Greetings!

I have a couple of questions about workflow.

So far, my workflow has been to shoot 1080p24, offload footage onto mac g5, convert footage via clipwrap to prores 1080p24, convert with compressor to 720p24 dvcprohd, and edit.

Recently, I've hacked my camera to the Sanity 4.1 patch. It's quality has improved; file sizes are much larger / record time has decreased, but all in all, I'm happy with the results.

My question is: going from .mts file to .mov (prores), do I lose quality? That is to say, if I were able to edit / grade raw files, would I have higher quality results than if I transcode to prores (and ultimately dvcpro). Clearly, downrezing to a 720 frame I lose resolution, but as far as color grading goes, what is the trade off to transcoding to prores and editing / grading in that format?

I have a second hand gh2 & when I try to record in either manual movie mode or HBR mode the recording aborts somewhere between 4 - 18 seconds if I have the ISO set to auto or any ISO above 160. However if I set the camera ISO to 160 it will record until the card runs out of space.

Cinema mode is completely stable but isn't useable as I need to record at 720p for compatibility issues.

I have tried resetting the camera which changed nothing.

The firmware is 1.1 according to the camera.

I'm currently using a 16gb transcend class 6 card that came with a camera - sandisk card on order

Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions?

How does that work if I can record for 15 minutes until the card is full at ISO 160 in any mode, also is there a simple way to know for sure if my cameras been hacked before?

Edit Just installed no adverse effect hack & no issues recording now, I'l play with increasing settings when I be a better memory card.

Thanks guys