@mystasynasta
I doubt Panasonic can change encryption without changing GH2 bodies, as current bodies would not be able to recognize new encryption ...
Also restoring to original firmware it shows you version 1.0.
My 2 cents

I am using the recommended values for 24H and 24L but as you can see below I'm getting really low bit rates. 720p works great and I used it all day today while playing golf at Lake Tahoe. Would greatly appreciate some help as to why 1080p/24 is returning such low bit rates. The video I have shot in that mode has horrible blocking.

Appreciate the help.

UPDATE: Problem resolved thanks.

@Greek_m43
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/426/gh2-stalin-samples-topic#Item_6

@stonebat what are you worried about, all that complicated stuff are thinking about you DONT NEED to stress about. Yes its safe for "noobs" but don't call yourself a noob, call yourself lazy. Its literally going to take 4minutes to do this if you just want to see bitrate increases and enjoy the patch... here is your noob version of instructions but imo vitality's are as direct as it needs to be.. you over complicate this. read now how simple it is and understand that you are only checking 4 VERY SAFE and stable patches. you cant brick it, i promise. what you are worrying about is like saying i don't get how combustion works so no way am i putting gas in my car until i do. Who cares, if you can dive then put the gas in and vroom! seriously.

Noob Version / fool proof.
1.is your battery fully charged? ok mount camera on your pc. (use the provided cable)
2, Run Ptools and load the firmware GH2 1.0E that you downloaded (looks like GH2__V10 after unziping)
3. Now you have options... just check the first box for version increment and then under Patches for end users ... click on avchd compression and from that drop down check all of 4 options there while your at it. when you highlight each option it literally pops up and tells you type in this number instead of current number. it tells... you.. what to type in. type in that number for each of these 4 options.
4.SAVE firmware. use same file name as original except change the last digit to anything else.
5.Drag or copy and paste or w.e you want, you're new firmware that you made over to camera's card patiently waiting for you grow some balls, now unplug and restart that camera once its on the card.
6. Once camera is back on, wait a second and push play/preview button. it asks you, would you like to update? hit yes!! DO NOT touch anything or mess with camera during update, that's the only danger... so press update and watch don't touch and guess what? Hardly a minute later you're set

Total time you've spent thinking about it and not offering your camera steroids? a shameful long time. poor GH2. people need to stop worrying, education is a good cure for fear and you sir know whats up... with no excuse. ENJOY!!

@Greek_m43, impressive. So CBS has no problems accepting GH2 footage? Or is it only because it's a promo?

@Ptchaw, the password for the video is cbs13.

@_gl I dont think they have camera requirements. Earlier today a high speed chase ended by the station with no live trucks so I ran out there shot b-roll and they used it for broadcast.

@gl
Try to play with bottom bitrate patch for testers (lower or rising it gradually) keeping 30mbps in L mode.

I shot two 24L clips (same content) at 32mbps - the 1st takes _4_ seconds to stabilize (usually only 1). The second is visually perfect from the start. So this seems to depend on the exact encoding needs of the early frames.

Have not been able to crash Ex-Tele on same high-detail shot with 32 or 42mbps & lots of movement. Seems stable.

@Vitaliy_Kiselev *correction*, the original 24LBottom value also works if I tick the patch. What bottom bitrate does the simple patch actually set for 30mpbs?

Another successful clip, blurred frame, no motion, (30mbps/10912 bottom): 48,505 / 3,649,319 / *7,663,831* bps.

v10tdi
This is normal for EXTele even before the hack.

Small P-frames will occur in static scenes where few details change between the previous I-frame and subsequent P and B-frames. In these cases, since backward prediction is not really needed, P-frames can be encoded as efficiently as B-frames.