Try Cluster v6 Drewnet.

Hi everyone, So, I come from a film background and am now shooting a film on the gh2. I'm looking for a patch that gets close to 35mil; things like latitude, ratio, etc.. Can anyone recommend a patch that gets as close to 35mil a patch can get while still maintaining some good reliability? Ambiguous question maybe. Thanks!

Need a hack patch that works well in high contrast. I'm shooting something lit in an area n almost black in another. Is the night patch you guys mention good for this?

Hello people with knowledge, I just got the panasonic GH2 with a Sandisk 64GB 95MB/s SDXC. I don't know much about the technical part of this camera's. I am a documentary filmmaker. I was thinking about hacking the camera, but i don't know if i should do it after reading about errors and short recording times.. I also can't see the difference any more between all those vimeo/youtube film tests with hacks. Does the hack really make the image look that much better?? I thought the flow motion did some great work with the movement.. did i see that correct? I just don't know which hack to download anymore......

What i want from the hack: - that it is save and stable - long recording time. - pretty image / good flowing movement - good image in the dark (higher iso maybe?) - i have an adaptor for photo lenses on the gh2, the hack needs to work with that. - Nice footage for editing (not TO big sized maybe...)

Who knows the right hack for me? Hope some one can help me out in making the right decision for the hack. So i can start making films with the camera!

Thanks already.

Greets, Daan The Netherlands (PAL, if thats importent to mention)

@vtablix

I sent you a message with the information you need.

@Mirrorkisser

They are space consuming because they need to be. Recording with all I-frames but not enough bit rate is much worse than recording with B-frames and more than enough bit rate.

@Mirrorkisser best is a subjective term, you are the right person to judge the different settings for yourself, harsh I know, but true. If you are looking for an intra setting at lower bit rates, I would suggest trying the 24L settings rather than 24H, to find one that fits with your workflow, good luck :)

@Mirrorkisser :o) There are quite a few things to consider.. the memory card is probably the first consideration, as long as you have the 64/95mbs card then you are right smack bang in the candy shop.. you can expect all settings to be as stable as can be... Then comes lens choice, panasonic/ olympus auto lenses affect stability more than manual lenses... next comes the frame rate that you prefer to shoot at.. 24H seems to be the optimum frame rate for both performance and stability... Then things start getting tricky, when you add in the personal preferences of iDynamic et al..

Really recommend reading for a few months and testing out what sounds and looks good for you.. :) although I understand why a lot of people might want a faster route ;)

Do try the 24L option though.. I really like the Sedna settings but recently away for three weeks in California didn't want to fill too many hard drives, the 24L setting was great and I didn't find any noticable drop in IQ. Good luck finding your favourite!

Hi all,

I'm going to shoot a documentary with a GH1 in a wild animal care park (wild animals that are wounded, abandoned or from smuggling). Most animals are in cage and there are lots of trees covering the sun rays so it can be dark. I did some tests already to see what kind of problems may occur (dark areas, animals running around or hiding, etc). I'll shoot whenever there's sun so there'll be some very contrasting lighting (between sun rays and shadows), I need some details on fur and feathers (there are birds as well).

So what would be the best suited hack for the GH1 to get the most details? I am a motion designer and occasionally shoot stuff for my own projects so I'm no camera specialist (but i love it!). I'm looking for a "film" look (hopefully i'm not bad in postproduction) and fullHD in 24p.

Thank you for your help!

...I was wondering if I use Flow Motion Patch 2.02 and I check the box for Auto Quantizer for 1080 mode what will this do for the recorded footage?

Thanks.

Hi everyone

I'm going to be doing a lot of video with my GH2 with people in cosplay. There will be a lot of panning and motion going on.

I'll be using the GH2 on a Steadicam Pilot, so I'm wondering if there's a patch there that will allow me to capture all the details without shadows disappearing. I'm not too concerned about color since I can fix it in post, but I do want a bitrate which will capture the detail in the outfit.

My plan is to record in 720/60FPS and with playback in a 24 (23.976) setting. Some video may be played back at normal rate and some may be played in slow motion.

I know that Sedna is a popular hack for bringing out details in shadows, but I'll be performing in bright light and hence I'll be stopping down in order to avoid overexposure. Will Sedna still be useful?

I'm not aware of any other hacks that can increase quality so if someone can point me in the direction to look at hacks for this, I'd be grateful =3

Hi @Kenjikarma -If you want top quality Intra setting, SEDNA look good in 25P ...but don't span. -Cluster 6 Nebula ( GOP6 ) make a good job in 25P, with average bitrate 40mb/s, and span safely with sandisk 45mb/s cards). -Cluster 7 444 Nebula ( GOP6 ) look good too, with average bitrate 50mb/s, but don't span... (maybe with Sandisk 95mb/s card...) You can try flowmotion too, but i don't know if it's spanning

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Hello, Please help me out. I love an INTRA patch. Have been trying @Driftwood patches and they are great even in HBR 25p I am happy. I need to find an INTRA patch that will span. For longer takes I have been using Flow Motion 2 but I much prefer the look of INTRA. I am using good class 10 cards and also a 64gb 95mbs SDXC card. I have tried all most all the INTRA patches and none span. I love the look of the 9B patches. Am I doing something wrong in camera. Should I possibly be increasing some values on ptools? Thanks and looking forward to you're replies. Albi