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Driftwood Quantum X Settings, Series 3: VY Canis Majoris, Mysteron, Sedna, Orion, Cluster...
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  • luminalumina

    @onionbrain - thanking you, noted. Don't have any nikkors in that range.

  • onionbrainonionbrain

    @lumina

    If you want a real "tip" -- get your hands on the Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-S (that is very different from the f/2 or f/3.5, and not to be confused with the AI or D that are also different). One the sharpest lenses ever made by Nikon, essentially no distortion, and, obviously, functions as a 56mm on the GH2. It's the only lens I've ever heard of in which diffraction sets in at f/5.6.

    The Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-S may be the best lens in the universe to stick on a GH2.

  • onionbrainonionbrain

    @molloy1011

    Any other Virginians on here?

    We should see if there are enough of us on here with ideas/assets to make some money -- uh -- I mean create some artistic collaboration.

    For example, I'm sitting here with three feasible dramatic scripts -- and all I need are a handful of free actors with visual appeal that don't suck.

  • luminalumina

    @onionbrain - yeah they're great :)

    They're old beat up looking lenses I carry in a backpack with 2 GH2's but they just deliver. Thanks for tip on the f2

  • molloy1011molloy1011

    @onionbrain Haha wow, small world. I'm at VCU in Richmond here.

  • onionbrainonionbrain

    @lumina

    Gotta love those Nikkor AI and AI-s lenses. They create the most "filmic" looks I've ever seen on both Canon DSLRs and this GH2 -- not to mention their build quality and handling.

    The two you mentioned are wonderful. I prefer the 85 f/2 AI-S because it's the sharpest wide open lens I've ever encountered. At f/2 it's sharper than the Zeiss 85 f/1.4 ZF up to f/4.

  • luminalumina

    A couple of stills from a shoot yesterday with Mysteron (pre-burst release).

    ISO 640, using Nikon AI Manual lenses (105mm 2.8 Macro & 85mm 1.8 @ 2.8). 24H, Shutter 1/50 - stills out of FCP. Very very minor colour correction (3-way only with a slight push of mids & pull of blacks).

    Richard_1.jpg
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    1920 x 1080 - 3M
    Richard_3.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 2M
    Richard_4.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 2M
  • onionbrainonionbrain

    @peternap

    JMU? As is James Madison University?

    I'm about ten minutes away from JMU. Were you visiting the area or are you from the area?

  • molloy1011molloy1011

    Are people still generally using -2 on all settings for Sedna/Mysteron, or have some been doing things differently in light of the matrix changes?

  • Zaven13Zaven13

    @driftwood. Thank you. That's what I was looking for. Will give Mysteron a shot.

  • driftwooddriftwood

    Quality is in the heart of the human soul... and vision... let you be the judge. I can say that when it comes to detail in the lows Mysteron is KING, Sedna is QUEEN. Visually I like them both. Technically Mysteron should be better. Main focus is always quality and filmic look.

  • Zaven13Zaven13

    @Driftwood. Can you elaborate on what the differences are between Sedna and Mysteron and what was your main focus? Also, if de-blocking in Mysteron has improved the quality, can the same values be added to Sedna settings?

  • GH2_fanGH2_fan

    Alright guys, I'm gonna do it! I'm going to finally hack my GH2 with Sedena Q20, but once again I would like to ask, and especially to @driftwood, is it possible to have it as 50(low bitrate)/100Mbps(high bitrate) CBR???

    I was told it can be as simple as typing it in the bitrates. I await to hearing back from you guys :D

  • SageSage

    Q20

  • JPB1138JPB1138

    @sage, which version of Sedna?

  • SageSage

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  • terry2terry2

    @driftwood I understand that, I was just trying to see if Burst could be used on a real production (class10 cards) or if it was just pure experimental material...

  • driftwooddriftwood

    Mysteron Burst setting includes all the same settings HBR, 720p60, 60i, 50 modes etc.. as before in Mysteron non Burst. 720p60 and HBR modes work very well when the detail gets tough and heavy!

  • peternappeternap

    @Driftwood I agree with your view of spanning in most cases. But sometimes it's best to just let it run and see what happens when shooting events. That said I love the 720-60 in Mysteron. I figured the low bitrate was going to mean it was hind tit again, but it works well and I shot all day today on one 64 Gig Card.

    Not a single glitch with this patch, Thanks!

    Just a quick look at today's protest.

  • gamebgameb

    @driftwood cheers

  • driftwooddriftwood

    @terry2 if you follow these threads or the low gop threads long enough you'll understand the GH2 will puff out somewhere. We're already way beyond Intra 100 camera bitrates costings thousands more... the only let down is the 8 bit codec.

  • terry2terry2

    @driftwood yes Burst. Why, what's the normal frame size? Why is the limitation 5 seconds? Hardware? Card? Overheating? Is this a pre Canis or just a lil experimental playing around to push the camera?

  • driftwooddriftwood

    Soon. New matrix for Cluster v2 - I binned 4 others I liked but wasnt totally happy with - so Im doing measured visual tests before Im happy to release.

  • gamebgameb

    @driftwood Any hope for ClusterV2?

  • driftwooddriftwood

    @terry2 You mean Burst mode? Just to achieve the highest possible i frame size under Intra in Mysteron... generally Burst mode version of mysteron is yielding 30M bigger data rates than the current settings coming in at around 170M for 5 seconds at peak detail. Lower detail will use less memory space, thus record longer, and work like a VBR as it should do. Remember, bitrate in the end, IS king.

    Mysteron has been my fun and experimental setting ever since I released it. It also has a slightly higher matrix detail in Q settings targetting the low freqs than Sedna. A lot of the detail in the shadows you cant see (and I refer to the Human Visual System of perception) until you go to grading. :-)

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