Thanks @Zaven13 for the report. Ill finish off using the 14-140 lens which has become thee test lens of all. What works great with the X lens series does not compute with the 14-140.

Update: Cluster X Trial 3. Im determined not to upset the GOP Related balance of the Cluster X 24p setting, instead have adjusted memory and frame limits without affecting overall recorded bitrates and not limiting frame sizing (ie its still over the default!). Ive played with my usual tests with the 14-140 lens to see if this new trial will crash - so far so good. However, if you guys ( @onionbrain & @Zaven13 ) could put it thru the paces I'd be very pleased.

I would like to record in 2k more than 3 minutes. would this be possible?

@flaschus Intravenus 2 is looking good in B+W with the fine grain. I have wondered if hacks could be pushed further if designed strictly for B+W shooting. This is beyond my understanding. It would be nice to hear what the experts have to say on the matter. I really like how B+W makes high ISO footage usable.

Oh, I have no problem scaling down the 2k and I actually prefer the 2k for the ability to stabilize (or zoom) in post and still have full HD. As I said, the MJPEG is so much easier on my Core 2 Duo machine (compared to AVCHD) that I'd much prefer to work with MJPEG instead, but that audio data / bit rate has GOT to be jacked up.

I say this as an end user who was given a finished .bin file and U uploaded it to my camera. I have zero experience with the hacking tools.

Yea, MJPEG. It looks nice to me (I'm not really pixel peeping). But more importantly, it plays a lot nicer with my older edit machine than AVCHD does. Even when it has to be resized to 94% to fit in the frame, I can scrub it easily on my Core 2 Duo machine. Saves me from having to spend a several grand on a new i7, with a new nVidia card, new CS6 suite, big power supply, etc, etc. just to edit AVCHD as nicely as MJPEG, or HDV for that matter.

But the audio quality sucks eggs.

@driftwood. Image quality is very good in all modes. Streamparser numbers are good too for frame rates. Comparable to CL7 Nebula in 24P but not as high for non-24P.

@Zaven13 Early days :-) Try not zooming and just get a picture and tell me what you think.

I'm new to the forums, and new to hacking in general, and my first hack was the Driftwood Cluster V6. By chance I tried out the .mov settings and was shocked to get 100 Mbps 2K video. Wow.

But the audio is 16-bit 16k? Is this reported (by QuickTime Player) properly? It also does not span. It stops at around 2 minutes/ 1.8 GB on the card. Is this a limitation of .mov and there's no hope of getting longer videos in this 2k mode?

I'm especially jazzed about 2k as it allows me to use non-stabilized primes and other creative lenses, stabilize in post, then zoom in to the image to hide the edges- and still have a full HD image.

But I need the in-camera audio to be a lot better.

@driftwood

I just got back and just saw the update. I'll make those changes and take it back out on the test range tomorrow morning.

My initial reaction is extremely positive. Extremely positive.

I've got a few random notes I'll send by PM.

@onionbrain Andrew, Ive just been out and got Cluster X 24p using Dynamic (the other profiles seemed to pass fine) to fail on a dense park: trees/bushes/ very busy scene. So I am aware I may trim back the frame limit ever so slightly (as its quite high) :-) Apart from that most pictures code at Q16 throughout the whole picture - better than anything before it. Its coming along but I need your feedback.

UPDATE: Updated 1080p24 Frame Limit to 8808080 in the battle against freezes - see new sete.ini attached. Pic below has been set to new frame limit and seems fine.

Warning: This is HIGH bitrate Long GOP which translates to Intra equivalent at around 250+Mbps.

@aashay: go for the latest version. bkmcwd provides us with constant updates, so its always best to go for the latest one.

Valkyrie hasn't changed much in recent versions regarding 24p, bkmcwd has just made the settings for higher frame rates more conservative to improve reliability there.