Disabling the focus/magnifying frame for live capture at DVinfo.net

Tim Bucklin · March 4th, 2010, 02:31 PM

Canon was gracious enough to loan us here at CineForm a T2i to play with and test out, and as many existing CineForm customers are aware, live capture from HDV and AVCHD cameras directly into CineForm format provides a great quality advantage.

With the T2i, however, there are some limitations even with its live HDMI output.

We're not necessarily concerned with the center-cropped nature of the video output, but the focus frame is a deal-breaker.

It disappears once you begin recording, but the T2i only outputs SD (480p) while recording instead of 1080p.

So... has anybody found a way to hide the box completely while not recording, or to keep the output 1080p while recording? The documentation and manuals we have don't seem to address this at all.

Robert Turchick · March 4th, 2010, 03:22 PM

wow! Just tried it and went through every parameter in the camera with no luck. That's a bummer! Hope someone can hack that in firmware!

Erik Andersen · March 4th, 2010, 03:49 PM

Not sure if it helps, but on the 5D2 you can get rid of the box by setting autofocus to face detection. The drawback is that you lose the ability to magnify the image before recording. Don't have my T2i yet so I can't test on that camera.

Alister Chapman · March 6th, 2010, 11:30 AM

Turning on Face Detect gets rid of the box, But as soon as the camera detects a face a cursor appears around the face. So you will be OK for scenics, but not people. Grrrrr

March 4th, 2010, 02:31 PM	#1
Tim Bucklin Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 112	Disabling the focus/magnifying frame for live capture Canon was gracious enough to loan us here at CineForm a T2i to play with and test out, and as many existing CineForm customers are aware, live capture from HDV and AVCHD cameras directly into CineForm format provides a great quality advantage. With the T2i, however, there are some limitations even with its live HDMI output. We're not necessarily concerned with the center-cropped nature of the video output, but the focus frame is a deal-breaker. It disappears once you begin recording, but the T2i only outputs SD (480p) while recording instead of 1080p. So... has anybody found a way to hide the box completely while not recording, or to keep the output 1080p while recording? The documentation and manuals we have don't seem to address this at all. __________________ Tim Bucklin CineForm Software Engineer

March 4th, 2010, 03:22 PM	#2
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	wow! Just tried it and went through every parameter in the camera with no luck. That's a bummer! Hope someone can hack that in firmware! __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

March 4th, 2010, 03:49 PM	#3
Erik Andersen Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 218	Not sure if it helps, but on the 5D2 you can get rid of the box by setting autofocus to face detection. The drawback is that you lose the ability to magnify the image before recording. Don't have my T2i yet so I can't test on that camera. __________________ Canon 5D Mark II \|\| L-Series Lenses \|\| Steadicam Pilot \|\| Final Cut Studio www.lovestorymedia.com

March 6th, 2010, 11:30 AM	#4
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Turning on Face Detect gets rid of the box, But as soon as the camera detects a face a cursor appears around the face. So you will be OK for scenics, but not people. Grrrrr __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com