Found a good indoor project for a cool / cloudy day. Installed
Magic Lantern on my Canon T3i to open up a world of possibilities with the camera functions for both stills and video. The download and install via SD card went flawlessly and so far I haven't turned my camera into a brick (the term used when you screw with the firmware on your camera and render it useless). I opened up another world of possibilities 5 years ago with my old Canon G9 when I downloaded a firmware hack called
CHDK. Not sure if I will ever use all the new functions that have been enabled on my T3i. The main reason for it was to be able to program an intervalometer feature. (
an attachment or facility on a camera that operates the shutter regularly at set intervals over a period. On a movie camera the device is used for time-lapse photography.)
Next up - I'm sort of in the market for a new computer for video editing. My current set up can't handle much more that rudimentary editing in low definition. I don't normally ask for suggestions but any advice on this area would be greatly appreciated. Note: for PC...not Mac - and I am more interested in an off the shelf solution over a scratch build - for under $1000. This is
one I am considering. 57,60,39, .07",B
