MJPEG FPS setting for Timelapse on GH2

GH13Timelapser — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:47:46 +0000

Hi, I'm the author of GH13Timelapser - a tool to process timelapse video made using the mjpeg video mode on the GH13.

It works by taking footage from a GH13 with the mjpeg frame rate changed to 2fps using ptool - it can stream copy the frames out and reassemble them losslessly - but more interestingly has interval/shutter settings that will blend frames together to simulate a longer interval/shutter as required. The frame blending has the added benefit of reducing low-light noise significantly.

I put together a demo here:

Here's the tool GH13Timelapser: http://timelapser.net/

I've had a few people contact me about using GH13Timelapser with a hacked GH2 but from what I can tell, the MJPEG fps setting hasn't been implemented in GH2 ptool - probably because it was deemed as not being useful (it has no purpose other than timelapse from what I can tell)

Is there any way to add MJPEG x/fps support for the GH2?

Timelapse questions from a newbie

wildlark — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:29:37 +0000

As a newbie to GH2 and a big fan of timelapse, I need to get past all the jargon and math to a simple blow by blow setup. Has someone compiled something like this, as my head is spinning reading all the posts about it? Is there some well written, easy to follow, succinct document? I have just updated the GH2 firmware and installed the hack with EOHSD's minimum recommendations. Can you tell me,

What it is that I need to tick in the selection boxes of the latest hack to get the mjpeg activated. (I could not find this as shown in the GH1 version.)
How to download and install Timelapser.
Exactly how to set up optimal settings in the GH2 to utilise Timelapser.

Thanks in advance for your attention and excuse my ignorance of this subject!

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MJPEG FPS setting for Timelapse on GH2

Timelapse questions from a newbie