@rigs thanks for the tip! I'll check it out

edit: wow! I see what you mean

@rigs Patiently awaiting sedna :) I've ran denoiser II on the footage and seemingly the noise is gone in both channels

@rigs Neat Video?

I think one thing that @onionbrain has proven is this: each setting should have a recommended picture profile with the appropriate (X/X/X/X) numbers to maximize image quality. As we have seen, different profiles have noise issues in different colors (some in green, some in red, some in blue). So if @driftwood is going to improve upon noise in certain channels, it has to be with one or maybe two picture profiles (which are similar, like cinema and standard) otherwise it just won't work. So the next Quantum X should come with a optimized picture profile. Vibrant indeed seems the best setting for general purpose shooting.

I think the worst blue and red channel is the by product of any bayer pattern camera where you have two green pixel for one blue and one red. The nature of the bayer pattern is 422 at full resolution, it is when you interpolate and downsample in some ways that you can get true 444. That is why Sony claims true 444 for the f65 at 4k resolution, to differentiate it from lets say the red camera.

@onionbrain: Thanks a lot! Which settings did you use for Standard? The default setting (all to 0) or did you tweak it?

@driftwood Sedna sure looks promising, beautiful picture there.

@workerb Nice grading!

So, with the new patches (Orion V4 and Orion Dark Matter V1) the best setting to record as many information as possible (best latitude), to have a flatter image to work in post, is Standard -2.0.0.-2 or still is Smooth -2.-2.-2.-2?

No GH3 till October 2012 at the earliest?

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/2561/no-gh3-until-october-2012-at-the-earliest#Item_1

@oscillian

50% of the bad highlights problem on the GH2 is those Panasonic lenses. Stick a classic Nikkor on your GH2 and half the problem is instantly gone.

The rest of the problem is the camera and its processing -- and, frankly, bad highlights spans the entire Panasonic line -- including the broadcast division. The only Panasonic I've used that didn't have awful highlights was the HPX3700 -- and you can't stick that on your Cineslider or Pocket Dolly.

So, there's no picture profile on the camera that is going to fix Panasonic's problem with highlights. My guess is that no encoding matrix can fix the problem -- but that's above my pay grade -- the pros on this forum can respond to that.

The best advice I can offer is to shoot with the Standard profile, do your best to not overexpose, and when necessary rescue dim shots by raising the mid tones and/or shadows with either a levels or curves adjustment. You can also use any of the various techniques in post to diminish or mask awful highlights.

Thanks @oscillian. Under soft controlled lighting I like cinema, but when it comes to hard lighting smooth wins. Here's the test I performed (a while back)shooting a gradient grayscale chart under hard lighting (peak day sunlight): http://www.personal-view.com/talks/uploads/FileUpload/3a/64ba92a9a6cac03cd812e220de8c8e.jpg Note: This test is for highlights and does not display low levels approaching 0 IRE.

Andrew ( @onionbrain ), I will have some test Sedna matrices coming to you tomorrow.

@driftwood

I'll be ready, should have much of tomorrow free, and it's supposed to be nearly 80 degrees tomorrow -- so I'll have no excuse to not go out and film.

My thanks!