@MikhailK You should be able get long non-spanning files (as in a little under 4 minutes) just by using that recording limit option as discussed. 230 seconds should a quite safe value and you could push it up a few more if you liked. I have not tested yet, but it could be just that simple.

@MikhailK I am not sure I understand. Which old patch(es) are you comparing to?

@driftwood @Mr_Moore @onionbrain,

Thanks a lot. Your explanation/advice on the time limit of 3.65d helped me a lot. Sorry for not answering that long. Been busy.

I wish we could have some patches like Sedna or Mysteron (like the previous old patches of Nick) without spanning. Just one simple long file as it used to be. It used to be more comfortable.

Can anyone recommend 1080p settings with the least pan judder?

@rajamalik Listened to the audio test and commented on your YouTube. Message me if there was something else you wanted me to comment on and I will try to write back when I am not editing.

@lunalobo75 totally agree on the Mysteron! in my test the noise is so fine(and it shows very little at 1600) so i might even want to use high iso for film grain look that it renders. its a mystery!my bit rates varied from 60 to 150 mbits. Big thanks to driftwood, VK, crandin, palalias and all the nice people here!

Quick test and grade of Mysteron

@driftwood I know it's a bit much to ask and I appreciate all the work You put in here already but: Would it be possible to give those Patches/Settings in the first post some Marlers like "Extreme" "Experimental" "Good for Noobs" or something like that? Just for me and noob colleagues to know how to sort al those new ones in. That would be just great as it becomes more and more difficult trustting one's own eyes and even more difficult to follow the thread through all these comments and tubeconverted unreliable tests that are nice to look at but almost impossible to judge from.

OK, after the BT everyones funny bones are probably worn out, but something almost funny happened to me today. I was using Mysteron for the first time today. Shooting in 720p(as is usually the norm for me), shot some flowers, all was well. Shot the big crazy fountain near my home, all was well. Started using ETC, "aww a couple write errors" but still working so long as I keep the iso low enough. Start skatboarding through the park (my dolly system) as the sun played peekaboo in the trees, using higher ISO without Tele, working nicely... gets a little darker, push the iso up to 2500 or so "awww write error, WAIT.. did I switch back to my Sandisk 8gb 30 mb/s card or do I still have that class 4 toshiba in there? HAHA it's the toshiba". After switching to the 8gb sandisk I had no more errors even as I pushed the ISO and film speed way up. The almost funny end.

@tuprware Thank you! I've been preaching Mysteron (only with "my opinion" and no evidence to show...just because I encourage everyone to test for themselves and be converts of their own eye and trash the math) since it came out. I had the GH1 a couple if years ago when the gh13 just came out (via DVXuser), I tried a bunch of patches and I settled with cbrandin 44. When I got the GH2 (last year) I switched fully to personal-view and tried myriad of patches. Palalias audio setting only sweetened the deal, which complimented Orion and Sedna setting....then Mysteron, and since I shoot in low light and "run-and-gun", the fine noise in the shadows ade me feel i was shoot with super 16mm back in the 90's. Everyone has a different test with Mysteron, Sedna, Orion (Cake and Sanity), and it great that there are so many patches/settings out there to choose.

For my needs - and that's the real catch, since there so many patch/settings that are subjective to whatever you are shooting (event, lowlight, action/sport, ), that peeps have to realize that there isn't any setting that gonna be "perfect" until you choose what you need for a particular shoot (I'm beating a dead horse here, but like the old days of choosing what film stock for a particular scene) - Mysteron, is the "stock" patch I'm gonna use for over all needs: 24p, HBR 30p, 720 60p - peeps, it's still AVCHD, 8bit, 4:2:0 codec! VK and the boys have made a playstation 1 into a near playstation 2 (with some hiccups)...phew, sorry, long-winded, but I'm, so impressed with Mysteron; and I;m not looking ad high bitrates....just the eye and the type of color grading I'm doing in post.

Whoa, it's late in LA, and I have a few beers...long night of shooting, but hell - VK, crandin, driftwoodm palalias and other have made my investment into a 900 camera a saving grace. Hiccup Whoa, late night diner food now:)

Salud!

Hey Nick, also Canis Majoris is april fool's day like BT or it's coming for real?

some shots with Sedna A, in overcast day, still see some noise even on 160 iso, in some shots.. otherwise happy, thank you, Driftwood!

@thepalalias Incidentally, thank you for your audio work. I've been adding your audio settings to the patches for a couple months and reading your blog. When I go out, I put on the one that fits for what I'm shooting. I also keep ptools on my laptop that is almost always with me on shoots. I'm just paranoid about something unexpectedly coming up and having to reflash on the job. I don't like change when shooting. Between cameras, lights, and 2 wireless mics, I have enough to deal with. I go with 2 GH2's. Sometime one high bit rate and one span-able, sometimes both on a span-able set. @driftwood is coming out with so much good stuff, it's hard to test em fast enough. I keep saying, "I'm good with these settings" then in a moment of of weakness, I'll try a new one and want to use it......