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Elk City

pvjames — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:21:09 +0000

This area is supposed to be one of the foggiest/windiest points in US. Not great for filming but it was a pristine day. All shot on 14-140. Alot of the shots were at 14, 140 and also 140ETC. I had to hike 6 miles but it was worth it. :)

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20168241_98RPgc#!i=1678294575&k=2Sf3zGB&lb=1&s=A

Amelie short - Competition finalist - shot on 600D

Cheekorobbins — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:43:18 +0000

My New Years resolution was to find a competition to enter and get something filmed, I decided on the Jameson Empire - Done in 60 Seconds competition and have been selected as a finalist!

Wanted to share the video and, if you like it, please vote for me on the link below.

Vote Here

Filmed on my Canon 600D(1920x1080 @ 24fps) over two days. I only decided to enter the competition at the start of January and the deadline was the 20th so I didn't have as much time as I would've liked, fitting it around my day job(animator/3D generalist). Decided to spend 2 weeks planning and refining the idea and a week to put together an animatic and then assemble everything from there.

Location is in my flat, actress is my wife(who is an actress, handy!), I've still got a lot to learn about lighting so I'm not entirely happy with the look. Lamp lighting for the sofa and laptop close up shots and we have no plug sockets downstairs so just had to suffer the ceiling halogens :(

Used a bare bulb for the close up shots of the hands which I'm happier with(the typing one worked best I felt)

I used the Tamron 17-50 2.8 for all of it, I'm kicking myself for not using the 50mm 1.8(what was I thinking!?) mainly on a tripod and a shoulder rig for the final shot outside the door.

Edited in Premiere and graded in After Effects using Colorista II, once again I was short on time but was able to get a general warm hue on the live action shots and a green hue on the computer screens in fitting with the Amelie movie and the colour palettes used for her appartment and the outside world. Ended up being so tight on the deadline I didn't get to do a noise reduction and sharpening pass unfortunately.

I was going to just do the computer shots in after effects and apply a filter to get the screen look but after some tests it actually worked best just filming the monitor so I stuck with that, most of it is just me manipulating layers in photoshop in realtime(in the splitscreen email shot the cursor that appears is the move one if you look closely, couldn't find a workaround for that :) )

If there are any lighting/gaffers on here living in the London area that are looking for projects to get involved in I'd love to hear from you, it's definitely a weakness.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it. If you voted, thanks very much!

Comments and feedback welcome.

Ocean Event - shot entirely with GH13 & IPowell patch

Rambo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:48:39 +0000

Shot with single GH13 on back of a Jetski, 14-140 kit lens with ND8 - on water footage in WP housing, 20mm pancake - on land with FaderND, Minor WB correction in post, Ipowell 75Mb reliable patch 720p 50fps 1/50 shutter.

The Icarus Youth - Falling

driftwood — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:31:53 +0000

One of our fav' bands here in Brighton, shot on 3 GH2s, one 5D, and an EX3.

AG-AF100 vs. GH2 final round

Brian202020 — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:41:54 +0000

I hear on this forum, and in others, people constantly saying one is better than the other. I personally own both and am willing to do a test. It might be a week or two before I'll have time to do it, but I will do it, preferably with advice from people on this forum and others.

I ask, is there any links you can post of people that already have done a test with these two camera's? I'd like to see what others have done before I do mine.

I want to test only image quality. That seems to be what people are always bickering about. We all know the benefits of SDI, price, ND, smaller size, and which camera has each benefit. It's the image in question.

All tests will be done with the same lenses. I think 5 different camera configurations are needed to do the test correctly. Here are the 5 I'm thinking.
1. AF100, 24p, with Abel's "RANGE" settings, AVCHD.
2. AF100, 24p, with Abel's "RANGE" settings, ProRes via external recorder.
3. GH2, 24p, best high latitude settings, stock.
4. GH2, 24p, best high latitude settings, highest quality yet reliable long GOP hack.
5. GH2, 24p, best high latitude settings, highest quality yet reliable I-frame only hack.

What are the preferred high latitude settings for the GH2? As for what hack settings to use, I'm open for suggestions as well. I'm leaning toward cbrandins 66mbps AQ2 and Driftwoods latest 176mbps version.

"The Gift" (Vimeo Link)

stoney — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:08:04 +0000

I'm not sure if this is the correct category to post about Vimeo link, but this is pretty cool stuff. Wow. Impressive VFX.

Any before and after sample video (gh2)

dhood — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:01:22 +0000

Does anyone have, or has anyone seen posted, some before-hack and after-hack videos samples. I've found many video samples with hacks installed but none with any "before hack" comparison videos.

I'm a noob, however I have managed to download and install a couple of different hacked firmware versions. Other than 4x larger file sizes, I didn't see dramatic changes, however I'm not a trained eye I'm not completely sure what my expectations are supposed to be?

Thank you

Things to do/film in UK/Dubai

flyguy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:13:55 +0000

Hello all. I am creating a 2 minute shorts x 4 episode for a celebrity in my country in conjunction with his new blog launch. (: He wants to create an interesting travel log. Since UK ( London ) is now winter and daylight is short, can anyone suggest what is interesting there to do and film during winter? Any bizzare or delicious food in London to try? Any exterem sports? Or anything interesting Also does anyone know any place that has murals and graffiti on the wall in London ? And as for Dubai, what is there to do too?

Thanks everyone. (:

oUT OF cAMERA sLOmO

Tommyboy — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:54:23 +0000

THE GUY MAY NEED HELP WITH EDITING BUT HE HAS AN AMAZING SKILL.

King kenoah live in roseville ca

kenoah — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:23:21 +0000

im still using aqua motion 2 by Driftwood.

First short, shot in 25p with leica 25mm 1.4 Poor Sleep Quality

klem007 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:51:17 +0000

I did two years of animation but called it quits and started film this year. This is my first short i made, ever. Bought myself the gh2 and loving it ever since :) Anxiously waiting for the pal-land hack =)

All shot between 1.4 and 2.2

enjoy!

GH2 Hacked 150mbits music video!!!!!

madmax — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:24:33 +0000

I tried to put this whole hack thingy to the real test so shot a music video using the GH2 hack 150mbits. Let me know what you think...

Music Video shot with Quantum V5

magnus387 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:03:55 +0000

I just got back from my first music video shoot with the hacked GH2, after shooting with a hacked GH13 for the better part of two years. Unbe****inglievable. Used Quantum V5 the entire time - I'm probably going to be grading this with @shian 's new Colorghear tool after I watch a bunch of tutorials (loved the grades that were coming out of his vimeo channel, major accomplishment @shian) - but for now I did a just did a quick and dirty Magic Bullet grade to show the band some of the footage. Hope you enjoy, and suggestions, comments, and perhaps even downright insults are always welcome.

The 1st grab is at full resolution, and then my fCP decided it no longer wanted to continue exporting so the rest are smaller screen captures. Also, the different aspect ratios were done on purpose so the band could see what they liked.

Music Video 'Spremiagrumi' made with a hacked GH2

Elenion — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:38:25 +0000

This summer i made this music video for the young italian pop musician Andrea Pinsuti. Two days of shooting in a theater, zero budget and just me doing everything with the help of natives. Tokina 11-16, Konica 40 1.8. Gh2 hacked with standard 42mb/s. I was happy with the quality of 1080 and unhappy with 720 (that now is hugely improved). I'd like you to judge and give some advices!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ccZ1G0VQoes

Marlon Hoffman video

inthemovie — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:09:12 +0000

I have been testing some patches. The newest ones from Driftwood i like the best this one is the best Driftwood's hack v7. Quantum v7 it is just incredible... This was shot 24P with Leica DG Summilux 25MM 1.4 Wow I love this lens

This was shot with Leica DG Summilux 25MM 1.4 ETC Video Mode 24P at 640 ISO.

My first short Film with GH2 and Switar 26mm F 1.1 hacked

thecolony123 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:39:22 +0000

Hi everyone,

this is my first post, and my first short film using a GH2 and a 40 + year old switar 26mm lens, there is some minor vignetting in the corners on bright scenes, it has been hacked and is shooting at around 60 mbits variable depending on scene

the film is 3 minutes long and its about a young woman with Down Syndrome, and the realisation that her 75 year old adopted father may have to place her into full time care as he struggles to cope with the issues of careing for her, its more a visual poem, and suitable for all age groups

I have entered it in the shooting people film of the month, every viewing helps to keep me on the leader board, you can't vote if your not a fully paid up member, but just veiwing would be much appreciated and it helps me keep up the list, link is below, its called Michelle, and it was all shot in Ireland

any feedback would be welcome

thanks Mark

GH2 INTRA Demo: It's Collaboration Time!

driftwood — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:23:44 +0000

Guys, its time for me to ask a favour. I want YOU for 10 seconds.

I would like to put together a demo of the GH2 in INTRA mode to show off various settings for a Driftwood (Vimeo & downloadable) Spectacular to show its capabilities. I would like as many different scenes, lenses, EX Tele, iDynamic, etc...

The subject matter can be anything so long as it is only ONE scene location and lasts a maximum of 10 seconds. I want a collage of great variety to put together from around the world. Can be landscapes, wildlife, water, trees (groan!), people, whateverthef@ck you want (within reason!)
You may have already filmed something spectacular which this would be good for.

But it has to be filmed in ANY of the INTRA settings posted by me or adapted by yourselves.

So those interested private message (PM) me with a link to your mts & graded file (pro res HQ minimum) - the location, the lens, the extra settings, etc... etc...

Any titling will be put on by my editor following the details & specs you supply us. Therefore,everyone will get a credit on the footage so no problems :-)

And take great care getting perfect exposure for the subject required!

Cutoff date: 10th November 2011. All those willing to take part say 'Aye' below this thread heading.

Thanks,
Nick Driftwood

UPDATE: Here is the final ungraded showreel, the graded showreel will be up here on 17th December.

Ungraded:

Graded:

Comedy? Feature Film shot on Gh2

bannedindv — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:36:42 +0000

Unusual little film done with the GH2

Mother's Garden - a panasonic gh2 camera test

kapemuna — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:18:15 +0000

Greetings from the Philippines!

I bought a gh2 a couple of weeks ago and I am still in disbelief that I already have a camera that can shoot wonderful, wonderful images. This site helped me a lot in making the decision to purchase the cam. It is not widely available here and I was lucky some guy who bought it in the US wanted to get rid of it for some reason.

I used two lenses to shoot this video, a 20mm 1.7 and a 14mm 2.5 lumix lenses. I have to put the camera and the lenses for rent because I am an independent filmmaker and constantly thinking of ways to find funding for my work.

Here's the link -

Many thanks to Vitaly and the rest of the folks here in this site.

Kape

European Greenfinch (Carduelis Chloris)

tonalt — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:02:24 +0000

GH2 @ 42 Mbps, Minolta 50mm f1.4, ETC-mode

I tried to get rid of the noise & compression artificats which were caused by ETC-mode. I exported whole video as TIFF image sequence, added noise reduction in Adobe Lightroom and imported image sequence back to Sony Vegas Pro. But you can still see some errors in video, aspecially at the black levels.

Would high bitrate Driftwood hack make those ugly compression artificats & noise go away?

Have You Guys seen this Video made with the GH2 and Canon 7D?

bleach551 — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:02:19 +0000

I just saw this video on Vimeo and thought it looked really great and I just thought I would post it if it has not already been posted. Unfortunately, there is no information available about the specifics as "Comments" were not allowed. Only some info in the "Tags" which include GH2 and 7D.It looks better in HD, but for some reason when I watch it here it is not activated.

CA Coast

pvjames — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:27:20 +0000

I took a few days off and did some shots on the coast. This was pretty much day one.
The weather was pretty nice for a December but lighting was challenging with mainly overcast.

http://photos.jamesthorpe.com/Other/Films/20168241_98RPgc#1634126068_hQKwg8F-A-LB

Thanks you

beeldlab — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:36:01 +0000

I created a title sequence to thank everybody I worked with and who inspired me in 2011. I added most important people to the credits. If your not mentioned, don't worry. I either forgot you or did not work with you. Next year you have a second chance! But, without doubt, Vitaliy is in the credits. See if you can spot him.

GH2 vs EX3 stills...

bwhitz — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:12:53 +0000

I'm not really a pixel peeper, but here they are anyways... for whatever it's worth.

Note: I'm in the middle of a move right now, and my new place has no internet currently, so these still are all I can upload for now. I'll do the clips later.

EX3

GH2

EX3

GH2

In my personal interpretation, I say the GH2 resolves a bit more detail. But they are very close. Both are true 1080p cams. Whoever was saying the GH2 could only resolve 600 lines was out of his mind. 600 lines is even below a 7D.

The EX3 in these shots looks like it has a bit more highlight control... but it was more likely caused by user error since I did this pretty quick and the EX3's monitor is much more faithful to the final image. I'm sure you can expose for better highlights, plus, there is much more shadow latitude that's not infested with noise like the EX3.

These are also still images, so in motion they look a bit different. IMO, the GH2's image in motion looks better than it's stills, and the EX3 actually looks worse due to the huge amounts of noise. When moving... the GH2 looks like motion still images, EX3 looks like noisy video.

That's all for now.

Rock Climb @ Joshua Tree, CA

griplimited — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:37:11 +0000

GH2 w 14mm Lumix, 50 1.8 Nikkor, 70-200 4.5 Vivitar
7D w Canon 10-22, 55-200 and Tamron 17-50
GoPro @ 720 60fps on POV

First two guys started no more than 4 months ago.
3rd guy with the stache has been doing this for the past year and is the drummer for the music. Freelance Forest by Signal Hill.

High School Football Championship video w/ GH2 and a couple of Canons

resoundproductions — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:27:11 +0000

Got some fantastic footage last Friday at my old High School's championship football game. The bulk of the video is shot with a GH2 @ 1080p 132mbps, though the overcrank stuff is all stock firmware. There's also a decent amount of Canon 60D in there, and a little bit of 7D as well. Overall, the image out of the GH2 is unreal, and it's so small and light that I could cover an entire event by myself with no worries. The EX tele mode is wonderful for getting extra reach out of your lenses, and the micro 4/3 sensor offers (IMHO) the best compromise between controllable DOF and crop.

As always, comments and criticism is welcomed!

Bouldering Competition with new Panasonic firmware.

mpgxsvcd — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:16:33 +0000

I shot a bunch of video and stills at the regional bouldering competition my son competed at this weekend. The video link is below. I will try to post some pics from it when I get the chance to edit them.

The gym is extremely dark so I used the 25mm F1.4 the entire time. Even the 45mm F1.8 wasn’t fast enough for the “cave” where most of the climbing took place. I also used +2 noise reduction even when I shot RAW. I am curious to see if that has any affect(positive or Negative) on RAW images after the firmware upgrade.

One thing I can say is that the new AF improvements are significant. I now use AFC for video always. The expanded touch screen for AF is also a huge bonus.

Oh yea this footage was basically unedited in terms of color and affects. The only thing I did was add in some sharpness because I didn’t have it set to do that in camera.

L vs. M, GH2 40fps Burst mode and 720p60

NickDulworth — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:11:48 +0000

No hack =( took it off to test new firmware.

Canon 50mm 1.4 FD

I do music, check me out at nickdulworth.com

My first music video - GH2, 44 meg hack

dean — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:52:24 +0000

Firstly I would like to put a big thank you out there to Vitaliy for his amazing work on the patch.

I shoot stills on a 5D Mk2 (I'm a photographer in Aus) but I recently wanted to shoot a music video, and after a lot of research, went for the GH2, and thought I'd share the pre-release video and give some details. The 5D was simply not an option after I did a few video tests. Moire etc, especially on instruments and shiny surfaces (something this video had in spades) was a 5D nightmare. The GH2 proved it can handle detailed images with hard highlighted edges with ease.

The video is here:

I used the first stable 44 meg patch at 1080p, 24fps. Edited on Final Cut and graded in Color.

Due to seeing more noise in the smooth setting in my testing, I went for the Cinema setting, to also bake in a little more of a look, before grading. This worked out ok, but in retrospect, I would have gone for Smooth. I had noise, sharpness, sat turned to -2.

I did want to try Resolve for grading, but as I went for a little bit of an overexposed look, the GH2's tendency to yellow up the roll off in highlights, I simply didn't have the knowledge to correct that in Resolve as easily as I could in Color. I also wanted to put in a softening layer, and that was easy in Color using an add function in the Color FX room.

Lenses used were the Panasonic 20mm F1.7 and the Olympus 45mm F1.8. Both were pretty impressive, especially the Olympus. To keep the aperture wide I used a Singh Ray variable ND. Interesting thing about this was the flare and reflections you get from highlights. See if you can spot a few floating hotspots, which is the dress and highlights in the BG simply hitting the flat optics of the ND.

Lights were 2 x 650w Arri knock off fresnel lights for the performances, and 2 banks of 3200k flouros for the bar, and the hotel room shots.

White balance for the Arri shots was 3800k to warm the shot up in camera. This was a mistake. Looked great when shooting, but was too warm when grading and meant it had to be pushed harder to cool it off lowering quality. A mixture of warming the white balance and Cinema profile gave me great headaches in grading. Never again. You live and learn.

White balance for the flouros was native at 3200k and worked better. ISO changed here and there but was mostly around 640iso.

HD at 1 trillion frames per second

lolo — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:16:56 +0000

Do you want to see a light beam in slow motion?
yes, a light beam, moving at the speed of light on HD.

(YOUTUBE VIDEO DESCRIPTION)
We have built an imaging solution that allows us to visualize propagation of light at an effective rate of one trillion frames per second. Direct recording of light at such a frame rate with sufficient brightness is nearly impossible. We use an indirect 'stroboscopic' method that combines millions of repeated measurements by careful scanning in time and viewpoints.

The device has been developed by the MIT Media Lab's Camera Culture group in collaboration with Bawendi Lab in the Department of Chemistry at MIT. A laser pulse that lasts less than one trillionth of a second is used as a flash and the light returning from the scene is collected by a camera at a rate equivalent to roughly 1 trillion frames per second. However, due to very short exposure times (roughly one trillionth of a second) and a narrow field of view of the camera, the video is captured over several minutes by repeated and periodic sampling.

For more info visit http://raskar.info/trillionfps
http://femtophoto.info
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/science/speed-of-light-lingers-in-face-of-m...
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/trillion-fps-camera-1213.html

Music: "Rising" by Kevin MacLeod (http://music.incompetech.com/royaltyfree2/Rising.mp3)

UPLOADED BY: http://www.youtube.com/user/cameraculturegroup on 11/12/2011