ETC.lua

-- Crop mode toggle   

-- Toggle between 3x crop mode

require('config')

-- end this script if not eosm
if camera.model_short ~= "EOSM" then
    display.notify_box("Script not working on this cam");
    msleep(2000);
    return
end
    
-- warnings 
while camera.mode ~= MODE.MOVIE do
    display.notify_box("enable MOVIE mode");
    msleep(1000);
end

function toggle_x3crop()
    -- console.show();
    local recording = movie.recording;

    if recording == true then
        display.notify_box("STOPPED RECORDING");
        movie.stop();
    end

    -- crop mode
    if menu.get("Crop mode", "x3crop") == "x3crop" then
        display.notify_box("DISABLED X3CROP");
        menu.set("Crop mode", "x3crop", 0);
    else
        display.notify_box("ENABLED X3CROP");
        menu.set("Crop mode", "x3crop", "x3crop");
    end
    
    lv.pause();
    lv.start();
    
    if recording == true then
        local max_tries = 40

        while max_tries > 0 do
            max_tries = max_tries - 1
            
            msleep(100)
            movie.start();
            
            if(movie.recording == true) then
                display.notify_box("RESTARTED RECORDING");
                break
            end
        end
    end

end

x3crop_toggle_menu = menu.new
{
    parent      = "Movie",
    name        = "x3crop toggle",
    help        = "Pick a button to toggle x3crop in mv1080.",
    value       = 0,
    submenu     =
    {
        {
            select  = function(this)
                if x3crop_toggle_menu.value == 0 then
                    x3crop_toggle_menu.value = 1;
                else
                    x3crop_toggle_menu.value = 0;
                end
            end,
            update = function(this)
                if x3crop_toggle_menu.value == 0 then
                    this.name = "Enable";
                else
                    this.name = "Disable";
                end
            end,
        },
        {
            name    = "Button",
            choices = { "SET", "INFO", "HALFSHUTTER"},
        }
    },
    update = function(this)
        if this.value == 0 then
            this.help2 = "Click Enable in submenu to activate.";
            return "OFF";
        else
            this.help2 = ""
            return "ON, " .. this.submenu["Button"].value; 
        end
    end,
};

config.create_from_menu(x3crop_toggle_menu)

event.keypress = function(key)
    if key == KEY[x3crop_toggle_menu.submenu["Button"].value] and menu.visible == false and x3crop_toggle_menu.value ~= 0 then
        task.create(toggle_x3crop);
        return false;
    end
end

console.hide();

Really nice work on this. I like the INFO button and I think it´s the better button to use. One thing with this button though is that it also has a lot of goodies such as iso and also other general purpose settings tht we no longer acces once the button is reassigned. Suggestion. Short press still let´s us go into info screen. A longer push(maybe 0.5s) instead enters x3 toggle.
Another idea is to run a double push to access x3 toggle. One push would enter INFO screen.
In my c-code equivalent I keep a 0.5 sec delay since then halfpress shutter button also can access magic zoom etc.

Glad you like it. I think info button is the best one too. I personally never use the info screen. Can set most settings using the button on camera. Iso can be set with the trash button I think (it's a Canon menu preference. But I agree it's not so nice to completely block the info screen. But I don't like double and long press either for frequent use. So I suggest to toggle the x3crop toggle setting with a long or double press. So e.g. long press info button to disable the x3crop toggle, then use info button as normal with single press. Then long press info to activate x3crop toggle again. Now just single press to toggle crop mode. If this is too complicated, confusing or not possible then I'd always opt to keep the crop toggle as quick and responsive as possible and map the usual info button to the slower option (long press or double press). Because using the info screen is the task that takes longer anyway (need to manually dive into the settings on that screen etc.).

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Op 4 jul. 2019 om 10:14 heeft dannephoto ***@***.***> het volgende geschreven: Really nice work on this. I like the INFO button and I think it´s the better button to use. One thing with this button though is that it also has a lot of goodies such as iso and also other general purpose settings tht we no longer acces once the button is reassigned. Suggestion. Short press still let´s us go into info screen. A longer push(maybe 0.5s) instead enters x3 toggle. Another idea is to run a double push to access x3 toggle. One push would enter INFO screen. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

Also I didn't test what happens if you toggle x3crop while recording. Probably things will go wonky. I'd need to check if currently recording, if so stop recording, toggle crop, start new recording.

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Op 4 jul. 2019 om 10:14 heeft dannephoto ***@***.***> het volgende geschreven: Really nice work on this. I like the INFO button and I think it´s the better button to use. One thing with this button though is that it also has a lot of goodies such as iso and also other general purpose settings tht we no longer acces once the button is reassigned. Suggestion. Short press still let´s us go into info screen. A longer push(maybe 0.5s) instead enters x3 toggle. Another idea is to run a double push to access x3 toggle. One push would enter INFO screen. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

Yes, wonky time, recording stops so a watch guard while recording needed too.
What's ETC by the way? Maybe rename it to CMT?

What it means? Extended Tele Conversion. That's how a similar feature is called on some Panasonic cameras. Also I seemed to run into issues using a number (3), don't remember if it was filename, variable name or description for lua script in ML menu. So named it ETC.

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Op 4 jul. 2019 om 11:52 heeft dannephoto ***@***.***> het volgende geschreven: Yes, wonky time, recording stops so a watch guard while recording needed too. What ETC by the way? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

Hehe, I see. Yes, nunbers and also length is problematic. No more than eight characters I think.

Should now restart movie recording more or less as quick as it can when you toggle x3crop while recording.