Pix240i + 5d3

ggrantly

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Any thoughts on how well the Pix 240i works with the 5d3? I favor SD products but am open to recommendations for other devices.

Grant
 
Not sure why you would do this, there is very little favorable difference from the internal codec plus transcodage going out to a recorder, especially an expensive one like this.
 
Some of the best audio anywhere and monitoring come to mind. Recording to an editing codec is another. And actually, I have it in mind to use the pix with an SDI output cam also, so use with the 5d3 would not be the only use.

G
 
Some of the best audio anywhere and monitoring come to mind. Recording to an editing codec is another. And actually, I have it in mind to use the pix with an SDI output cam also, so use with the 5d3 would not be the only use.

G

As a time saver and since you have another usage, why not? However, ML Raw is so much better that frankly the recorder solution to this camera pales in comparison.
 
Thanks for that Yoclay. I have never shot video with any DSLR. So in another thread I was informed that the hdmi out on the 5d3 is 8 bit so a reduction in quality compared to internal recording. So to get the best from the cam, the workflow is more sucky than other cams using SSDs or a decoder like the Pix which can record to an edition codec and embed audio and timecode. Kind of busts my Pix craving.

Grant
 
Thanks for that Yoclay. I have never shot video with any DSLR. So in another thread I was informed that the hdmi out on the 5d3 is 8 bit so a reduction in quality compared to internal recording. So to get the best from the cam, the workflow is more sucky than other cams using SSDs or a decoder like the Pix which can record to an edition codec and embed audio and timecode. Kind of busts my Pix craving.

Grant

It is not a reduction in quality, it is about equal to the original H.264 if you transcoded after from the internal codec. RAW from Magic Lantern is the result of a hack and allow access to the original capture material before it goes through the internal processing for its H.264 output.
 
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