thanks
but thats what im here to find out - what im doing wrong
anyone know of any possible problems?
im on hold now to panasonic to see if they tell me what im doing wrong to update firmware

phew. left it off for 5 mins, turned back on, pressed play, voila...finally loading panasonic firmware.
fingers crossed i can finally do ptool after this.
the ONLY thing different here was that i left it for 5 mins with the card inserted before trying again.
don't know how that even effects it, but it worked

Cross posting from dvxusers.

I am a bit new to hacking the GH1 and have tried some of the premade configs I have found on various forums and websites. They are great, but most of them have issues with filming a long nonstop clip.

I have a Gh1 with a 16GB Class 10 transcend card. I am looking to set up the camera to film for at least 2-3 hours at a time non stop (8-10 hours would be best). Shot duration is my #1 priority (File spanning?), software stability is #2 (since it will be a continuous shot which I can't restart in the middle), and then quality is #3.

Is it possible to completely disable audio recording to save on space and allow for more video bitrate?

Could anyone please give me some advice on how to achieve this? Specific bitrates etc would be best, I don't really have time to test this out in the "real environment".

Edit: Looks like the GH1 & GF1 : Reliable In-Camera Playback Patch - Version 2 in AVCHD mode may be the solution?

Most important question for me now is:
How possible to recover files 0kb created by low battery problem?
Same problem after message about "writing limitations due to the memory card" - after that camera freezes there are only option to remove the battery. I heard there are some programs helps to recover these clips.
I tried program for recovery that comes free with Panasonic AF100, it recovered all clips from my Transcend 64SDXC, but not desired missed clips. I don't feel safe that I shoot important event on GH2.

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I need help!

First of all, for a amateur like me, should I hack the GH2?

My goal is always to make it look like cinema!
Second of all, when I shoot 24P on my PAL camera I can only choose 1080i in the camera? shouldn't it be 1080p? Will this be different with the hack?

And if I shall hack the GH2 what hack would be good for a beginner like me? something that is stable but still good!

The question is, and that I can't find, how much will the hack improve the camera? Could I, an amateur even tell the difference? Or is it mainly for people who are "extreme"?? And if it is a big improvement on the camera, would the, for example, 44 stable hack be sufficient?

What body firmware will it show after the GH2 its been hacked? ver 1.0 or ver 1.1

Thanks

Sorry for the stupid question but how can I check the patch was apply? the bitrates of the MTS would be higher?

@andycorleone Yes, if you applied a patch with bitrate parameters set higher than the stock settings

@act You can use the same filename such as "GH2__V11.bin" over and over again if you wanted to. No worries of "exceeding".

@jpchavez It stays at Ver. 1.0, you're doing nothing wrong.

i found the answer "Firmware version will not change. I think you have the settings you did load. The behavior of the camera when updating the firmware is exactly as you described. After completion it goes back to business with the new firmware but the same version as the original used for the hack(currently 1.0).

Thanks

@starstuff considering how far VK and Team has been able to push this camera- who knows!

But realistically 12-bit is not going to happen. As for the 12-bit codec- that is also a big ask. Its remarkable that AVCHD has been able to be beaten into the shape of AVC-INTRA!