Shooting RAW on Canon EOS M

[GHKAM]

I'm interested in the possibility of shooting RAW on my EOS M, whether Magic or Tragic Lantern.

Since much of the information is a bit dated from when this was a hot topic, a few questions...

First, are the Sandisk 95mbps cards the only option or would these Lexar (or other brands cheaper than Sandisk) cut it?
http://www.adorama.com/ILXSD6HU32G.html

Also, is the "Pink Dot" remover program still a necessary step?

Lastly, is using the Cineform codec (free download from site) defeating the purpose of RAW or is the compression with Cineform not too bad/retains enough quality?

Although not the same build, these questions should be applicable from the 650D RAW process.../thanks

 

[h-munster]

Don't know much about shooting raw on the EOSM, but I have shot using all "I" frames at a boosted bit rate with Tragic Lantern.

All "I" frames eliminates the blocky artifacts that results from compression that spans multiple frames. I can shoot it at "full" HD (full for Canon H264).

Here is a recent test that I did with such settings on the EOSM and with the Fujian 35mm CCTV lens.

The Tragic Lantern forum is slightly active, with a special section on the EOSM.

 

[GHKAM]

Don't know much about shooting raw on the EOSM, but I have shot using all "I" frames at a boosted bit rate with Tragic Lantern.

All "I" frames eliminates the blocky artifacts that results from compression that spans multiple frames. I can shoot it at "full" HD (full for Canon H264).

Here is a recent test that I did with such settings on the EOSM and with the Fujian 35mm CCTV lens.

The Tragic Lantern forum is slightly active, with a special section on the EOSM.

I haven't checked this thread in awhile...Thanks for the reply.

Your video looks great. I do have Tragic Lantern set up for the M and need to try this.
The settings; all "I" frames at what number and/or setting? Anything else?

Thanks.

 

[SDub]

In regards to the read and write rate of your SD card, the DIGIC 5 processor tops out at 40 mb/s in regards to data transmission on its' SD card bus. This means that anything higher than that is actually a waste of money. The guys over at ML maintain a spreadsheet that keeps all this information. Additionally, you can find hardware tests/reviews over at the hardware and accessories sub-forum on ML's forum.

 

[GHKAM]

In regards to the read and write rate of your SD card, the DIGIC 5 processor tops out at 40 mb/s in regards to data transmission on its' SD card bus. This means that anything higher than that is actually a waste of money. The guys over at ML maintain a spreadsheet that keeps all this information. Additionally, you can find hardware tests/reviews over at the hardware and accessories sub-forum on ML's forum.

Thanks for that...

I have Sandisk 30MB/s cards.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...d_t=201&pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_i=B002HFER6O

I may be ok depending on what bitrate settings.
I don't think I will pursue RAW, but will consider what h-munster suggested as lack of artifacts is good-enough for me.

..but will look into your links further.

 

[h-munster]

Your video looks great. I do have Tragic Lantern set up for the M and need to try this.
The settings; all "I" frames at what number and/or setting? Anything else?

Thanks for the kind word on my lens/camera test video.

Things are too hectic for me right now to give a detailed response. However, here is the article that turned me on to Tragic Lantern and to getting all-I frames on my Canon cameras. Tragic Lantern 1 is still the version that gives the most control of H264 (on the 600D/T3i), while the later builds offer fewer controls.

On the other hand, I think that the later builds are the only ones that work on the EOSM.

 

[cpreston]

That's interesting. Thanks for the TL link. I didn't realize that anybody was trying to keep TL alive after the ML team shut it down. I've been using ML on the EOS-M and find it more stable than the TL builds I was using earlier in the year, but I am not really keeping up on the current coding or politics of the ML/TL development.