@matt_gh2 nope its was smooth -2 haha

@matt_gh2 Thanks!

@bheath Thanks! Yeah I did mix 60p with 24p

All, I've been away for a bit and just got around to trying 'Apocalypse Now' . Since I needed readability for a wedding shoot, I loaded Driftwood Cluster v7 'Apocalypse Now' - 6 GOP Nebula '444 seti

Is it just me, or is 'Apocalypse Now' a major improvement in image quality? I've been holding on to Sedna AQ1 for a while, which really does look good.

There's a whole new look that's no longer a signature of the GH2 (granted the GH2 signature is good), but the image really seems very close to a film look and without the sparkling artifacts that scream video.

I'm actually blown away with the smooth color graduations and warm professional look.

@proaudio4 - That was "Boom!" On the Panny 14-140 to boot. And yes, 24H

@Mirrorkisser With BOOM!, the only reason why I warn against wide hi detail shots is the possible increase in the range of quantisation dc values - on average wide shots I have looked at in France I was getting between 5-8 (if the bitrate climbs to the ceiling of 145+mbps the range will possibly go even higher), on average mid to tight shots - facial / less detail - they are much closer. Just be aware as I haven't had time to do any extensive wide testing. From what Ive seen so far with you guys, things look very good. And very filmic.

I want to remind people that Cluster v6 settings are still some of the most reliable settings ever seen on the GH2 in my opinion and produce very tight dc ranges fed by a rate control of Q16 whilst keeping the bitrate low.

I am preparing to go to Chile tomorrow so will be on and off here from a distance for two weeks - I'm filming footage for the International version of my film, 'The First Raindrop, The Last Teardrop'. I will also be uploading Intravenus and its 'Soft 444 matrix' of Chris Brandin's hopefully before I leave.

Over the next two weeks, or if I get time sooner, I will also be uploading an experimental Cluster v8 with Boom!

@driftwood: cheers for your reply. Indeed cluster v6 is a great setting, i shot my whole trip to the baltics on it. Very reliable and very good looks.

If i may ask: Whats your recommendation right now for a filmic/cinematic allround setting?

Have a great trip to Chile and good luck with your shooting. If you ever manage to give me a BOOM! look at cluster sizes and reliability i will build you a monument!! Tata

Well, I think I can ignore the don't go wide with Boom warning. I played with it all day, in intense sunlight and as Onionbrain said, the colors are amazing. The detail is amazing. It even behaved fairly well in 720p. Mayweed always over saturates yellow. It was pretty good in Boom though.

I did these grabs in standard -2 with a 14-140 lens

I shot a wedding yesterday using Driftwood Cluster v7 Apocalypse Now 6 GOP Nebula 444 seti I have not color corrected, but I like the almost stylized look right out of the camera.

I certainly need to try Boom! I was surprised on the quality from this 6 GOP!

Lumix 20mm @ ~ f2.0 or maybe a tad more closed.

@bangkng Real nice man... but now I'm hungry!

Hi Guys, I just tested today this amazing hack (Cluster v7 'Apocalypse Now - DREWnet' 12/15 GOP Settings - soft) but I think for me the bitrates are too high - for the work I do now I really need in-camera playback (my Transcend 32gb Class 10 only showed a few seconds and had a lot of reading errors) and more lean files (this card with the hack only records 44min). But I loved the color render, the better highlights and the audio hack. Can I lower the bitrate to, lets say, 44mbits or something, get smaller files, camera playback and still retain these other amazing features? Thank you very much for this!

Is BOOM coming also setup for HBR/FSH and 720p ?

BOOM is astonishing.