Can I have Magic Lantern & Technicolour Cinestyle on my 5d mkii simultaneously?

[Warren Eig]

You can use the Technicolor preset when you are shooting h.264. If you are shooting RAW with ML, I don’t see a reason because when the footage is RAW, you can post process it any way you like.

By the way, all the Technicolor preset is really doing is decreasing contrast so you don’t blow out the highlights. If you are getting noise, do you have the correct ISO? Set in multiples of 160 for h.264– 160, 320, 640, 1250 etc. Do you need more lighting units to increase exposure?

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[Jonathan Ziegler]

Hi there, it’s fine to run both – one thing, tho, I notice installing ML may wipe out the Cinestyle picture preset. I keep it permanently installed on my User 3 slot (no reason, just seemed like a good place for it) so I can use it whether I’m using ML or not or shooting photo or video. I find Cinestyle works well for weird lighting conditions and pulling detail back from shadow and highlights, but it comes up a little flat when shooting “normal” lighting. I use it on my Canon t2i, t3i, and I’ve used it on the 5D Mk2.

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[Nathan Thomas]

Hey Warren,

I only shoot h.264 as my videos are predominantly single shot music performance videos, so the RAW cant provide me with 1080p video for long enough (I need up to 5 minutes continuous shooting) from what I have read.

I try to be sure to always shoot in denominations of 160 but this is something I only recently found out so haven’t always done so!

In terms of lighting, the whole format of what I shoot is to turn up anywhere and make use of the location as naturally as possible. When I came up with this format we were mainly shooting outdoors, however as we’ve progressed as a company we’ve come across many locations that make it seriously hard. But hey ho, its part of the style we go for!

I’ll get Technicolour installed and give it a go. Just got to find the bloody cd to install EOS Utility now..

Thanks for the reply!

[Nathan Thomas]

Great, thanks for that Jonathan!

I’ll get it installed and give it a go on some upcoming shoots. Yeah, I’ve read that if you’re going to shoot with Technicolour’s preset, then a good grade in post is a must. Sometimes it will be helpful but sometimes the locations we use provide colours and lighting that works for itself, so having it on User 3 is a great shout.

Cheers,
Nathan