CobyD,
Yes, you are correct about being able to go back to original settings with that simple method. I uploaded some settings listed in the Extreme thread -- and while it worked, and seemed to give great results, only the 24p would function. If I pressed the record button when not on the 24p setting, it would just reboot the camera. So it's good to be able to test the great new settings and go back if necessary.

Have made my first donation for the cause! Looking forward to seeing this evolve! Great work everyone! And thanks.

@sSTEV

FYI - On a side note since you're in town you can get the Voigtlander 25/0.95 for about $150 cheaper here than what they are charging at Adorama.

hey @sSTEV what sort of price are you getting it for?

Hi Vitaly and all -- congrats on getting so far on this great project! One thing I have not been able to find in the forums is whether the hack affects the photographic side of the camera at all, and also, whether it is reversible. If you load the hack, are you able to go back to original programing should you wish? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the great work Vitaly! I've been using the "stable" (42/35) 24H setting on a fiction project and getting lovely pictures (even at 3200ASA!), but wanted to report that the sound is 2 frames out of sync (ahead of picture). My shoot is all double-system with a slate, so it's no big deal (Just means the editor can't be lazy and use Plural Eyes), but I wanted to report this in case no one had before.

What is the current state of research on the 1080i->1080p patch? Has it been abandoned or has anyone had some success with it?

+1, do it now. It's easy, and quick, and there's enough stable stuff even if you just up the bit rate to 42, its still worth it. And that way, you'll have gone through the process a couple times by the time there's something you REALLY want to try.

Thats good, keep up the good wook lads. I will hack my GH2 when I am sure that enough added features and stable video hacks is implamented.

:-)

hacked my GH2 tonight in 10 minutes tops! Thanks Vitaliy, and all the testers! Just used the 42000000 and 35000000 recommended settings for 24H and 24L, Went smoothly, very easy. I'm waiting for a Ciecio7 FD to M4/3 adaptor. Once that comes, I'll get Vimeo+ and start in on some high quality stuff! (Eager to try out the short GOP stuff).

@Vitaily so how does this work? will there be subsequent versions of PTools as the hacking progresses?

I'd also be interested to test MJPEG resolutions beyond 1920x1080. While that was the maximum practical resolution on the GH1, the GH2 is clearly capable of recording reliably at significantly higher MJPEG bitrates and resolutions.

1920x1080 is only a little smaller than DCI 2K 16:9 resolution: 2048x1152. This frame size can be easily cropped to 2048x1080, the delivery resolution for digital cinema format. Shooting at 2048x1152 would also make it more convenient to intercut GH2 MJPEG footage with Red 2K footage.

2560x1080 is the frame size used in widescreen 21:9 cinema displays such as the Philips:
http://www.philips.co.uk/c/cinema-21-9/30849/cat/

If you used a 1.33X anamorphic lens with a 2560x1080 MJPEG frame size, the GH2 would produce native widescreen video files that would not require post-production stretching.

@pwc There is a .ini file in lpowell's post to the right of the two photos at the end of his post:
http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/479/100mbps-gh2-low-light-mjpeg-1080p-patch#Item_43
On the other hand, I can't find a .ini in EOSHD post, just a listing within his post:
http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/350/eoshd-80mbit-mjpeg-43-for-2x-anamorphic-shooting/p1

@aljimenez In the July 23 LPowell post the link to the ini file of the 100Mbps GH2 Low Light MJPEG 1080p Patch is missing. As for EOSHD I couldn't find any posted ini files.