Canon EOS M 2020 SD Card Hack & Tutorial for Magic Lantern RAW Video

[@AltCine]

I said NIGHTLY which is incorrect...it is a DANNE build!

[@LeandroTheVoice]

Iam using crop_rec_4k_mlv_snd_raw_only_2020Jul10.EOSM202.zip and i dont have 5k anamorpic rewired. What build are you using?

[@gadgetman404]

Can send me link to this camera you talking about as starting youtubing cheers

[@Ry311GP]

@@LeandroTheVoice im using the same build but do not see the MV 1080p MCM rewire. Should i be using a different one?

[@LeandroTheVoice]

@@Ry311GP mcm is default now

[@carldamien1889]

you prolly dont care but does someone know of a method to log back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost my login password. I would love any tips you can offer me.

[@kingpossie]

Love the community spirit at the end. Keep it up 👍

[@AltCine]

Yeah the group is awesome man. If it wasn't for that group I wouldn't have Facebook.

[@timelsey3631]

Thanks a lot, can't believe it, great news EOSM is rocking! Definitely got to join the group on fb 👌

[@AltCine]

Excellent, make sure you do and give me a shout on the group when you do 😁

[@casadepistola]

Brilliant video, mate! I love your positive vibes and enthusiasm. I’m dusting off my M and give it another go! SUBSCRIBED!!!

[@AltCine]

Ahhh thank you 😁 so nice to receive comments like this. Yeah give it a go, it's awesome.

[@LBTRA]

Great video man! All the infos, especially for beginners, in one place. This camera is going to break its prior limits more and more, an absolute beast! 😊👍

[@AltCine]

Thanks brother 🙌🏾 this camera is absolutely nuts, I just amazing what the guys are getting out of this!

[@davide1140]

I bought a M50 which is great - I had no idea about this though, second - second hand, cheapie camera coming up! Thank you soooo much!

[@AltCine]

No probs bro. The great thing is...all your m50 gear will work with the M :D

[@davide1140]

@@AltCine Seriously impressed and have joined FB group - just need to find a EOS-M in NZ cheap, or it might actually be worth importing one from UK or US via ebay. I'm in awe....

[@thatszeno5089]

Man, this is finally the upgrade I was looking for. CONTINUOUS 2.5K IS NOW POSSIBLE!! - I ordered a ProGrrade 64GB which has a write speed of up to 130mb a sec. It was cheap so there was nothing to lose. With custom setting of 2.5K centered and the (feeling lucky) setting, I got a little over 1 min 50 secs of 2.5K at 2224 x 946 - 14Bit Lossless RAW. It only stopped because I stopped it. While not the full 2.5K - still the results were amazing! - The only downside is (at least with my camera) after awhile the software starts acting up. The workaround is to temporarily take out the battery and card, put it back in, change custom settings all back to 1080 to get it back to normal and then go back to 2.5K - still hit or miss but this seems to work most of the time. - But truly impressed with these guys. I believe if I get a better card, I may have no issues at all.

[@AltCine]

That's actually amazing!!! Yes not quite 2.5k but enough raw information to make that look stunning. Do you ever upload footage? I'd love to check it out.

[@AltCine]

Ps, I hear that about it acting funny. I always go on about 1080p because it's as reliable as canons own firmware. I'm working on a new grading process which should hopefully help me get some stunning, clean 1080

[@thatszeno5089]

​@@AltCine I need to! - I am actually still learning this thing. It has taken me 3 weeks to get to where I'm at and I'm still learning. I bought it along with 2 FD lenses and a focal reducer. I did not know you have to manually set each lens so that you can manually set the aperture. Next, I had 3x crop mode on the entire 3 weeks. I thought the focal reducer was a joke then I realized I had that set.. Now I have finally got it about right. Downloaded VisionColor, Zeeks luts, and some others. Now just learning better lighting techniques and waiting for full 2.5K at 14Bit.

[@AltCine]

Good stuff, sounds like you're on the right path 🙌🏾 someone just posted on the Facebook group that he's getting continuous 2.5k 14bit at 2520 X 1080 with the SD card hack so it's all looking great. Have you joined the FB group?

[@thatszeno5089]

@@AltCine Man I know you will! I love your work. I am a creative photographer that is slowly getting into video. The RAW grading of video for people of color is something I'm trying to perfect.

[@bygregik]

Very well made video! Love the EosM community too

[@AltCine]

Thank you sir 🙏🏾❤️

[@peteuk8688]

Ah man! I don't have enough time to keep up with all this! I'll have to retire early lol! Top vid again mate, thanks for doing what you do!

[@AltCine]

Haha, mate tell me about it!!! This was defo worth a mention though and thank you :)

[@RhythmicEye]

Collin love your work brother! Greetings from lockdown Sydney, Australia. Thanks for a great video.

[@AltCine]

Hey bro, thank you very much 🙌🏾. You guys still in lockdown? I thought Australia was doing ok.

[@RhythmicEye]

@@AltCine nah hardly anyone was getting the vaccine so they started with the fear mongering again

[@wilsoncortezribeiro]

Great contente, Colin. I love the tuto.keep on making 🙏👏👏👏

[@AltCine]

Thanks brother 🙌🏾❤️

[@earlsiachongco9098]

I knew the ML devs will produce something given the time some of us have right now. They're really talented people. Also, great video sir, I didn't even notice that it's almost 18 mins long. And I didn't skip any part. 👏

[@AltCine]

Ahhh man, these guys just keep on giving 😁 thanks for watching Earl, haven't seen you on the group for while now, everything ok?

[@earlsiachongco9098]

@@AltCine yep, everything's ok, just working on some personal projects :)

[@AltCine]

That's good bro, don't be a stranger.

[@LouisLuzuka]

Makes me so happy gotta get encouragement I deserve to learn how to use my camera to the full potential!!

[@AltCine]

Louis Luzuka yes brother, get on it and start shooting 🙌🏾

[@LouisLuzuka]

IMCE can’t wait!! Gonna catch up on all your videos 🙏🥺 what’s the one lens you can’t live without or top 5? With this rig

[@AltCine]

Thanks man. I'd say 50mm! I love my canon FD & STM

[@GuardianFilmworks]

Great video man! Thanks for making this! I cant wait to try this on my little EOS-M 🙂

[@AltCine]

Thanks Paul, hope your well?

[@jdsmedia]

Amazing! So with that write speed does it work better in modes like 2.5k? I love the 2.5k mode on the m i think its incredible. No pink frames with a monitor finally? I mean i had good experience using that but i know you've had trouble with that in the past.

[@AltCine]

Ready to test this to death mate! If this goes smooth 2 5k I'm going to be sooooo happy

[@jdsmedia]

@@AltCine let us know in a follow up video 💪💪

[@filmyk]

I'll be waiting for your test, great content!

[@440Hurts]

my canon eos m oin the settings i seen on it before it was 2.0.2 but somehow that firmware check option dissapeared along with the star on the far right of the settings any help? Thank You

[@shubhambobhate4941]

What longest record times have you gotten at 1080p? I suppose 1080 would be more reliable than high res modes?

[@procopy]

Epic video, bro 👍

[@AltCine]

Thank you so much for the feedback 😁

[@procopy]

@@AltCine You are most welcome. I'm yet to try the July build after my 3 month hiatus, but the prospect of finally being able to do 48/50 fps properly will probably speed up my return hehe. And indeed this group is a godsend. Probably the only one on FB that is not cancerous. So glad to know you guys, you are truly the greatest individuals I've ever known on the net.

[@AltCine]

@@procopy yeah man, you gotta let us know how your tests go. Also YES lol the group is amazing 😍

[@procopy]

@@AltCine Just posted ;)

[@SerFilmStudio]

Thanks a lot, man! You solved my card problem!

[@AltCine]

Awesome 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@imothy]

Great video, I just picked up a eos m for doing live streaming in OBS. Its a steal for the price, and so far i've had great luck. Do you have any recommendations for ML settings for live streaming out of the HDMI port? So far the best thing I've discovered is the "clear overlays when idle" setting to get a clean HDMI. But i've messed with other settings, the ratio, which can be set in 3 different places(confusing) and picture style?? Should I install a specific picture style like cinestyle or technicolor for live shots? I seem to have better luck in 3:2, it gets rid of the black bars at the top and bottom of the video output. I know the HDMI output isn't full 1080 either, its something like 1620x1080, which i think is 3:2?? Sorry for the long rant lol!

[@AltCine]

Yeah clear overlays is best and choose whichever ratio fills the screen. It's a shame about the low Res hdmi output but most people watch on phones so not a deal breaker. No point in installing picture profiles on here really because raw dosen't bake them in, just use the canon profile you like the most....just get used to slightly overexposing to get better shadows and use highlight recovery in mlv app.

[@azgaifutdinov5292]

Thanks for the video. I have m50, so I can use all these hacks with my camera?

[@AltCine]

Hi, I'm afraid you can't yet. Magic lantern isn't available on the M50 yet.

[@superultragiggachigga]

I’m using ML on my 700d and my footage comes out grainy. Almost worse than shooting without ML. Do you know why? I’m using a low iso and correct exposure.

[@AltCine]

Ahhh there's so many variables here. First you could try exposing to the right and then bring highlights back in post. But there's so many questions first....what iso? Is it the camera's native iso? What lens? What kind of conditions are you shooting in?

[@superultragiggachigga]

@@AltCine I’m using 100 iso, 50mm lens, and the conditions outside have been bright with an ND filter. I just found out that my SD card is actually 20mb/s so maybe that is contributing to the low quality? I see a lot of other people getting great videos with similar settings (high card speeds though). It may just be my camera, or sensor. My younger brother has the same model and his videos come as clean and nice. Appreciate you’re reply as well.

[@AltCine]

@@superultragiggachigga oh that's very interesting if your brother's camera is coming out clean and you're using same settings.

[@khelifamohamed693]

great video thanks so much i have a question I didn't know that magic lantern had made such progress. I have a 5 D MIII and I have been using ML for 8 years. I have just installed DANNE Build the version of August and I don't understand the versions that I used previously saved my settings but this one didn't at all I have to re set my camera every time I turn it on. do you have an idea how to keep the setting thank you

[@AltCine]

Yeah it's crazy how far it's come. Open ml menu, go to PREFS, make sure Config Autosave is turned on. If that doesn't help let me know and I'll ask the other users.

[@scousejt]

I keep getting ‘movie was stopped automatically’ after 3 seconds using hd1080p preset I’ve formatted the car sim my computer and camera and still no progress. Is it the actual card itself that’s the issue?

[@AltCine]

Is it a sandisk extreme pro? There’s a high possibility it’s the card. Did you buy it from a trusted vendor? Even Amazon sellers have been known to have fakes. How old is the card?

[@scousejt]

@@AltCine changed the card as recommended, work great! Thanks bro 🙌🏻

[@AltCine]

@@scousejt awesome bro, thanks for the update and glad you're up and running.

[@scousejt]

@@AltCine thanks bro!

[@Ry311GP]

I downloaded the latest build from July but the setting MV 1080p MVM rewire is not there. Just regular 1080p HD, 2.5k, 5k timelapse, etc. I have it on an EOS M w firmware 2.02. Am i using the wrong build or didnt set it up right?

[@AltCine]

Apparently that is how mv1080p is labelled now🤔 that's what I read on the group.

[@nahualritem8452]

Nice! I was always skeptical about that sd overclock. Let us know how it goes.

[@AltCine]

Thanks 😁 Yeah I remember in the early days people said it could damage the card but it's been baked in for a while now and it seems ok. I hope so as I use 256gb and 400gb cards and they weren't cheap lol

[@nahualritem8452]

@@AltCine 400gb? damn! by the way, is there a limit to card sizes on the M?

[@AltCine]

@@nahualritem8452 yeah 400gb. Crazy thing is I only paid £60. I've started adding deals or vouchers I find to the community page so they should pop up. I've only done one but I'll keep it going. I haven't noticed any issues with larger cards on my usage.

[@flownel1278]

Can I use a micro SD card from SanDisk extreme pro 260gb 200mb read

[@AltCine]

Yes

[@jorgeiselgato]

Would not having the right SD card cause problems? I seem to be missing some magic lantern settings.

[@AltCine]

The settings would still show but you may have issues recording. Also remember that the build has changed since this video and the link in info is updated too. Things have changed since I made this video.

[@jorgeiselgato]

@@AltCine thanks! I'll like into the current build info

[@jeffmurnahan]

Is there any way to make the autofocus better?

[@AltCine]

Unfortunately there isn't. You can give the camera more to work with ...for example a plain wall with you wearing something dark and using a native lens but that's about it.

[@dlprod11]

Where did you get that camera cage?

[@AltCine]

That's the m100 cage. I did a video very recently about this build...check it out 👍🏾

[@kulr1941]

Could you do a video on which SD cards are best for the hack? I am currently using a 90mbs Sandisk Ultra and my footage does not record more than 5 seconds, with loads of green glitch artifacting. I am certain it has to do with the write speed of my SD card but perhaps there is more that I am missing ? Thanks for your great content

[@AltCine]

Hi, thanks for the compliment. The only card we should be using is SanDisk Extreme Pro. The new ones with 170MB/s (read) are the latest and are quite easy to get at reasonable prices. Please make sure you buy it from a reputable seller as even Amazon has fakes. There are other cards that work and I've tried many but the extreme pro are the best you can get.

[@AltCine]

If you're having trouble recording the SD card is usually the first thing you'll get asked.... especially if you want to take advantage of this hack.

[@MrStLime]

thanks a lot! wish you lots of subscribers

[@AltCine]

Thank you 🙂

[@MyIronman8]

what build is that the new version is all jacked up

[@AltCine]

Really? I'm using a new-ish one (not latest) and it seems ok. I can't even remember what build this is tbh but it was very close to the date of this video.

[@LuisMartinez-qr2gr]

Awesome info!

[@AltCine]

😁🙌🏾

[@ricktim8402]

I have the sandisk extreme pro 95mb, is the 170mb faster now? If so, can you link us some of your recommendation?

[@AltCine]

Looks the read is faster which could help with play back, I'll test properly between the two and see what happens. Personally, I only bought the 170 because I wanted faster transfer speeds to pc.

[@lordkino8114]

@@AltCine I use extreme pro 170 but in benchmark test the speeds of read and write is 61mb more or less, i cant rec in 12bits more of 7-10 seconds... is a fake card? i buy from Amazon, or where is the error? the magic lantern is sd overclocked to 190 speed :-( thank you!!!

[@spoonest]

No samples :( can you compare video with m50?

[@AltCine]

I can do but tbh they're 2 different camera's because of magic lantern. The question is...do you want a 100% reliable 1080p cinema camera with manual focus or a camera that records 4k, 1080p with great AF? Personally I need both and I use them totally different. What I'm saying is...a comparison is useless because they are both great for different things.

[@spoonest]

@@AltCine thank you for answer. Got it.

[@lfcruzsierra]

no corruption now...means no pink frames?

[@AltCine]

As I say to most people, try to get the best out of 1080p in post and you shouldn't face any issues. Everyone shows the good bits but rarely talk about the bad. I think that's why people have high expectations and end up dissatisfied. Mv1080 is the way to go, play it safe

[@orsonfilm5089]

What card do you recommend?

[@susiloprasetyo6469]

If i have a 120 or 150 mbps, which one should i chose?

[@singleshoot786]

I dont have the presets in movie mode how come on my eos m ?

[@AltCine]

That's very strange. Did you download the build from Dannes repository? What's the default recording option in your camera?

[@singleshoot786]

@@AltCine Yes i download it now is very good thanks but i am also looking voer magic lantern for my vanon 60D with presets is that possible ?

[@AltCine]

@@singleshoot786 excellent. I don't think it is. The eos-m has the best support for magic Lantern. With other cameras I believe you have to do it manually.

[@therealiamlove]

I still need to join the group!

[@AltCine]

Definitely! Tons of resources there.

[@leonarddai4998]

Do you recommend sandisk extreme pro 64gb 170mb/s?

[@AltCine]

Very good card and highly recommended. Wait for black Friday though...you may get 128gb same price.

[@andreasbuder4417]

Gonna try this out, I snapped an original M attached to a 22mm f2 lens (which I actually wanted), for 200€ combined yesterday, so it was basically a steal for the combo. Doesn’t hurt to play around with RAW video recording :-)

[@AltCine]

That is a good price as I hear good things about that lens. Definitely try out raw man, once you get used to the workflow it'll be hard to go back to standard 8bit

[@andreasbuder4417]

@@AltCine Hey, I got my M today, but I noticed that there is no latest M build at Dannes download page anymore. Do you know what´s up with that? Cannot find it anywhere.

[@harisahmed9095]

Sir can eos m record 1920*1080 in 12bit raw ?

[@AltCine]

Wow...so many comments I've missed. Yes it can

[@steveramond]

Hey Colin! Great video, thanks a lot! Thanks for the link to Dann's Bitbucket, but unfortunately I'm a beginner with all this, and I'm a bit lost with all these files, can you tell me what files exactly I should put in my SD card for Dann's ML? Best regards

[@AltCine]

Hi bro, thank you 😁. Can you join the Facebook group I linked in the info and we can walk you through it. It's quite easy but I understand it's crazy when it's your first time and on the group we can help you with pictures, videos links etc all in one place.

[@steveramond]

@@AltCine Yeah a little bit ahah! I signed up and found the solution! Thank you for the quick response 🙌

[@AltCine]

Excellent 🙌🏾

[@turgutunal3663]

very usefulll thx alot 💪

[@rossfromsa]

Nice one. You still using this build?

[@AltCine]

Thanks . I can't even remember....I may have updated at some point but not lately.

[@PalmettoMoon]

Ok....so get this....You know I told you I collect funko pops. I got word yesterday that they are dropping an inspector gadget soon 😂 No joke! I'm going to have you sign it LOL! Hope you are well bro 👍

[@AltCine]

Hahaaaa I will buy that myself 😁. How you doing bro?

[@PalmettoMoon]

@@AltCine Hot! It was 94 degrees here today. I've been working hard and haven't had time for the MA2.

[@AltCine]

@@PalmettoMoon that's good man, good You're working & that there's hot weather. I'm hoping you can send me some ma2 footage soon?

[@andisantoso4155]

it's also for eos m2 ?

[@AltCine]

Hi, no this is only for original m at the moment.

[@harisahmed9095]

Sir is magic lantern will come for canon 750d plz help

[@AltCine]

I have no idea tbh. Maybe the information is on magic lantern forums.

[@dsgwright]

Danne is now sending a 404. Is there a new site to download from?

[@AltCine]

Looks ok to me bitbucket.org/Dannephoto/magic-lantern_jip_hop_git/downloads/

[@NirnBootMod]

There actually aren't any cameras that go past 10-bit yet you can buy, lol. This thing does 14-bit. Maybe $15,000+ cinema cameras some might have 12-bit not sure.

[@AltCine]

Very true, the Bmpcc4k and 6k are 12bit so not even close to the m. It's madness lol! The thing is...the eos-m really spoils you man. I know the footage can have aliasing issues but you can get around it for some great footage.

[@NirnBootMod]

@@AltCine I think you can get around most aliasing in MLVApp. I own six blue EOS M cameras. Don't have any good lenses yet, though.

[@areito5]

Why I'm not getting 14 bit? I'm getting 12 bit!

[@AltCine]

On the bitrate option...turn it OFF. That is 14bit

[@khelifamohamed693]

ok thank you i check it now i have an other problem i can not open this page bitbucket.org/hudson/magic-lantern/src/tip/contrib/make-bootable to make my new sd card bootable i did that long time ago i m not remember what i did use if you have a way thanks

[@AltCine]

You should be here bitbucket.org/Dannephoto/magic-lantern_jip_hop_git/downloads/