@canbo I am very much like you and much too lazy to use the SEARCH function to look for answers that are directly available throughout this website. And I remember a few months ago when I also did not understand the Ptool I also wanted someone to hold my hand and feed me the answers rather than taking the time to try it for myself. So I hope one day you will take your time to help others, because as @Vitaliy knows, Sharing is Caring.
I wrote my response as if I was writing a response to myself, that is HOW TO USE PTOOL for DUMMIES LIKE ME.
This is a VERY EASY step by step guide on how to use the PTOOL and does not belong in this section so @Vitaliy if you want to use it for FAQ, please do.
HOW TO USE PTOOL FOR DUMMIES LIKE ME. BY @JAKARTAGUY
FOR EXAMPLE: I made a folder galled Galaxian Hack. In the folder I put my firmware GX1_V11.bin and ALSO the hack which is called seti.ini (this means the LETTER I will be green), if the file was called setA.ini then the letter A would be green. If you have two hacks, one called setB.ini and one called setJ.ini then the two letters that are green in the PTOOL are the letter B and the letter J. Okay, I will do one more since this is a tutorial called "for dummies like me" ... if you have a hack in your folder called setC.ini and setE.ini then the letters with the green color in your PTOOL will be letters C and letters E. If you still don't get it please re-read the last few sentences until it clicks, which is what I would do.)
once you click the letter of your choice a POP-UP (small, yellow color) will appear right above the letter which says the name of the hack and SETTINGS LOADED.
On the top of the PTOOL you will see three lines of text. One says Version Increment (keep that checked). One says Patches for end users, and one says Patches for testers (NOTE: if you are reading this far on this tutorial DO NOT I repeat DO NOT touch the red skull or click on the red skull).
Click the blue book like looking icon beside the words that say Patches for end users.
You will see more blue book like/ blue door like icons that say Interface, Movie Related Restrictions, AVCHD Movie Mode, and AUDIO.
Click the blue icon beside INTERFACE and you will see ALL INTERFACE LANGUAGES, make sure that is clicked with a checkmark.
Now click Save Firmware.
Save the firmware but use a different name by adding 1 to the version number for example GX1_V12.bin or GX1_V13.bin or GX1_V14.bin
BONUS TUTORIAL.
Transfer the file you just named GX1_V12.bin or GX1_V13.bin or GX1_V14.bin onto your SD card that you use for your Lumix.
Make sure you are using an original battery that is FULL and turn on the camera, with the SD card inside which contains the new firmware you just named GX1_V12.bin or GX1_V13.bin or GX1_V14.bin and click PLAY.
The camera will now operate on it's own. DO NOT TOUCH IT. DO NOT PLAY WITH IT. JUST LET IT BE.
Once it is done, FORMAT YOUR CARD.
DONATE TO PERSONAL-VIEW.
YOU ARE DONE.
@marceloshak there isn't a Panasonic camera with a hack that gives focus peaking, only the G6 has focus peaking which was put in it by Panasonic
I just get GH2 for video as manual controls for G3/GX1 isn't going to happen very soon.. I assume becaouse it's over the year from last update of PTool for G3/GX1 and VK has not that much time and also this isn't his only project.. so if you are for quality video, only option a.t.m. is GH2.. You can get used GH2 for about 500EUR. That's not that much comparing to new GH3...
I love the footage from the GX1using GalaXian settings. I'm using the Pany 20mm 1.7. Sadly minor light changes are causing the auto exposure to shift during shots. Is this an issue that's magnified with GalXian? Somehow I doubt it. I would guess most everyone who reads and contributes here knows of this but it remains very distracting. djhessler writes of the same. With exposure locked the GX1 would be so right for my needs. There really is no other camera for me at this time. Please if anyone is close to those doing the real work is there an inkling of hope? Thank you. Thank you.
yep
canbo: get driftwood galaxian settings here:
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/uploads/FileUpload/47/089618cf0d8cf0d3749305dec9bcba.zip
and ptool here:
I'd just like to say thanks for all the work on the hack!!! I've shot a lot of great video with the galaxian settings.
Really looking forward to manual control over video. Video shot on the gx1 is amazing in daylight, but below a certain light level becomes extremely noisy and unusable. Hopefully manual mode would fix this because we could specify a lower iso and slower shutter speed.
Thanks!
I have a GX1 mostly to use it with manual lenses, then I wish to know if there is a patch or hack which includes "focus peaking" to help manual focus? Thank you in advance and sorry for my poor English.-
djhessler: it's not possible as GX1 don't have manual video mode. VK is working on hack which could enable manual controls but at the moment it's not possible. If you want manual controls then only way is buying GH2. I did it too and it was worth it. Video quality on GH2 is unbeatable in that price range :)
here is my second HD video with GX1 footage of 30 Mbps MP4 bitrate, I've tested the camera since April and it works fine, I did 5 different PTools loads till I decided to keep MP4 30Mbps ... new GF6 has only 26... don't hung up on these numbers too much... I noticed depends on what I filmed, some clips have lower max bitrate, especially with blurry background(shallow depth of field)... I only wish one thing to have in my camera controllable Aperture settings in video but iA mode works just fine! I hope you enjoy my video:
Recently hacked my GX1 and loving the increased bitrate. Seems like it made a big difference, to my eyes at least. Here's a quick test I shot the other day. Everything before the text is unhacked footage, and everything after is hacked footage. Using driftwoods GalaXian and a Nikkor 50mm 1.4D.
I do not wish to waste anyone's time. As this is a "GX1 hack development" thread may I ask if there is a known list of settings for PTool or a compiled .ini file that have brought the best out of the GX1? Or am I best to go with suggested bit rates in PTool and consider it finished? I do not know where else to post this question as most seem concerned with GH2.
Use Sanity 5.1 settings topic for such questions, as I have no idea.
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