Canon EOS E1 Video Plug-In for Final Cut Pro

David Chapman · March 16th, 2010, 09:45 AM

Now that I'm looking around, all of the ads on Canon's site still talk about the 5DM2 firmware as "coming soon" just as the EOS plugin is "coming soon." I wonder if there is another area on the site we should be looking at for this? That's just hoping, though.

Jon Fairhurst · March 16th, 2010, 01:56 PM

It makes sense to release the firmware and features on different dates. That provides two days of positive news cycles rather than one.

Kirk Candlish · March 16th, 2010, 02:18 PM

I don't think they're that cunning in their marketing. 'Positive news cycles' is a very American thing.

The concern is to get the update/plugin tested before it's released. Several people had the 5DII update for a couple of weeks before the release. When it tested successfully they released it.

The plugin is under development and will be available when it's ready.

Bryan McCullough · March 16th, 2010, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk Candlish

The plugin is under development and will be available when it's ready.

Which is a little different than what their press release said about being available in early March. ;)

Jon Fairhurst · March 16th, 2010, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirk Candlish

I don't think they're that cunning in their marketing...

I'm not so sure. The posters for both 5D Mark II 24p firmware date announcements included the word "EPIC". And it was in a "RED" font.

Well, maybe that was a bit more cheeky than cunning. ;)

Kirk Candlish · March 16th, 2010, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryan McCullough

Which is a little different than what their press release said about being available in early March. ;)

Yes, very true.

It seems the 2.0.3 firmware update has a minor audio glitch in it. Let's hope they haven't released the plugin because they're being thorough this time.

Kirk Candlish · March 16th, 2010, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon Fairhurst

I'm not so sure. The posters for both 5D Mark II 24p firmware date announcements included the word "EPIC". And it was in a "RED" font.

Well, maybe that was a bit more cheeky than cunning. ;)

Well there is an ad agency involved and they have changed the game for RED and the entire industry. I'd play that up, wouldn't you ?

Mark Adin · March 22nd, 2010, 08:34 AM

here is the new plugin

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera

choose ur OS and go!

Eric Stemen · July 16th, 2010, 05:37 PM

Has anyone been able to download the plugin...looks like its not on the site right now.

Nate Haustein · July 16th, 2010, 10:00 PM

I think it moved after the Canon redesign of their site. Here's a link to the FCP plugin. Just went to the camera, selected the operating system, and downloaded.

Canon U.S.A. : Professional Imaging Products : EOS 7D

Darryl Yee · August 22nd, 2010, 11:03 AM

I tried to import a 9 minute clip and it went successfully, but when I opened it in the viewer only 4 seconds was imported. Thankfully I didn't format my media card before discovering this.

I tried on a different batch of files from another card and some clips imported completely, but most didn't, and some just errored out. Right-clicking Retry on the error clips worked. The files that didn't import completely didn't give any indication anything was wrong.

This plugin is extremely unreliable and buggy. I hope Canon updates it soon.

Per Johan Naesje · August 23rd, 2010, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darryl Yee

This plugin is extremely unreliable and buggy. I hope Canon updates it soon.

Well, been using this plug-in for the last 5 months without any trouble!

How is your workflow Darryl? I always make a image copy of the card to disk before doing any log and transfer (L&D). Then you distribute this image to other disks for long time back-up.

Doing L&D from the card could have other issues than the software, bad connections, faulty cable etc.

Paul Joy · August 23rd, 2010, 05:41 PM

I've had the same problem with the plugin truncating clips since it was released. I made a quick screencast about this problem today, and also the strange way that the EOS plugin renames re-imported clips.

Canon EOS Movie Plugin-E1 errors

Chuck Spaulding · August 24th, 2010, 01:17 AM

Paul thanks for the screencast, that's a bit scary.

When this problem occurs are you doing the log and transfer directly from the card or are you backing it up first and creating a custom path?

I have not noticed that any of my clips are incomplete, but I have noticed the odd way it names the clip if you try to re-encode it. I guess they used this naming convention so that you don't overwrite clips with the same name and I have to admit this has probably helped me more the hurt me.

I think I might start using MPEG Streamclip again until this issue gets sorted out. I'm shooting so much that I can't afford the extra time it takes to check every clip as their transfered. I need to be able to trust that it works correctly 100% of the time.

Thanks again for the heads up.

Per Johan Naesje · August 24th, 2010, 03:47 AM

Paul, very interesting findings you got there. I´m not aware that this has happened to me ever!
My workflow is to do the L&T after I have copied the card image to the hdd.

I will investigate and study this in future loggings, just to make sure that this is not of any issues at my place.

Just a note: has there been any update to the plug-in? In case I have a newer version than you got. I downloaded the plug-in in May some time this year.

March 16th, 2010, 09:45 AM	#46
David Chapman Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Now that I'm looking around, all of the ads on Canon's site still talk about the 5DM2 firmware as "coming soon" just as the EOS plugin is "coming soon." I wonder if there is another area on the site we should be looking at for this? That's just hoping, though. __________________ David Chapman www.davechapfilms.com

March 16th, 2010, 01:56 PM	#47
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	It makes sense to release the firmware and features on different dates. That provides two days of positive news cycles rather than one. __________________ Jon Fairhurst

July 16th, 2010, 10:00 PM	#55
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	I think it moved after the Canon redesign of their site. Here's a link to the FCP plugin. Just went to the camera, selected the operating system, and downloaded. Canon U.S.A. : Professional Imaging Products : EOS 7D __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com

August 23rd, 2010, 05:41 PM	#58
Paul Joy Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 627	I've had the same problem with the plugin truncating clips since it was released. I made a quick screencast about this problem today, and also the strange way that the EOS plugin renames re-imported clips. Canon EOS Movie Plugin-E1 errors __________________ Blog: www.pauljoy.com Company: www.videotrader.co.uk

August 24th, 2010, 03:47 AM	#60
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Paul, very interesting findings you got there. I´m not aware that this has happened to me ever! My workflow is to do the L&T after I have copied the card image to the hdd. I will investigate and study this in future loggings, just to make sure that this is not of any issues at my place. Just a note: has there been any update to the plug-in? In case I have a newer version than you got. I downloaded the plug-in in May some time this year. __________________ - Per Johan

March 16th, 2010, 02:18 PM	#48
Kirk Candlish Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 198	I don't think they're that cunning in their marketing. 'Positive news cycles' is a very American thing. The concern is to get the update/plugin tested before it's released. Several people had the 5DII update for a couple of weeks before the release. When it tested successfully they released it. The plugin is under development and will be available when it's ready.

March 22nd, 2010, 08:34 AM	#53
Mark Adin Tourist Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Rome Italy Posts: 3	here is the new plugin Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera choose ur OS and go!

July 16th, 2010, 05:37 PM	#54
Eric Stemen Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 378	Has anyone been able to download the plugin...looks like its not on the site right now.

August 22nd, 2010, 11:03 AM	#56
Darryl Yee New Boot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 11	I tried to import a 9 minute clip and it went successfully, but when I opened it in the viewer only 4 seconds was imported. Thankfully I didn't format my media card before discovering this. I tried on a different batch of files from another card and some clips imported completely, but most didn't, and some just errored out. Right-clicking Retry on the error clips worked. The files that didn't import completely didn't give any indication anything was wrong. This plugin is extremely unreliable and buggy. I hope Canon updates it soon.

August 24th, 2010, 01:17 AM	#59
Chuck Spaulding Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 1,099	Paul thanks for the screencast, that's a bit scary. When this problem occurs are you doing the log and transfer directly from the card or are you backing it up first and creating a custom path? I have not noticed that any of my clips are incomplete, but I have noticed the odd way it names the clip if you try to re-encode it. I guess they used this naming convention so that you don't overwrite clips with the same name and I have to admit this has probably helped me more the hurt me. I think I might start using MPEG Streamclip again until this issue gets sorted out. I'm shooting so much that I can't afford the extra time it takes to check every clip as their transfered. I need to be able to trust that it works correctly 100% of the time. Thanks again for the heads up.