the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K / 6K. Sid and kye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 4:21 AM, kye said: One advantage of RAW is shooting green-screen and getting clean edges. Most forms of compression crunch edges and give you halo problems, so this would be an advantage, especially if you lit and exposed well to get the image right in-camera. In a sense this becomes really great for film students and small-budget productions where you're cutting out the LOG profile / colour grading in post headaches but still retain many RAW benefits. Would 8-bit RAW be noticeably better than 10bit 4-2-2? Even for post work? On 9/18/2019 at 6:44 PM, seku said: It would surely be a hassle, but doable : have a 1 or 2 tera NVME drive for filming, then later offload and compress it to normal SSD storage. You could use Slimraw (it does up to 7:1 compression on cDNG), or CineForm Raw. Maybe we will see some BRAW solutions later? Yes. Hopefully some good compressed RAW formats soon. Uncompressed, the file sizes could be way too large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 10 hours ago, sanveer said: Would 8-bit RAW be noticeably better than 10bit 4-2-2? Even for post work? I don't know as I haven't done it myself, but that is normally quote as one of the reasons you shoot raw. I think the difference is the compression. If you are shooting RAW then there will be a pixel just to one side of an edge and it should be completely the colour of your green screen, there will be an edge pixel which probably has some green and some object colour, and the next pixel should have no green in it whatsoever. I think with most forms of compression you end up with that transition line (where the colour of the pixel is a mix of green and the subject colour) being a lot wider than one pixel, which creates problems getting a clean edge mask, so you end up with the subject having a green halo, or you have to crop into the subject to eliminate all the green but now the subject edges have all been chopped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seku Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 i tried 8bit RAW with Magic Lantern in the days. Quite noisy in the shadows, not much detail. 10bit fared way better, i wouldn't go below that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBounce Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 How can this be a “comprehensive” first impression without a single image or a single frame of footage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, DBounce said: How can this be a “comprehensive” first impression without a single image or a single frame of footage? Because that is for the comprehensive second impression.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted September 21, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted September 21, 2019 2 hours ago, DBounce said: How can this be a “comprehensive” first impression without a single image or a single frame of footage? I'll tell you exactly why Sigma had the camera there with only the second firmware ever developed, pre-beta... More like an alpha copy of it. The image quality is far from final, and they dictate when they want to release the images, not me. Do you know when your driver's license gets full of points because you're reckless and have annoyed other road users - that's your forum license @DBounce - definitely one of the more annoying, rude and biased users I have to respond too on here. So be careful, as bad drivers get banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I have a collection of Canon FD lenses. Could anyone recommend a decent adapter for this camera please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted September 22, 2019 Super Members Share Posted September 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, Sid said: I have a collection of Canon FD lenses. Could anyone recommend a decent adapter for this camera please. Novoflex do one for about £150 but there are generic ones like this for under £20. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pixco-Adapter-Canon-Camera-FD-Leica/dp/B07BRCX6W5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=fd+to+leica+t&qid=1569155278&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Sid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephoenix Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 18 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: I'll tell you exactly why Sigma had the camera there with only the second firmware ever developed, pre-beta... More like an alpha copy of it. The image quality is far from final, and they dictate when they want to release the images, not me. Do you know when your driver's license gets full of points because you're reckless and have annoyed other road users - that's your forum license @DBounce - definitely one of the more annoying, rude and biased users I have to respond too on here. So be careful, as bad drivers get banned. does it mean we have to say amen to every word you say or every feedback you give ? because it sounds like it and that's a bit scary. you think this camera is good ? none have seen a footage and from what i see from the specs it is far from beeing a revolution from my point of view. it's a bit of a "terror" feeling here, don't agree with me and get banned ? sad if it is your thinking, but maybe the way you said it was just awkward. webrunner was a pain and was rude to many here, i don't recall you threatening him of a ban in the last monthes. maybe because he wasn't rude to you ? (well he banned himself since). you act a bit like red with you, tell things i don't like and i'll sue you. well... i don't find his question to be disrespectfull. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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