Driftwood Quantum X Settings, Series 1: v3b Rocket - v4b Orion - v5 β Pictoris

driftwood

@Oedipax With this matrix AVCHD Intra ;-) yes. You can always see how it looks compared with Panny's own by removing my scaling matrixes...

matthere

A few from Orion v4 14mm 1080/24p L25mm 0.95 1080/24p H

Oedipax

So theoretically Orion should be the very best 24H image, correct? Just want to make sure.

driftwood

@dbp If you dont see HBR mode incamera you havent got the right ptools (check the top of ptools does it say dated 200212 ?) and/or firmware v.1.1. Redownload in case you overworte your firmware somewhere along the line.

dbp

I did do that. 1.11 firmware from Panasonic's website. Ptools 3.64d (200212). Same folder. The bitrates I'm getting are correct for the 24h/l. just no HBR mode to choose.

driftwood

@5thwall Hi mate, First, NEVER leave a camera at the office! It may go missing... SECOND, I'm too exhausted to test any more...

driftwood

@matthere / @all Thanks. Upload some grabs if you can - keen to see as many as possible. :-)

The best images get to go at the top of Page 1... ;-)

driftwood

@matthere Thanks mate.

5thwall

@driftwood Camera's at the office. Damn. Can't test until Monday.

Always wondered, any difference between 24L and 24H other than bitrate? Assuming bitrate is only change, then spanning should be more dependable on Rocket and Orion at 24L?

brodieg

wow opening them in tabs and then switching back and forth between the two makes the difference even more obvious ..... oh and i was getting 108mbps on hbr30p and 167mbps on 24p, is hbr getting maxed out around 110?

matthere

Quantum X V4 Orion - 80% no issues Pana 14mm iso160 (sandisk 16gb / 30mbs card) sky clear of any banding.. this is amazing IQ - Thanks Nick / VK!

driftwood

@brodieg Course there's going to be. 24p allows much more headroom and has always been the GH2's best setting for me.

edgenumbers

@driftwood, You are probably going to hate hearing this but I am pretty sure I was getting better panning/motion with the pre RC of rocket V3. I am only testing HBR mode.

driftwood

@JDN Hi mate... so youre in a rush... I would remember to pack each setting/firmware on 3 different sd cards if I were you, then you have the choice :-)

brodieg

tripod recording on v4 orion - still noticable difference between hbr and 24p , but awesome job none the less, thanks driftwood

driftwood

@dbp READ the post on page One at top. Ut requires ptools 3.64d and the Panasonic firmware v1.1 placing in th esame directory before you load up my settings.

kavadni

eeny meeny miney mo

dbp

Just loaded orion with the new panny firmware, but there's no HBR mode in the camera? Do you have to load on the new panasonic firmware first, before applying these patches?

driftwood

Spanning should be fine on Rocket v3 in most cases. These are BOTH highest quality settings so I don't expect it for Orion. You have Rocket v2 or SPanMyBitchUp for that.

I dithered backwards and forwards whether I should use setting IQ/Q=0 (near on AQ4) but AQ=4 provided slightly more better overall Q. That said, Someone try sticking Orion on IQ/Q=0 and unchecking AQ settings and test for spanning. I did notice that IQ/Q=0 would play back audio on my Viera TV so this setting MAY span on Orion. Try it and let me know someone. I'm exhausted.

My guess is, is that the AQ alogorithm taxes the GH2 brain a bit more than straight forward IQ/Q = 0 and hence provides audio stutter etc in camera or on playback on TVs SD card slots like the Viera range. Needs confirming.

matthere

Driftwood Quantum X V4 Orion - 24p H works without issue, 24p L works without issue, HBR 25p no issues, using Pana 14mm 2.5 (sandisk 16gb / 30mbs card)

The image "shimmers" on the LCD but back in PC there is no "shimmer" just very nice looking images.

edgenumbers

@JDN, None of these are spanning for me at the moment on a sandisk 64gb sdxc card. Should add I am only testing HBR 25p mode at the moment. I am yet to test the release candidate of Rocket v3.

JDN

@driftwood and others -- sorry to ask this, I should test myself but fear I won't have time -- scrambling to pack for three solid weeks of shooting on the road.

Question1: Anyone have any problem getting any of these settings to span on the sandisk 95mbps Question2: Will any of the X settings span on sandisk 30mbps cards, or will only span my bitch up do that.

Sorry sorry to ask a stupid question I should just thoroughly test myself but not sure if there is time. Okay back to packing and laundry.

AND PS: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU NICK!

stanlymanly2

@driftwood thankyou!!!

Mark_the_Harp

That's fun - just having a bash at rocket v3. 24H even works on my class 6 card, 14-140, ISO1250. I probably got an unusually good card that day!

First impressions: The stream info is INSANE!!! I shot some stuff at 1250 with very poor lighting (histogram only half way up) and this baby seems to cope well with pretty extreme grading (pulling the input end level down, applying curves).

bitrate type : VBR bitrate declared : 152 027 136

bit allocation max : 107 066 072 avg : 64 511 860 min : 39 093 992

I mean, I'm not sure I want to change it for Cake as that one is much less greedy in gobbling up my cards, but hot damn... it really works!!!

jhero

! Misinterpreted as in 'closest' (as in 9b is superior). I see you mean as closest in terms of 'theory'

Thanks for Orion!

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