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Have you also seen someone unlocked open gate on the BMPCC6k? It apparently also works on the BMPCC4k The same person is also working on getting 4 track audio and continuious AF on that same camera. There are samples in the comments - here's the link: https://onedrive.live.com/?id=%2Fpersonal%2Ff4ef3cccd6a0c849%2FDocuments%2Freddit&listurl=%2Fpersonal%2Ff4ef3cccd6a0c849%2FDocuments&ithint=folder&e=1qTGIJ&migratedtospo=true&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL2YvYy9mNGVmM2NjY2Q2YTBjODQ5L0lnQW5ZcThfZHlMdFNxNGRyR2VqR09xaUFkczFqT1pFZVBENVlWUUwwa2lFYkJBP2U9MXFUR0lK&ga=1 It seems manufacturers can't really keep features back for more expensive cameras anymore. Be gone, Cripple Hammer!

Some more progress with Mario 64 on the EOS R5 The camera has a GPU hidden away with OpenGL. Software rendering is out. Mario is now rendering on the GPU which means the Nintendo 64 of cameras just got a significant hardware bump. The previous version ran only in software (ARM CPUs), the GPU version looks identical at the moment but with much more headroom to go gangbusters on frame rate, resolution and 3D rendering techniques. It would wind up being useful for photography and filmmaking apps if it had OpenGL general compute capabilities, still exploring that bit. Meanwhile I have my film emulation app that started on the 5D Mark II working on the EOS R5 (and soon R8). They are beasts of a camera, let's hope it doesn't over heat

Made something that GenZ can appreciate.

What a fucked up insight it is into software dev and releasing stuff I've had so far in 2026. Seems that influencers have conditioned everyone to expect everything for free, you just can't charge money for work any more even if it is a cutting edge NLE, they expect open source, free, and zero copyright so they can clone the source code and offer their own. Dark days ahead. It seems partly a generational thing not just social media (I hope not) but the internet crowd is tough to please for the camera hacks too. The Mario 64 stuff went nowhere. On reddit even outright hostility - a mix of luddites and anti-AI. A lot of the younger folk who have grown up without computer skills (phone conditioned) don't seem to appreciate the technical side at all, or have that nice pirate outlook on it. They have gone from punks to a "why would I risk bricking my valuable possession" mindset, and I don't remember this being the case in 2013 with Magic Lantern and the 5D Mark II raw video mod, even pros we using it. The internet needs sorting out. It's a cesspool.

Today, a slightly goosed Sony RX10 IV arrives from MPB (well... it might do) I've got Claude waiting behind the door with a scythe. The plan is to use a file called "bootin.elf" This little elf (or goblin?) is the Sony equivalent to Canon's famous autoexec.bin I'll see where I can get with it. The Panasonic hacking is hitting a bit of a dead end but more hopeful with the Sony cameras - I don't want to go down the old Android PlayMemories route either - got to be something to offer the new cameras not just the A7R II or A6000! Reversing tool is here if anyone fancies having a go on their A7 III or newer... https://github.com/ma1co/sony-pmca-re

Maybe someone can reduce the file sizes of Red Raw on the ZR to around 20-25% of the size and then after that, work on adding IBIS to the FP2 so that it can be purchased by the other 95% of potential purchasers.