Driftwood's GH2 cam1 is out of action after finally sending it in to fix the two dead pixels in the EVF. So GH2 cam2 is out with some improvements to GOP1 coming soon.

Let's hear about it Perry!

@Hallvalla
Very Nice! I like it!

LMAO thanks @Hallvalla

@perrywilson Cool website Perry

@driftwood - Higher or lower average rate than the last 176? Will test shortly.

@Driftwood, what do you reckon will be the max size for P/B frames in a GOP3 patch with maximized iFrames (1,180). About 500 - 700? Is there a way to set a minimum size for those? I know you have two great GOP3 patches at around 800k constant but I would love to have a GOP3 (1180/X00/X00) patch. Where x stands for the maximum size of the P/B frames (and would love to have it constant).

Something else:
I have a 176M/154M GOP3 setting that survives my motion deathchart for 1500+ frames with great P/B frame sizes. Then I get a 2 frame drop-out, after which the streamparser graph drops 2 frames every 100 - 200 frames. What does this mean? Maximum reached? Or do I need to adjust FB1, FB2 or FL? I have a gut feeling that at a certain point a buffer overflows and the whole stream starts to stutter because of panic :)

Can you tell me what FB1 and FB2 do (why 1, 2) and do they relate to each other and/or the FL? I am trying to understand some important parameters and their relation so I can figure out a way to fix things. Also: what does the Muxer buffer do? Is it related to writing to the card or constructing the TS stream?

@Driftwood -- just tested the new patch. No problems, looks great. Chews up card space like a mofo, but that's the price of quality.

On that note, what is the lowest bit-rate GOP 1 that you've got stable? I was wondering about setting it as 24L to give a longer-run option for doc work -- I don't mind starting a new clip every 10 - 12 minutes in an interview, but every 4 minutes is a little much :-)

Sorry, also @driftwood. The 100 mb GOP1 settings you posted a while back. Two questions: 1) did you have any problems with them and 2) if I wanted to apply your better Q quality from the lastest GOP1 patch, what would I alter? Sorry man, I know you must get bombarded with questions, but I'm really curious about the 100 mb GOP1 -- I'm getting excellent, excellent run time and quality from it and it feels to me the perfect thing to load into 24L for doc interviews, while keeping 24H free for B-roll & beauties with the latest and greatest of your ever evolving 176 gop1, or at least keep one loaded on one SD card and another on another SD card.

PS: It also spans!
PPS: And it runs fine on Transcend, ADATA and Lexar so maybe those won't be relegated to gopro afterall...

EDIT: Tried bumping up AQ to 3 -- stopped spanning. So ignore most of the questions. But driftwood, if you did find any bugs with the 100 mb GOP1 let me know -- I assume you didn't as you're known for your rigorous testing, but I wanted to ask just in case.

I'm totally agree with Driftwood. For me reAQuainted is the best GOP1 patch. I only need 1050 i/720 25 P stable settings in the same patch . It will possible?
Thanks

Format the card?!

@driftwood, I did a sample on your latest reAQuaint but somehow the image cannot be played back in camera. Is there a bump in audio quality? thanks. I'll upload soon.

@JDN The 'AQuamotion' 100M patch is designed for 80% cranked speed in 1080p24 mode. Its terrific for EX TELE mode at 80% speed setting. :-) Yes it will work fine and span better at normal 1080p24 recording too but if youre filming where best quality is required you gotta go back to any of the 176M patches like 'reAQuainted'.

@No_SuRReNDeR its easy to work out. record a minute at the location youre in! :-) Different day/night circumstances dictate any patch's qualitive recording, length and speed.
Roughly roughly speaking its gonna be around a gig a minute!