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One of the best recent tools is MLVFS - magic lantern video file system - it is on mac and on pc. Working with raw is just a pleasure now. For small projects one can work directly from CF card.

Open CF card folder, select all mlv files, right click > quick mount (its quickly creates "virtual" filders instead of mlv files with all the cndg and wav files inside, 128gb takes 20-30 seconds). Open resolve, find the right folder and thats it - you have your clips ready. You can edit, render, color correct, you have sound, easy :) The same way you can import to premiere CC, edit natively or expoty xml for resolve. Current 2015 workflow doesnt require any transcoding at all. For fast preview on set i use mlrawviewer - little, useful app which works nice even on weak laptop - it directly plays mlv files with sound (you can even add luts, set WB, exposure etc). It is also possible to set in/out points and render prores 444 directly. There is some new similar app under developing (Thanks AWPStar) which will have almost full control on settings and many codecs to choose from.

Magic Lantern raw now in 2015 is really fully usable, very stable great addon. Fast CF cards and HDDs are getting cheaper so it is not an issue anymore. The only things 5d3 is missing now is 4k and higher frame rates than 30fps (maximum frame rate with raw is 67 fps  - but with reduced resolution). Every other features like peaking, zebras, great battery life (with raw recording batteries lasts longer than with h264 - no encoding processors are used) 3x cropped 1080p recording and many more are there and are fully functional. It will be very hard to someone to justify replacing full frame 14 bit raw 1080p camera for a 4k camera with highly compressed 8 bit codec. I would love the possibility of shooting in 4k but 4k raw is now in complettely different price range (media, power solutions, computer hardware etc). When you get used to raw workflow, especially now when it is really fast and easy - it would be very hard to step back.

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One of the best recent tools is MLVFS - magic lantern video file system - it is on mac and on pc. Working with raw is just a pleasure now. For small projects one can work directly from CF card.

Open CF card folder, select all mlv files, right click > quick mount (its quickly creates "virtual" filders instead of mlv files with all the cndg and wav files inside, 128gb takes 20-30 seconds). Open resolve, find the right folder and thats it - you have your clips ready. You can edit, render, color correct, you have sound, easy :) The same way you can import to premiere CC, edit natively or expoty xml for resolve. Current 2015 workflow doesnt require any transcoding at all. For fast preview on set i use mlrawviewer - little, useful app which works nice even on weak laptop - it directly plays mlv files with sound (you can even add luts, set WB, exposure etc). It is also possible to set in/out points and render prores 444 directly. There is some new similar app under developing (Thanks AWPStar) which will have almost full control on settings and many codecs to choose from.

Magic Lantern raw now in 2015 is really fully usable, very stable great addon. Fast CF cards and HDDs are getting cheaper so it is not an issue anymore. The only things 5d3 is missing now is 4k and higher frame rates than 30fps (maximum frame rate with raw is 67 fps  - but with reduced resolution). Every other features like peaking, zebras, great battery life (with raw recording batteries lasts longer than with h264 - no encoding processors are used) 3x cropped 1080p recording and many more are there and are fully functional. It will be very hard to someone to justify replacing full frame 14 bit raw 1080p camera for a 4k camera with highly compressed 8 bit codec. I would love the possibility of shooting in 4k but 4k raw is now in complettely different price range (media, power solutions, computer hardware etc). When you get used to raw workflow, especially now when it is really fast and easy - it would be very hard to step back.

​How does the 5d mark ii stack up in this day and age? Can i shoot 1920 x 810 continous?

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