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# convmlv #
MLV to TIFF/ProRes and Proxy ProRes/H.264
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See [http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=16799.0](http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=16799.0) for more info.
Help page is below:
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Usage:
./convmlv.sh [OPTIONS] mlv_files
INFO:
A script allowing you to convert .MLV or .RAW files into TIFF + JPG (proxy) sequences and/or a Prores 4444 .mov,
with an optional H.264 .mp4 preview. Many useful options are exposed.
DEPENDENCIES: *If you don't use a feature, you don't need the dependency!
-mlv_dump: For DNG extraction from MLV. http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=7122.0
-raw2dng: For DNG extraction from RAW. http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=5404.0
-mlv2badpixels.sh: For bad pixel removal. https://bitbucket.org/daniel_fort/ml-focus-pixels/src
-dcraw: For RAW development.
-ffmpeg: For video creation.
-ImageMagick: Used for making proxy sequence.
-Python 3 + libs: Used for auto white balance.
-exiftool + xxd: Used in mlv2badpixels.sh.
VERSION: 1.5.2
OPTIONS, BASIC:
-v version - Print out version string.
-o<path> OUTDIR - The path in which files will be placed (no space btwn -o and path).
-M<path> MLV_DUMP - The path to mlv_dump (no space btwn -M and path). Default is './mlv_dump'.
-R<path> RAW_DUMP - The path to raw2dng (no space btwn -M and path). Default is './raw2dng'.
-y<path> PYTHON - The path or command used to invoke Python. Defaults to python3.
-B<path> MLV_BP - The path to mlv2badpixels.sh (by dfort). Default is './mlv2badpixels.sh'.
OPTIONS, OUTPUT:
-i IMAGE - Specify to create a TIFF sequence.
-m MOVIE - Specify to create a Prores4444 video.
-p[0:3] PROXY - Specifies the proxy mode.
--> 0: No proxies. 1: H.264 proxy. 2: JPG proxy sequence. 3: Both.
-s[0%:100%] PROXY_SCALE - the size, in %, of the proxy output.
--> Use -s<percentage>% (no space). 50% is default.
-k KEEP_DNGS - Specify if you want to keep the DNG files.
--> Besides testing, this makes the script a glorified mlv_dump...
OPTIONS, RAW DEVELOPMENT:
-d[0:3] DEMO_MODE - DCraw demosaicing mode. Higher modes are slower. 1 is default.
--> Use -d<mode> (no space). 0: Bilinear. 1: VNG (default). 2: PPG. 3: AHD.
-f FOUR_COLOR - Interpolate RGB as four colors. Can often fix weirdness with demosaicing.
-H[0:9] HIGHLIGHT_MODE - 2 looks the best, without major modifications. 0 is also a safe bet.
--> Use -H<number> (no space). 0 clips. 1 allows colored highlights. 2 adjusts highlights to grey.
--> 3 through 9 do highlight reconstruction with a certain tone. See dcraw documentation.
-b BADPIXELS - Fix focus pixels issue using dfort's script.
--> His file can be found at https://bitbucket.org/daniel_fort/ml-focus-pixels/src.
-a<path> BADPIXEL_PATH - Use, appending to the generated one, your own .badpixels file. REQUIRES -b.
--> Use -a<path> (no space). How to: http://www.dl-c.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=686
-n[int] NOISE_REDUC - This is the threshold of wavelet denoising - specify to use.
--> Use -n<number>. Defaults to no denoising. 150 tends to be a good setting; 350 starts to look strange.
-g[0:4] GAMMA - This is a modal gamma curve that is applied to the image. 0 is default.
--> Use -g<mode> (no space). 0: Linear. 1: 2.2 (Adobe RGB). 2: 1.8 (ProPhoto RGB). 3: sRGB. 4: BT.709.
-S SHALLOW - Specifying this option will create an 8-bit output instead of a 16-bit output.
--> It'll kind of ruin the point of RAW, though....
OPTIONS, COLOR:
-w[0:3] WHITE - This is a modal white balance setting. Defaults to 0. 1 doesn't always work very well.
--> Use -w<mode> (no space).
--> 0: Auto WB (Requires Python Deps). 1: Camera WB. 2: No Change.
-A[int] WHITE_SPD - This is the speed of the auto white balance, causing quality loss. Defaults to 15.
--> For AWB, the script averages the entire sequence, skipping n frames each time. This value is n.
-l<path> LUT - This is a path to the 3D LUT. Specify the path to the LUT to use it.
--> Compatibility determined by ffmpeg (.cube is supported).
--> Path to LUT (no space between -l and path). Without specifying -l, no LUT will be applied.
OPTIONS, DEPENDENCIES:
-K Debian Package Deps - Lists dependecies. Works with apt-get on Debian; should be similar elsewhere.
--> No operations will be done.
--> Example: sudo apt-get install $ (./convmlv -K)
-Y Python Deps - Lists Python dependencies. Works with pip.
--> No operations will be done.
--> Example: sudo pip3 install $ (./convmlv -Y)
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