Canon EOS 7D HDMI - Manual (Page 5)

Processing the captured video
The output from the final processing takes time and produces very large files. It is therefor
recommended that you edit your film first and then only process the takes you really need to
process. If you decide not to process the entire take file, but just a portion of that take make sure
you add some head and tails to the clip or the interlace detection won't work.
The processing will analyze the captured footage and extract the actual 24p or 25p footage from that
stream and write it to a new file. It will also reconstruct the color channels to make the 4:2:2 capture
into a better quality 4:4:4 file. The reconstruction is primarily visible in primary colors such as
bright red.
To process a clip simply take your captured footage file (one at the time) and drag and drop it on the
7DTool.exe executable. A command-line window will open up and the rendering will start. The
executable is only available on Windows XP/Vista/7 (for now).
The resulting file will be named the same as your input clip, but with a _24p or _25p postfix. Before
starting, make sure you have enough storage for the resulting file. They usually end up at around 1
gigabyte for 10 seconds of video.
Windows 7 only: Due to a bug in the QuickTime SDK you need to run 7DTool.exe in compatibility
mode. Simply right-click the file and select Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and set it to run
in compatibility mode for ”Windows Vista (Service Pack 2)”.