Based on using driftwoods recent GOP1 settings with AQ3 (reAQuainted, and now AQuarius version 2 for ptools 3.63d, the low illuminance as we fall into black is simply amazing. >
Noise is fine and natural looking not the typical compressed swirling blocks in the shadows.

Also, if you choose to remove noise, you will be amazed how well it cleans up in post.
The footage coming off the GH2 now looks like it came from a different camera. Highend at that.

@alcomposer

Maybe more like Intra Red... ;)

I'm really amazed by the ISO unlock too... With Driftwoods latest patch the grain looks cool! I find it better looking than (slightly) underexposed material at ISO 3200. :) The only thing that bugs me is this idiot line at the lower third that is present in darker areas.

But @sam_stickland had a fix. Mask out the line and composite two videolayers in After Effects like so;

"Create an adjustment layer over your footage, masking out the band
- Raise the gamma in the adjustment layer until the band is less visible (I used Colorista, and it's a very slight raise in the midtones 1 -> 1.0321) - Duplicate the original footage, place it above the adjustment layer, then set the adjustment layers Track Matte to "Luma Inverted"

The final step is necessary because the band is more visible on dark areas than light areas."

I will try this trick for sure.

Really amazed anyhow!

The camera now sees better than me in the dark! :P

THANKS ALL INVOLVED!

edit: I tried @sam_stickland's fix. Works like a charm! I further fine tuned it by adding slight feathering to the mask, then adjusting the mask opacity to around 70% to get spot on.

@arvidtp Try shooting at 12800 ISO in Dynamic B&W... you get some fantastic grain!

Display quirk. I reported this to Vitaliy already.

NICE work on the ISO unlocking! Still have to test, i have the impression that it needs some seconds after pressing record til it reaches the desired iso.. but then again- i could be wrong..

With all MJPEG talks go to
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1385/official-high-fps-mjpeg-topic

Just tried it, the 120fps sure looks like true 120 individual frames to me. Fantastic. Only problem is I'm getting card write speed errors

@Vitaliy_Kiselev said earlier in this thread - It is released to public.
I downloaded it and that worked OK:-)

@Vitaliy_Kiselev
Will the ini files for Ptool 3.62 work with 3.62? Example cbrandin setj (44/32). It looks like they do, are there then any improvments behind the curtains that will improve it further?

@LPowell Apparently your sarcasm detector is broken.

I tested it on a tripod at its highest bit rates. It is definitely upscaled 720p. However, 720p on the GH2 is a lot better than 720p on any of the other m4/3s cameras.

Honestly, I couldn’t care less about 720p vs. 1080p on the GH2 for slow motion. Both are great. However, without 120 FPS slow motion just is not quite good enough.

Just imagine what could be possible with a GH2 in 1 months time? 720p @ 60 FPS AVC-HD, 720p @ 120 FPS MJPEG, 1080p @ 24 FPS I frame only AVC-HD, and 1080p @ 30 FPS MP4.

Now RED REALLY has something to worry about.

Please allow me to test 3.63.
Izhar