Steve Crow
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I think you will have to post a sample. If you simply play the video file from the camera in something like Quicktime before doing anything, does it play correctly?
My first thoughts are the issue has either has to do with a camera or card glitch during recording or something going on in Vegas.
Steve Crow
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Im 80 percent sure lightroom can import video
clipsSteve Crow
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Oh, I didn’t write the articles, only collect them into a single spot.
Steve Crow
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No worries Paul. Since you are into this stuff, check out my free Flipboard magazine which now has over a thousand curated articles on filming video with DSLRs (there are plenty on monitors too):
https://flipboard.com/section/hd-dslr-filmmaking-byqgog
(or search for HD DSLR Filmmaking on the Flipboard app if you happen to have it installed)
Steve Crow
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Hey Paul,
I don’t have any specific recommendations, the monitor landscape is growing by leaps and bounds. There are companies like:
Marshall
Small HD
Aputure
Lilliputand then you have companies like Atmos and Convergent Design making monitors that do double duty as external recorders as well and which can record 4K if you give it a 4K source. Black Magic has a new monitor/recorder combo that records up to 1080p.
I’d also look carefully and the software that comes with it which gives you features like focus assist and scopes which are very very nice to have.
So I’d say start scrolling through your options here:
and good luck.
Steve Crow
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No experience with that but you might want to check out CamRanger at https://camranger.com/ – it’s the system I’ve seen most often reviewed online. Seems to work well from what I can tell from the reviews but I’ve never used it myself.
Steve Crow
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Hey Bill, actually I still film with the Rebel T2i and I use the first cable I mentioned:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/750963-REG/Sescom_LN2MIC_ZMH4_MON_3_5mm_Line_to_Mic.html
so I don’t have to run Magic Lantern at all since I don’t go through the AV or USB port to monitor with this particular cable, it’s really neat.
Steve Crow
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If you are using an external mic then buy the same cable as the one I have, the first one I mentioned:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/750963-REG/Sescom_LN2MIC_ZMH4_MON_3_5mm_Line_to_Mic.html
So I plug my external mic’s (a Zoom H4N in my case) output to one end of the cable and then plug the other end into the camera’s mic input (like the one I have on my Canon T2i.) That leaves the third connection to connect your headphones to.
Steve Crow
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Hello Evelien,
The company you want to check out is called Sescom, they make a variety of cables for just this purpose. I bought their
“Sescom SEL2MZH4N25D LN2MIC-ZMH4-MON Line Out to Camera Mic In Headphone Tap Cable”
off of Amazon which has a similar purpose. This particular cable is designed to connect the output of a Zoom H4N or similar external audio recorder to the Canon’s microphone output while ALSO allowing you to monitor the sound. The one you need is an even more basic version if all you want to do is to add an extra jack so that you can plug in headphones.
I know this experience is painful for you but it was a great lesson too. I ALWAYS monitor my sound in some form for exactly the reason you mentioned. I think something like the following Sescom cable could be just the ticket for you:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749719-REG/Sescom_DSLR_5DMKII_HOCF_Canon_5D_MkII_A_V.html
Steve Crow
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The solution is simply to reformat the card in camera (after taking off all the audio and video files of course) so that you remove the ML firmware that was created for the 5D. Then go to the ML website and download the correct version for the 7D, simple as that. Here’s a warning from the ML web site:
Very important
Never delete the Magic Lantern files from the card! Format the card instead.
After opening the card door, always wait for LED confirmation (or for 5 seconds) before removing the card, even if your camera is turned off!!!Right after opening the card door, Canon firmware accesses the card without turning on the LED (yes, with the main switch turned off). If you remove the card too early, the camera will freeze and will drain the battery, or even cause permanent damage! You will be running random code (remember you are loading executable code from the card), and we can’t do anything about it without reflashing Canon firmware with our own code.
Steve Crow