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3D 3K 12-bit RAW camera project
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  • @zcream The Apple computer...you can get a PC and do a duel boot with Fedora or Ubuntu. Then use a virtual box to use the Apple operating system within Fedora. It's like a bootcamp on an Apple, except with Fedora. I think you can use any operating system.

    I've installed a dual boot of Fedora on a PC. It came from the factory with Windows 8.

    I've never tried the Virtual Boxes; I've read about them. It might be worth looking into, though.

  • @gangstak2 64-bit version. Can you test this one for stippling ? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5con0ud84033pdj/33qtRDelYq

  • The 64-bit version looks good. No stippling.

    I noticed that DNG is no longer listed as an output format. Selecting RAW causes the program to record DNGs.

    I also noticed that images are no longer saved into automatic sub-folders.

  • I replace the DNG save as a part of the RAW option - as DNG is just a wrapper for the RAW file. This version will have the sub-folders. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5con0ud84033pdj/i1PWrSiUUx/FlyCap2.exe

    It should also be a wee bit faster due to optimizations SSE2 and MT/MP.

  • great project zcream im also working on this and sören is a friend of mine but hes busy :-) playing more with the bmcc and the bmpc 4k ;-) tomorrow i will try your flycap2 with my flea 3 and report back that would be so cool when i can now write .dng directly from flycapture! at the moment i wirte .raw and then convert HELL of a work :D also you see fit in c++ and programming any chance for a new gui? just like the gui sören was mentioning in his thread? if i can help drop me a line amazing times :-) here are some of my clips https://vimeo.com/search?q=miniraw1 cheers janosch

  • @jsfotografie Great footage.. I would love to join in and start a DYI project as well but don't really know where to start. Any tips, or steps would be greatly appreciated.

  • thx :-) this project is so much fun :-) i also startet with sörens thread :-) but i was more after slow motion than 4k/3k and the 720p/120fps scales easily to 1080p :-)

    one think i learnd is that for fast framerates you need a very very beeefy pc im using an i7 3770t and raid0 ssd and can record continuous 720p 120fps at 12 bit :-) i build everything in an cnc machine case with an 10" screen i was the first with 10" not the black magic ursa ;-) here in action http://instagram.com/p/ezhCAjI8BL/ and here the 10" touchscreen http://instagram.com/p/gqfSS4o8Gb/

    cheers janosch

  • You will find that my modified FlyCapture2 is faster than the stock one. I turned off one unnecessary debayering.

  • Newest version works perfectly for me. Video feed seems smoother.

  • your a genius zcream! with my flea 3 it works :-) but as you said only with streaming and when i have the preview window to big i lose some frames....hmmmm any idea how i can confirm that my miniraw1 recorded 120fps? also the dng files open beautifull in davinci resolve :-)

    one request would be to change the frame padding from 0000 to perhabs 00000 becaue with 120 fps i reach to fast 9999 and when it then goes to 10000 some softeare has problems :-)

    thx alot!!!

  • @jsfotografie Try the new version - just uploaded it. The display windows keeps track of lost frames. If it does not show any there is none. If you want to test it, keep a free timer app for your smartphone and record it. Make sure it has ms precision i.e. 1 ms count.

  • just tested it with my flea 3 PERFECT :-) only thing with 120fps is that i need to use buffered because streaming will drop some frames its unbelievable how hardware intense this is! but 720p120 fps in dng 12 bit out if the cam is prtty amazing. i have to say zcream know his stuff :-) also the 000000 padding is nice!

    if only you can try to implement the GigE version for my Blackfly with e2v sensor ;-)

  • Updated version has RAW and DNG versions. Just a heads up about Black Level. Flycap2 does not save settings unless you save it to a memory channel. So each time you start the program, its starting with a default 9% Black Level. This is faithfully reproduced in the DNG Header. Inside your RAW, you also have a file with 9% Black Level, but you are not recognizing this. This is why your RAW file is showing as being "lighter" than the DNG. The program works fine.

  • For 3d, I decided to build a separate version without the polling used by PGR. This version is very fast and ensures that there are no dropped frames. On the flipside, it cannot display while recording. Use this, if you want to record from multiple cameras, or for high frame rates, where the other version gives dropped frames. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9906333/FlyCap2-sync.exe

  • This is the original version with a bugfix. It can only record from a single camera, and uses a polling method to record and display at the same time. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9906333/FlyCap2-poll.exe

    Both versions still display an underexposed image. I suspect this is due to a gamma mismatch. Default QT gamma is 2.2 while Flycap2 converts to RGB using gamma of 1.

  • As the BMPCC is just 500USD right now (limited availability), I'm going to try syncing them for 3D. Only 1080p but still 12bit RAW (or 10bit Prores): http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/10902/bmd-pocket-cinema-camera-stereoscopic-collaboration

  • https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9906333/Flea3%20Project.zip

    I have uploaded the entire project in case someone wants to play with it. Sorry about the delay.

  • @_gl should be even easier to sync two BMMCC together than two BMPCC thanks to the ports on the side of the BMMCC

  • @IronFilm indeed, I have two here as well as a sync generator, but haven't shot footage yet. I'm just working on software that turns a Windows tablet/laptop/PC and some capture device (eg. USB for portable use) into a full featured camera monitor with touchscreen controls.

    There's a 3D version that can preview two cams, eg. from a 3D twin rig. Then there's the BMMCC-specific version that can control all the camera parameters (both cams in sync in the 3D version), all from the touch screen. I'm just finalising the remote control code and will have test footage soon.

  • I have just posted my rig for sale - http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/16350/working-raw-3k-3d-rig-dual-usb3-flea3-fl3-u3-88s2c-c-with-software

    Not used for 2 years. Hopefully someone else can benefit from it :-)

  • Hi Does your software only work with Flea3s? I just got impulse-bought a prosilica gt1910 off fleabay but is gigE. The only free option that I can find seems to be firecapture or genicapture but I haven't even installed them yet.

  • Only with flea3s sorry

  • Hey zcream,

    Thanks for putting together these modifications. I was hoping to get it working with the Flea3 FL3-U3-120S3C-C but I seem to be having some troubles. I get "Error querying video mode and frame rate Invalid image settings parameter" when trying to connect to my camera. Is it possible that this is due to me having a newer SDK installed on my computer? I don't have any issues when using the PTGrey provided FlyCap application.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks, Dustin

  • Are you using the modified SDK I uploaded? Are you using flycap with the SDK included with it?

  • No, I was just trying to run the FlyCap binary directly (potentially using some of my current installed SDK dlls).

    Do I need to compile your modified SDK, or can I just install FlyCapture2.5.3.5_x64.exe that you included in the zip?

    Thanks, Dustin