Also, the RAW image is a bit sharper than the H264s. You can clearly see more highlight and shadow detail in the RAW image. Here are two screen grabs from my own testing of RAW vs H264. MLV’s, and they contain both picture and sound. mov files, but Magic Lantern allows you to record the RAW 14-bit images from the sensor. The 5DMark3 normally records highly-compressed H264. Included at the bottom are more links that I found helpful when testing and researching Magic Lantern, including installation guides and samples. I’ve read a lot of information on shooting with Magic Lantern, but I also found it hard to get detailed tips from in-the-field users, so hopefully this will shed more light on the process for you. I was interested in playing around with Magic Lantern’s RAW hack after seeing some examples of the improved video quality, but was a bit intimidated by stories I’d heard about it being complicated and time consuming. I recently upgraded my 5 year old Canon 7D and bought a 5D Mark III.