Beginners: Basic hacks questions, series 2

jahmannnn

ok i have already put the firmware hacked in my gh2,but i would like know if it is a probleme of not changed numero V11 for the camera ?

balazer

Well, since you're French... You can name the firmware image file as GH2__V11.bin (two underscores) and place it in the root of the memory card, and your camera should recognize it. If you were able to flash your camera with the image, then it did work. If GH2__V11.bin doesn't work, try GH2__V12.bin which I'm certain works.

jahmannnn

hello i m french ,i have put GH2_V11 not V12 ...,hacked with moon trial 5 in other folder of GH2_V11 stock ,it is a problem? please

den15_de

I have a general question about the sharpness settings that regards probably all DSLRs. All DSLRs that i have used, had just one setting to change - the value of the sharping, not the radius size. I mean the radius changing, in same way as it is in Photoshop sharpness filter. That can be usefull for more precision moire adjustments. For new GH3 for example. =) Is it possible in the future to obtain the sharpness radius setting with alternative firmware?

Manu4Vendetta

¿This card work with Cluster X series of Driftwood?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/889909-REG/Sony_16GB_SDHC_Memory_Card.html

MovieArmada

MAYDAY. I was updating my firmware, like i have done a few times before, and somehow my battery went down. Camera doesn't show any image on the screen now. Well it powers up but no image on screen just a weird vague sound inside the camera almost like one clock ticking seconds or like a bad hard drive. I have tried all four batteries here and same thing. Camera is off warranty, what should I do? HELP, please. Really stuck here.

mee

@tetakpatak I am aware of the difference, but often type it wrong.

@DFuture The best advice I can give is use a lower end setting like cake or sanity for your non pro shots, Cake in particular uses much less memory. That being said storage is up there with my expenses because not only am I doing my best to look at all my footage and throw away as much as possible as JDN mentioned, but I actually am a tourist in a very real sense, as I live in Japan (from the US). After 2 years my relentless filming of everything that makes Japan different has slowed, but I still go through a TB every 3 months or so. Luckily 2TB drives are only $70 here. However my back is already hurting from thinking about the brick of a suitcase I am going to be lugging back to the US.

JDN

@DFuture, yes, srry, should have said, the benefit of clipwrap / 5d2rgb is not compression, but rather that it gives you a new edit friendly master and avoid the FCP7 gamma shift issues (see eoshd for thorough discussion), and general issues with fcp log-and-transfer/avid import and hacked mts files. Just chop down a rough cut from that and turn it into your new master.

DFuture

@JDN Thank you for the advice. I downloaded Clipwrap 2.4.3 and transcoded to Apple ProRes 422 HQ. However, the file size turned out to be exactly the same size as the same clip that I log and transferred in FCP7 (a 2.03GB for a 1:32min duration: Using AN Boom patch). Is this pretty much the smallest file size I should expect without compromising quality?

JDN

@DFuture, your best bet if you worried about space is to use 5d2rgb or clip wrap to transcode to proves HQ, then edit down your selects (you should be able to throw 50 - 75 percent of your footage), and then export as source (eg as prores hq) and trash the original. mts files. This of course isn't the best option -- we use the gh2s on a multi-million dollar doc project (as b cam with Reds), and we transcode to a low bit edit-friendly format, backup the mts files to tape or raid arrays, and then relink in resolve during online.

The added benefit though of the first approach, especially if you are not shooting commercially, is that it will allow you do engage with your footage, see what you are doing well and what you are not, and refine your approach, prior to shooting more. Not enough people spend enough time seriously looking at their footage, and when you're forced to choose what you keep and what you throw out, you start to behave more like a professional, and less like a tourist with a handycam. Its important to shoot as much as possible, but if you are not reviewing what you shoot regularly, you're missing a big opportunity.

DFuture

How do you guys deal with the huge file sizes for some of the high bit hacks (my files average 1GB per minute)? Should I transcode to a specific format that won't take up as much space?

tetakpatak

@mee and @Axier
guys, just read more careful: Mbit/s is not same as MB/s. 1MB=8Mbit

Axier

@mee,Sorry I have explained bad I wanted to ask if it should fail the memory card. When talking about working at 150 mb or 170 mb I do not understand its relation to the capacity of the cards who says for example read 90mb and write at 25mb

mee

@Axier, I think you are saying you have had no card fails, and are just asking if the camera can handle the ammount of info. If that is your question, then the answer is yes, your camera can handle it. Some patches have exceeded 170 MB/s and so long as the card can keep up so does the camera. There are limits for the camera which are not much higher, but I am not sure what the limit is.

Axier

Hello I am new to hacking. I installed the hack Sedna Q20 and have recorded several planes with a Panasonic Class 10 16Gb card Read 90 Write 25 Mb / s. My question is this: This hack works to 154 mb / s. So far I have not failed. But the camera should not fail because I'm working with too much information?

tetakpatak

@puttydivision only one at once. What you call hack is actually manipulated firmware, there can be only one loaded. Camera understands it as firmware update and loads it.

matthere

@puttydivision you can load one setting at a time onto the camera, but some folks carry cheap SD cards with a different settings on each one, so that you can swap between settings as required, in the field. Just remember that you should always use a fully charged original panasonic battery when installing the hack :)

puttydivision

Didn't want to ask until I've searched this site for a while, but I couldn't find an answer to...

How many patches can you put on your hacked GH2 at the same time? For example, can I have Cluster Boom and Flow Motion on the cam and switch back and forth?

My camera arrives tomorrow and very excited to get going.

Thanks.

chriscalifano

I shot this on flowmotion v2,2 hack other than some post problems its a solid hack

maxrenn

Hello, since yesterday i have my new GH2, so i'm a realy enjoy (french) guy! But, i would like to hak it… Just something easy, to work on low light. I have a sandisk 32go 45MB. Does someone advise me? Thanks a lot

ehmeddie

Cbrandin's 44 AQ4 I'm testing and is very stable, it is normal that the skies have banding???

tetakpatak

@bobsomebody
reading your camera manual would help, it is about video settings. Also checking video quality in the camera menu. If that is also too complicated, our forum mate @mpgxsvcd has plenty of great tutorial videos on his YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/mpgxsvcd

bobsomebody

I have a couple of questions from reading the thread on Flowmotion Hack which Im using. can someone please explain what the following abbreviations mean:

"FM2's 60Mbps H mode instead of its 100Mbps SH mode" and "You need to use the L setting when this happens and when using sharp Panasonic lenses"

all came from folks having problems with indoor lighting or poor lighting shoots- a problem Im having. How do you switch to these H, SH and L modes and what do they mean? Thanks

Jon2323

Hi, what's generally regarded as the best HBR 25p spanning, stable, highest quality patch for 30MB/s Sandisk SD's?

Unless there is a noticeably better quality one, worth the investment in the 95MB/s 64gb Sandisk sd's?

Thanks

ehmeddie

thanksssssss :)

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