{"id":896,"date":"2015-03-31T02:05:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T01:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/?p=896"},"modified":"2015-11-23T12:42:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T12:42:37","slug":"my-most-used-magic-lantern-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/timelapse-photography\/my-most-used-magic-lantern-features\/","title":{"rendered":"My Most Used Magic Lantern Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/magiclantern.fm\/\">Magic Lantern<\/a>, for Canon cameras, really is <em>magic<\/em>. It opens up so many useful features\u00a0which I use daily. Big thanks\u00a0to all the developers involved who give up their time to give us creatives these amazing tools, you guys are geniuses.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of my most used Magic Lantern features, why I find them useful, and how to use them. If you&#8217;re still on the fence about whether to install Magic Lantern, maybe the info here will sway you. TL;DR \u2013 just install it and have a play around, it&#8217;s awesome : )<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nb<\/strong>. This is based on my current setup, a Canon 6D, but should generally\u00a0be the same.<\/p>\n<h2>Crop Marks<\/h2>\n<p>While Canon give us grid overlay options, the option Magic Lantern offers to create our own crop mark overlays is something I have found to be exceptionally useful. For me, this really comes into its own when shooting timelapses\u00a0and hyperlapses. After a few iterations, I have designed myself\u00a0a\u00a0set of custom crop marks which really help line things up.<\/p>\n<p>To access the Crop Marks tool from the main menu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overlay (histogram icon) &gt; <strong>Cropmarks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Magic Lantern comes with some pre-made crop marks, but if you would like to make your own, and even make lighter coloured ones, be sure to check out my tutorial:\u00a0<a title=\"Magic Lantern Custom Crop Marks (Black or\u00a0White)\" href=\"http:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/photography\/magic-lantern-custom-crop-marks-black-white\/\">Magic Lantern Custom Crop Marks (Black or White)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Timelapse Preview<\/h2>\n<p>I only discovered this useful feature recently, it was tucked away in the Image Review settings.<\/p>\n<p>If you shoot timelapses\u00a0this allows\u00a0you to preview frames you have shot as a animated sequence, so instead of having to hold down the scroll wheel button, or continuously tap right and left, you simply depress the &#8216;Set&#8217; button, flick the scroll wheel, let go \u2013 and hey presto, you can preview your sequence hands free!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nb<\/strong>. Using this feature\u00a0will cycle through <em>all<\/em> the images you&#8217;ve shot on your card and loop continuously until you press the &#8216;Play&#8217; button to stop it.<\/p>\n<p>To set this up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prefs (spanner icon)<\/li>\n<li>Image review settings &gt; Play mode actions &gt; Action type &gt; <strong>Timelapse Play<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I found this setting to work the best: Trigger key(s) &gt; Set+MainDial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Intervalometer<\/h2>\n<p>For anyone producing <a href=\"http:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com#timelapse\">timelapse<\/a> work\u00a0this is the daddy of all the features and worth the Magic Lantern install alone. The ability to have a built-in intervalometer is priceless. Having said that, I really shouldn&#8217;t have to say that \u2013 it should be built-in as standard, looking at you\u00a0Canon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Nothing more to say here, it does exactly what it says on the tin and works flawlessly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoot (camera icon) &gt; <strong>Intervalometer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bracketing + Intervalometer<\/h2>\n<p>Advanced Bracketing once again supersizes your Canon camera&#8217;s abilities. This time to excel in creating images for HDR processing by offering you these useful features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bracket Type; Exposure (M, Tv\/Ae), Exposure (Flash), DOF (Aperture)<\/li>\n<li>Frames; All the way up to 12! +\u00a0Autodetect<\/li>\n<li>EV Increment; 0.5\u20138EV<\/li>\n<li>Sequence order \/ type<\/li>\n<li>ISO shifting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For me, the a seriously\u00a0useful thing here is being able to set up bracketing <em>and<\/em> the intervalometer, enabling me to produce stellar HDR timelapse sequences.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the feature here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoot (camera icon) &gt; <strong>Advanced Bracket<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"blockgrid small-block-grid-1 medium-block-grid-3 large-block-grid-3 \">\n<li>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ml_features_adv-bracketing-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Lantern Features - Advanced Bracketing\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Adv. Bracketing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ml_features_ghost-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Lantern Features - Ghost\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Ghost Overlay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ml_features_screen-colours-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"ml_features_screen-colours\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Colour Scheme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ghost Image<\/h2>\n<p>This is a great tool if you ever need to re-frame a shot after you&#8217;ve moved about -or- revisit a location to get the exact same framing.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, it\u00a0allows you to overlay a previous taken shot (onto the Liveview overlay) so you can line things up precisely. If you are revisiting a location, simply load an image onto your card before you leave ready for framing when you get to your location.<\/p>\n<p>To use this feature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overlay (histogram icon) &gt; <strong>Ghost Image<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Toggle \u2018Info\u2019 to ensure the ML overlay is selected<\/li>\n<li>Press the \u2018Play\u2019 button and select the image you wish to overlay as a ghost image<\/li>\n<li>Press the \u2018Live View\u2019 button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your image should now appear ghosted. If it is off centre for some reason, you can use the dial buttons to reposition the ghost image.<\/p>\n<h2>Magic Zoom<\/h2>\n<p>The Magic Zoom feature helps you manually focus your lens precisely\u00a0without fumbling around with the standard x5\/x10 zoom process.<\/p>\n<p>Once activated, the Liveview overlay will display a little inset window showing you a fully zoomed portion of your shot\u00a0so you can focus your lens on any detail you choose. It even provides visual confirmation when\u00a0the best focus is achieved.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few neat options, such as;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trigger mode. Choose how to access the Magic Zoom.<\/li>\n<li>Size; Small, Medium, Large, FullScreen<\/li>\n<li>Position; Focus Box, Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Right, Bottom-Left<\/li>\n<li>Magnification; 1:1, 2:1, 3:1<\/li>\n<li>Focus confirm; \u00a0Green Bars, SplitScreen, SS ZeroCross<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find the feature here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overlay (histogram icon) &gt; <strong>Magic Zoom<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Colour Scheme<\/h2>\n<p>This is a nice touch, options for changing the screen colour. I use the\u00a0Dark Red option when shooting at night. Options are;\u00a0Default, Dark, Bright Grey, Dark Grey, Dark Red, Dark Green.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Display (camera screen icon) &gt; Advanced Settings &gt; <strong>Colour Scheme <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can use the\u00a0left and right scroll wheel buttons to quickly cycle through the options.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/magiclantern.fm\/\">Magic Lantern<\/a> is amazing. The tireless efforts of the development team involved will no doubt continue to empower us with useful tools for our Canon cameras.<\/p>\n<p>What are your most used Magic Lantern features and uses? Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers : )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s some of my most used Magic Lantern features, why I find them useful, and how to use them. 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