@GrgurMG, I was using AVCHD, The strange thing was I recorded for 93 mins as a test 2 days before, nothing stressfull though, just at home in a room.
Looks like im back to the max reliability patches.

@jedman1 Doh sorry, got lost as to what mode we were talking about. Yeah, that is weird then. What ISO do you tend to shoot at? Some of the initial issues when native 24p first came out stemmed from static shots at low ISO, although this doesn't sound too much like it's likely to be that.

MJPEG is MJPEG, FHD is recorded in AVCHD.

Usually lpowell releases a pair, one for standard and the other for anamorphic. If you don't get it, read his posting more carefully.

Tested Lpowell max lat patch in MJPEG mode (1280x720 30P) and experienced banding problems in the output. Minimized the problem through careful editing. Not sure what is causing this. Patch was flawless in AVCHD mode. Panasonic GH1 (WE0GDxxxxxx) / PNY 16GB class 10 SDHC card. The test video link is

This was essentially a comparison test between the GH17 and Casio FH100 in MJPEG mode.

Over the weekend I was reviewing video clips taken with my hacked GH1 with the Lpowell Max Latitude patch and discovered some problems. Using Mediainfo I examined the following clip:



The camera was shooting video at 30 fps interlaced.
I'm not sure what happened. The camera was set to FHD and I used a Sandisk SDHC extreme class 10 for acquisition.

Here is the full report:

Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 905 MiB
Duration : 3mn 40s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 34.5 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 43.1 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=15
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 3mn 40s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 32.9 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 16.6 Mbps
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 1080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.530
Stream size : 864 MiB (95%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 3mn 40s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mo : Lossy
Stream size : 5.04 MiB (1%)

@LPowell +1 + v3 for 3.63d ??

Why wait? I think that the new patches will work in the future too, when Vitaliy will fix the bug on the ISO limits...
Ok, it's a joke... but anyway, a more reliable and/or best patch is not lost time. Waiting for the ISO limits bug fix...

It work amazing on gf1 and Transcend class 10!! 108 Mb/s en avchd!

Don't forget check "manual movie modes"

Thanks!

@zcream ...don't know/remember about changing this hack for GOP6 and low light, just for changing things to mess around with low GOP settings. The biggest problem with low light, is the GH1 is just weak in that area, unless you got a decent sensor from the factory, but if you got the standard FPN sensor, you're screwed. But, shoot faster than F2.8 or light it properly and you can get away with a lot more than you think up to ISO 800. OR shoot black and white and you can push to max 3200 iso and get usable images if you use the B&W Smooth film setting.

Here's my main problem with this patch and most patches on the GH1. I downloaded Pappas 2k chart, only chart I could find. I put it on my 42" LCD, pointed the GH1 till it filled the screen and EVERY patch I tried failed. Max Lat, stability, native 24p. Rigs GOP1, GOP4...everything failed EXCEPT....stock firmware, or stock except max iso hack. Not knocking the patches...it's the hardware....the GH1 just can't do that type of super detail. I tried the GH2 with one of the 160mb GOP1 hacks and a standard Transcend class 10...worked fine.

I tried Rigs GOP1, changed to GOP4 and that's as stable a low GOP as I could do. Ultimatly I don't know if GOP6 Max Lat would really be better than stock GOP. We need a proper, SIMPLE, test to see if GH1 low GOP is really better for movement, because in overall detail, my closeups of GOP1/4, Max Lat look pretty much the same to me, but I'm not doing locked off controlled settings.

@HollyBoni
This patch is rock stable, I can ensure you- but use Sandisk Extreme 95MB/s. Period. My advice: 32GB and 24p instead of 25p, if it suits your work.

You will get high bitrates with sharp lens when the scene is very detailed and well-lit. LPowell took lot of care to make this patch and it is good that the bitrate is variable. The IQ is still excellent even then.

If you are high-bitrates-guy, try 3GOP patch by rigs, I've recently exported that settings and uploaded zip on that topic, as our mate rigs didn't do it (with early Ptool versions it was not possible yet).

@HollyBoni you also want to make sure you card is fast enough. The 95mbs cards are overkill imho on the GH1s. I've gotten failures even on those. You just need to make sure the standard class 10 is fast enough.

Most class 10s are only pushing 9-10 mbs in sustained writing, while the better ones do 13-15mbs. And sometimes a 16gb version of the same card can be faster than the 32gb. I had a transcend 16gb that did 15mbs, but the 32gb only did 13mbs. I'd go to a store that has a good return policy, best buy in the states, not sure where you are, and buy some cards, test them, then return them and order the best one off amazon to save you a few bucks.