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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] coldjim:
Hey Chainfire, i don't know if you can help me but i can't seem to get the galaxy S2 working with the canon 600D. I recently got the camera and i ordered a lead from ebay for the connection to the usb cable. But it doesn't seem to see the camera on my galaxy S2. I have recently rooted my galaxy also, as i wanted to use more features. But i can't seem to get this working. It comes up 'S3C USB not found' on USB host controller. Why is this???
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] otarinz:
That would be amazing, the ability to set how long it takes to go from focus point A to point B would be incredibly useful.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area256:
Thanks Chainfire! It was the USB cable, changing it fixed the problem, I just assumed it would work since it worked with my computer, but I guess not all cables work in this setup.

As a side note/feature request. Any plans to implement focus peaking? I imaging it would be fairly easy since it's just a bunch of numerical derivatives, and it would be very useful in macro work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Actually, it's a combination of OTG cable and USB cable that needs to work. I don't understand the details, but some guys who has worked with this stuff who is an expert electrical engineer (actually in the cable business) told me two cables that work fine independantly may still bork together. They have to match somehow. *shrugs*

As for focus peaking, that actually exists. Look at the display filters setting under settings (cogwheel, buttom-right icon)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] robbie1985:
S3C issue fixed

Turns out I did get it to work. CM10 to the rescue.

No many Scroll Tablets out there in the world so I don't blame you for not spending any time looking into this, but just goes to show what a little trial and testing can do.

Great app, loving your work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] q-ki:
Amazain His

Hello.

I'm searching the web for a long time but could not find an answer to this question:

I'm using a HTC Sensation (root/cm9) and want to control my dslr with it.

In some Forums it is said that the Sensation does not have a usb-host-function.

But is this not something wich could be upgraded with a new rom/kernel ?

Or are there special hardware-requirements in addition to that, wich are not implemented

in the HTC Sensation ?

For example the nexus7 seems to have no usb-host-function too, but

i've seen a guy on youtube who is using it via usb as a field monitor...

Greetings from Germany... qki
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rejang48:
Problem when using on tablet

I am using a HP Touchpad with CM9's ICS installed over the webos.

I installed v0.96 on it but it cannot recognise/detect my camera (EOS 500D). Is there a solution?

Thanks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] wwjoshdew:
That's because the TouchPad can't handle it at all.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rejang48:
Using HP Touchpad for this

You mean the specs of the Touchpad is unsuitable to use for this sw with a camera? I thought the Tp is fairly highly spec, hardware-wise.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] [[ Cold ]]:
I can confirm it's (mostly) working with the one x using jelly bean (android revolution hd 13)

Sometimes it says it failed capturing but most of the Times it's working as it works in my s3 :D

Enviado desde mi Galaxy S3 96Gb
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Bryan Conner:
Focus Bracketing problem

First of all, love the app! I feel like I have a new camera now.

I also use a Canon 40d like the poster that you responded to above. Everything works great except I do not get the pop-up "bracket to A". I have another problem that I am sure is related. After I set my A and B points, nothing happens when I press either. The focus point does not change at all. I can adjust the focus using the arrows on the screen with no problem. Any ideas? When I press to set A or B, I am holding the button until I get the vibration feedback from the tablet. I am using a Samsung Galaxy 8.9 with Android 3.2. All other features work super.

thanks in advance.

Bryan Conner
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Scythwolf:
5D MkII not connecting after update

Hi!

I got a big issue here: I updated to a rooted 4.1 Kernel (Thor) and now I realized, that my 5D is no longer recognized.

What I did so far: Factory-Reset in the menu, Liveview activated.

Camara is recognized by PC via the same cable used for connecting to ACER ICONIA A501, USB can be mounted on the tablet without problems. In app Drivemount there is no camera showed either... on the other hand I am not sure if the cam was shown there when it worked under 3.x. Any ideas?

Thx,

Andy
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bellrb19:
Try a different cable and a different kernel. Sometimes the cable works perfectly on computer but not the app.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] theGentle:
Hey guys!

So since like 2 months I've been chasing after this app left and right, initially bought an idolian IdolPad for $100 to test it (worked), and now a Nexus 7 to do something serious with it.

I took it out of my betatesting at home and used it in a real-life production environment, on two film sets - one commercial and one music video.

In order to do that, I built a rig that straps the tablet straight to the back of the camera, as well as a sunshade for the tablet. I documented everything in a long blog post... which I want to share with you as the developer community! Great freaking job, chainfire - you built something legendary!

Here's some photos of what I did on set with it - and I loved every second of it!

here is the link to the relatively long blog post:

http://studium.tobiasdeml.com/2012/11/11/monitoring-a-canon-dslr-on-set-with-an-android-tablet-hd-on-camera-with-peaking-for-215-dslr-controller-in-a-real-life-film-product-environment/

Out of my experience, I have three questions and two suggestions from a filmmaking side.

Questions:

1) Chainfire, does the WiFi work if the device connected to the camera is not a tethering smartphone, but i.e. two Nexuses on the same WiFi network? I couldn't get the WiFi passthrough mode to work, and found very little information on it on the website/in the thread.

2) As you can see on one of the images above, by using the app on the commercial, we got a 17 minute recording on a 5D MkII, which is practically impossible (max. recording time is 12 minutes). the clip played back fine afterwards on the camera, but self-destructed before I could get it to "safety" on my computer; the file went from 3.7GB to like 67KB. Any ideas how that happened? I couldn't replicate the experiment both on 7D and 5D MkII, seemingly it works only on the 5D MkII.

3) The color rendition on the Nexus 7 and 5D MkII, 5D MkIII and 7D is different; the tablet is not as rich in darker tones. Does the histogram read what is displayed on the tablet, or does it read straight from the video that is being recorded on camera?

Suggestions:

1) A way to adjust the size of the peaking pixels (to make them easier to spot in a busy image), as well as a way to adjust the brightness of the edges in the contrast mode.. or even a way to adjust the sensitivity of both modes, sometimes they are too vague and you can't tell where the focus is at 100%.

2) A sharpening mode like on the RED Scarlet/Epic - something that sharpens the entire image, giving you a much better idea of focus without needing to spot the peaking, and without sacrificing the color information in the contrast mode.

Again, thanks so much for your amazing work, chainfire!

Toby
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] woldranger:
HTC HD2 and Canon 550d

Hi there, I came across your app and it looks great but I'm struggling to find any info regarding whether or not this will work on my HD2.

I've tried searching this forum and on the web but can't find anything conclusive. It seems there's a kernel which has enabled USB hosting on ICS !!!! HTC HD2's USB-HOST IS WORKING ON ICS! [KERNEL: ultrakernel base:trtung-ICS] but I'm a little hesitant to mess around with the kernel (I'm very much a newbie to the world of phone modding) if it's unlikely to work with this app, as that would be the only reason I'd try and switch it.

ROM- Nexushd2-ics-cm9-hwa v2.7

Kernel - Tytung_HWA_r3

Thanks for any pointers.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Not sure what is going on here. Unfortunately, I do not have any VxWorks devices lying around to play with so I can't test this behavior. It's on my list of things to check out the next time I'm playing with a VxWorks again.

Awesome stuff, thanks for letting us know about all this!

Questions:

1) Yes it should. On the other hand, it's Wi-Fi, and Wi-Fi is the most unreliable thing in the world. I've tested this across several Android devices on various types of Wi-Fi networks (using one of the devices as hotspot, using a normal access point, using Wi-Fi direct, etc) and for me it has always worked. Your access point may actually block "broadcasts", which is how the two devices find eachother. Maybe I should add a capability to manually connect to an IP address.

2) I have absolutely no idea how this happened, and I'm not sure it's DSLR Controller related. What happens if you press record in-app should be identical to what happens when you press the record button on the camera. It's certainly not something I put it on purpose.

3) The values used to display the histogram during liveview are provided by the camera directly - DSLR Controller just displays the values on-screen, they are not calculated based on liveview image itself. When you review images, the histogram is actually calculated from the image.

Suggestions:

1) I'll consider these. They may be tricky though. Note that these filters are calculated based on the liveview image stream, not direct sensor data, and is as such dependant on the image resolution and quality sent over by the camera.

2) I have no idea what you're talking about. Please suggest the logic on how this works, and/or examples of images with/without, videos displaying it in action, etc. I have never played with RED cameras.

It might be possible, but I would still advise against this. The HD2 is a rather old device, and DSLR Controller takes all the performance of much faster devices, so I don't think you're experience will be great.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Random status update

It's been a while since the last update. Just wanted to let all of you know that I am still working on it.

Big new feature is going to be saving images to the device instead of the camera (optionally), but this turned out to be a quite a bit more complicated to do right than I thought. I guess I'm about half-way with that update, excluding polish.

In the meantime, I've also got an EOS M (see here on Google+: https://plus.google.com/113517319477420052449/posts/boNUXfhn5EU), which I also hope to make to compatible. That will hopefully also solve some minor issues some 60D, 600D, and 650D users are seeing.

Unrelated to DSLR Controller, but related to the update speed, I've also been a bit sidetracked with some other apps that has taken a lot more time than I anticipated, and now Android 4.2 is released (and breaks all the things), my to-do list is long!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] firewater88:
Works with my Viewsonic Gtab, running latest 4.1.1 Smooth Bean release and my 60D with Magic Lantern. Nice having a full usb on the side of the tablet... no OTG adaptor required. Looking forward to the full release.

Did not work with my HTC Incredible running Evervolv 4.1.2 (expected). I do plan to upgrade my phone soon, and fortunately ones I have been looking at are on the working list.

FYI- I heard about the app from Revision3's show Tekzilla.

Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] buzzfledderjohn:
Does Android 4.2 break functionality of DSLR Controller?

Unrelated to DSLR Controller, but related to the update speed, I've also been a bit sidetracked with some other apps that has taken a lot more time than I anticipated, and now Android 4.2 is released (and breaks all the things), my to-do list is long![/QUOTE]

Hello Chainfire,

I am a pro photographer and long time Mac user and your product convinced me to buy an Android tablet. Nothing on the Mac side exists like this for iOS. Thank you. That being said, I just purchased the Nexus 7 3G which ships with 4.2. I have a Canon 5D Mark II and Mark III. Will they work? If not is it possible to downgrade the N7 to 4.1? I believe you have the N7, did you do the upgrade and try it?

Thanks

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Forgot to mention, my N7 arrives tomorrow which is why I have not tested it myself. But it would be good to hear from you what is broke and what is not. Thanks again.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] theGentle:
Hey Chainfire!

Hell yeah, I love to give you that feedback, I think our app is way good enough to be used in the "real" environments of film production :)

As for the suggestions and answers:

1 - WiFi) That with the IP might be a great idea! I'll try to learn more about the Broadcast WiFi modes etc. - right now, my testing environment is a Nexus 7 tablet hooked up to the camera, a Home WiFi through a router with internet access and a non-rooted HTC smartphone in the same WiFi network.

2 - 17min recording) really weird, funny, strange! I gotta test it out again once I get another 5D MkII in my hands, it's really something I can't explain.

3 - Histogram) perfect, thanks so much for the info - I use the histogram for judging brightness distribution in my film frames, so that's essential that its accurate. Awesome.

Suggestion 1, brightness of peaking/contrast mode) - Since these filters are calculated by DSLR controller, wouldn't there be a way to attach a second filter on top? See attachment, I just played with simple curves-levels in Photoshop, something that shouldn't be too difficult to program.

Suggestion 2, sharpening filter as additional filter for judging focus) - The ones that RED uses are simple sharpening filters, Just like this example on the right top: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsharp_masking

I also attached a suggestion, this way the operator can tell precisely what's sharp in the image. This sharpening filter should stay on the DSLR controller end throughout recording, so the focus puller can instantly judge if something is in focus or not, because the sharpening filter makes it obvious.

Toby
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] theGentle:
Here's a color comparison between the camera display and the Nexus 7 ... neither of them are really true "to the eye", but they come pretty close. is there a way to calibrate the screen of a tablet?

Gentle
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] buzzfledderjohn:
Currently there is no way to calibrate the screen unless you "root" the device. Even then I think there is limited ability. Do a search for Nexus 7 screen calibration problem and you will find that there is an inherent gamma/calibration problem with the N7 screen drivers. The IPS screen itself is very high quality but the software calibrating is off. Particularly in bright scenes, blacks look washed out. Tablets seem to have the ability to alter gamma on the fly in an effort to conserve battery life with bright material. Apparently the N7 is very bad at this. My plan is to use the device for composition and control only, not editing or color control. I shoot RAW and rely on the histogram anyway so not a big deal.

So has anyone upgraded to Android 4.2 on N7? Is DSLR Controller still working?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bloontz:
Nexus 4 not working

I've been using this app with a Nexus 7 and I love it. I received a Nexus 4 today with high hopes but alas it doesn't seem to support usb otg. I would love to be proven wrong.

John
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] buzzfledderjohn:
Finally tested Nexus 7 3G with Android 4.2. Everything seems to be working fine. Even did the mini update which fixes voice control and all is well. Screen calibration actually looks pretty good. Definitely better than I was expecting with all the hubbub on the Internet about the problem. Now if I could just get my Exchange email account to work ...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
Xperia Arc

Hi! I've tried the app with my EOS 1100D and my Xperia Arc (LT15i) and that's my feedback:

1. with Advanced Stock Kernel and Xperia Ice Cream Pureness ROM works like a charm ;) ;

2. with ArcFusion for CM10 and CyanogenMod 10 FXP 146 doesn't work at all :( ;

3. with CyanogenMod 10 FXP 146 and its original Kernel of FXP doesn't work :crying: .

What can be the problem? I think it's something relative the JB Kernel Modules, but I don't know how to solve it... :confused:

Thank you anyway for your exeptional work! :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jamullian:
Nexus 10 works

Just tested DSLRC with the Nexus 10 Android 4.2 and my EOS 5D2 - seems to work just fine. Directly connected or over WiFi.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] docfred:
DSLR Controller works on my HTC One X+ connecting to an EOS 7D.

docfred

Gesendet von meinem HTC One X+ mit Tapatalk 2
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] HighMans:
Can this app, with modification from the USB CABLE, take in component video and audio? Or Take in component video and audio from Headphone?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] coolenforcer:
Hello Chainfire,

nice work on the DSLR Controller/Remote App. :good:

i am trying to get it working on Micromax Funbook Infinity (P275).

i have used the USB Host Diagnostic Tool,

it says that 3rd Party API not supported.

i have been doing some search on that,

i came across many references which say that fiddling with /etc/permission will help the matters.

what is your view?

i am able to use host functionality like connecting keyboards, mouse, mass storage devices,

kindly provide some pointers.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tornadolf:
Feature request

Hey, Chainfire,

I am wondering - since EOScount has gone per-per-view, would you consider adding its functionality to Controller. Or it could be a separate app? Or both?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] i-vinn:
Hello Chainfire,

Do you have any update for the Nikon users? is there any beta versions available soon? I have a D7000 and would love to use this app.

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 4rs fed:
YES!!!!!!!!!

Please add in Shutter count to your application, that would be AWESOME!!!!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] supermaz:
For those with desperate need for the shutter count, you can use gphoto2 on linux or install Magic Lantern on the cam to read it out.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tornadolf:
Well, what if I could not be bothered with Linux, and there isn't an ML for my body? What if I'd rather have an app for that?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] supermaz:
That's perfectly fine, therefore my "desperately". If you want to read out the shutter count right know without paying you can use linux or ML. If both is not an option, you need to wait. It was just a hint, nothing against including this into DSLRc. Sorry if I tried to be helpful! :(

One of the many Howtos for linux use: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1058019
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I've added these things to my to-do list to look at. That doesn't mean they will necessarily be implemented - just that I will look at them. There are quite some things that need to be considered performance wise... These tablets aren't as fast as many people think they are.

Not really that I know of. It would not be impossible for me to adjust the displayed colors on the fly through a filter, but I have absolutely no clue how to do this in a sane way ... (also performance).

It does indeed seem at the moment that the Nexus 4 does not have OTG. I've talked to some people inside Google, and it definitely should have OTG, and there is an open bug report ( http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40087 ) about it. It appears to be a software issue - there is some hope that it will be fixed in an update. (The Galaxy Nexus also didn't have OTG the first 3 or 4 updates)

No, it cannot.

I have no idea about this tablet. If keyboards and mice work, try rooting it, sometimes that will allow DSLR Controller to work.

It's certainly possible... what is the use case for this ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tornadolf:
The idea is that with Canon bodies it's impossible to determine real shutter count directly and with technology reaching some state of maturity bodies don't become obsolete in 6 months - Canon's been running pretty much the same 18mp sensor for 3 years now. So buying a used 3 year old tech like 7D or 5DII is not necessarily a terrible idea but it's important to be able to determine actual camera mileage, and all things being equal shutter count is the best indicator of that.

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No problem, I just read it differently - since no one I think is ever desperate enough to know the count.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mayumi:
I'd really like to be able to preview with live view WHILE taking timelapse shots. Self-portraits would be much easier when you could preview from a tablet and have the camera shooting continuously. I tried this but didn't find an option to see live view while doing a timelapse.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ian00:
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any luck using dslr controller wireless with their camera, besides over wifi, maybe by using wireless usb adapters. I think it would be awesome to be albe to have wireless liveview. Also does anyone know if there are any plans of incorporating bluetooth in any way, with dslr controller?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mirojan:
How Transfer the Money without one Visa Card?

Hallo Chainfire

I have bought extra Samsung Note 2 for you DSLR Controller ... :)

But unfortunately for the Play Store i don't have one Visa card... :(

How i can Transfer the Money for you app in one other way?

Thanks for you help and

Nice Greeting

Mirojan
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] brandjamie:
Hi Chainfire,

I purchased DSLR Controller after checking compatabilty with DSLR Remote, however it keeps crashing a few seconds after launching the program. It can connect to the camera and I see the liveview on my tablet so I don't think it is a problem with the usb or the cable as, for those few seconds, everything seems to work.

The logs say there is a 'Timeout executing service: Service Record{... .... libdslr.PTPService} and shows an ANR.

The logs also say 'Killing ProcessRecord{..... }: Background ANR.

Is this something that will be fixed or is it a problem with the kernel / tablet (I am using kernel USB host mode)?

Thanks for your hard work.

Edit: I managed to turn off the Live View auto start (in the few seconds before it crashed). Now it doesn't crash on opening and other functions appear to work but as soon as I turn live view on it crashes again. I've reset all my custom functions and disabled quick review and the camera is set to AV mode as suggested in the FAQs.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] theGentle:
Here are some more photos of the DSLR Controller in action in form of a Nexus 7 strapped to a 5D MkIII.

Link to the rig and BTS explanations (for those who haven't seen it yet): Monitoring a Canon DSLR on set with an Android Tablet; HD on-camera with Peaking for $215! “DSLR Controller” in a Real-Life film production environment.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mirojan:
PS.: No problem more ....

I did it ... I have now you DSLR Controller ... :D:laugh:

Thanks

Bye

Mirojan