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So you always have the choice to run Magic Lantern or not if you keep track of which of your SD cards have Magic Lantern installed and which do not.
#Magic lantern code#
This is important to know, because if you replace the Magic Lantern SD card with a regular SD card (one that does not have Magic Lantern installed) or no SD card at all, the camera will not find any code to load, so it will just load the stock firmware, and there will be absolutely no trace of Magic Lantern. The bootdisk feature is what enables the camera to load Magic Lantern at boot time. Magic Lantern enables the bootdisk flag in your camera and then installs to the SD card.
#Magic lantern software#
This flag tells the camera if it should try to load and execute software stored in the SD card. My understanding is that the only change that is done to your camera is to enable the "bootdisk" flag, which is a very minor change.
#Magic lantern install#
I think something not everybody understands is the Magic Lantern does not install into your camera but to the SD card. Retrieved 17 January 2014.The chances of bricking your camera are extremely low (but not zero). "Will Custom Firmware Void My Warranty? Canon, Nikon and Panasonic Respond".
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^ "Digital Convergence Episode 3 – Trammell Hudson and Magic Lantern Firmware for the Canon 5D Mark II".^ " Magic Lantern Adds 4K RAW to Canon 5D Mark III, Announces It on April 1st".^ a b c " Magic Lantern firmware adds HDR video to Canon DSLRs".^ a b Magic Lantern team finally cracks the Canon EOS 7D.Charlie Sorrel, Wired (magazine), 24 June 2009. ^ " Magic Lantern Firmware Supercharges Canon 5D MkII"."Magic Lantern - Free Software on Your Camera".
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#Magic lantern professional#
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He ported it to the Canon EOS 550D in July 2010. Magic Lantern firmware was originally written for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II by Trammell Hudson in 2009 after he reverse engineered its firmware.