Just found myself the answers. These settings are changeable only in "Patches for testers". A bit scary to use immediately these advanced settings, when you use PTools for the first time. Easier to use the settings that let you stay with "Patches for end users". Cheers
I have put in all the setting into the PTool as described. Video Bitrate 24H=44000000. But I cannot find anything regarding the next three lines: FB1, FB2, Frame Limit etc. Don't know what it is, don't know where to activate it in the PTool. Cannot find any explanations about it. So I cannot finish my first hack.
Can anybody please help. Thanks to all you guys for the enormous effort and for one of the most amazing revolutions in modern filmmaking. Cheers
I have a question regarding shooting 1080p 24p video with the GH2 hacked GOP1 176Mbps.
I set the shutter manually at 1/50. In order to make everything not over/under exposed, I've been adjusting the F-stop. Is there another way to do it? If not, is there anything I should avoid doing while setting the F-stop? I have the highlight feature on while recording so it shows me overexposed areas, I adjust the F-stop using the dial until the blinking disappears. Oh and about the ISO - I set that to whatever is needed first. I shoot outdoors in daylight nearly all of the time, so my ISO is 160 or 320. Haven't tried any higher.
Any replies are appreciated. Love the camera and the hack ... truly wonderful effort.
I just used Ptool for the first time and set the AVCHD compression at 3200000 for 24H mode and changed the 24L mode from 160000 to 2200000. If no other changes were made, would the result be that the 24L mode is now the same as the original 24H mode, or are there other factors involved ? Thank you.
@starstuff considering how far VK and Team has been able to push this camera- who knows!
But realistically 12-bit is not going to happen. As for the 12-bit codec- that is also a big ask. Its remarkable that AVCHD has been able to be beaten into the shape of AVC-INTRA!
Just a quick question. For the GH2, in theory...it is impossible to get 12-bit raw sensor video output, right? Because of the restrictions it will always be 8-bit video output? Not that it's just now not possible but it will always be, correct? Unless Panny updates the firmware with a codec that stores at 12-bit?
i found the answer "Firmware version will not change. I think you have the settings you did load. The behavior of the camera when updating the firmware is exactly as you described. After completion it goes back to business with the new firmware but the same version as the original used for the hack(currently 1.0).
What about maximal number of patch versions at same body GH2? How critical to add new number version to every new firmware of GH2__V10.bin? What if 99 versions will be exceed?
I've read for a few hours on this, but still can't figure out a clear answer. My question is: which SD card should I purchase right now if I want to use driftwood's low GOP 176mb/s? Is it the Sandisk Extreme Pro HD Video 16GB 30MB/s?
The 45MB/s cards seem to be UHS-1 and not fully supported by the GH2 and thus less reliable and support lower r/w speeds.
First of all, for a amateur like me, should I hack the GH2?
My goal is always to make it look like cinema! Second of all, when I shoot 24P on my PAL camera I can only choose 1080i in the camera? shouldn't it be 1080p? Will this be different with the hack?
And if I shall hack the GH2 what hack would be good for a beginner like me? something that is stable but still good!
The question is, and that I can't find, how much will the hack improve the camera? Could I, an amateur even tell the difference? Or is it mainly for people who are "extreme"?? And if it is a big improvement on the camera, would the, for example, 44 stable hack be sufficient?
Total noob question. Lumix 1.7 lens 20mm. In manual focus mode, how do you lock on infinity? Trying nighttime sky photography and having little luck. Using GH1.
Most important question for me now is: How possible to recover files 0kb created by low battery problem? Same problem after message about "writing limitations due to the memory card" - after that camera freezes there are only option to remove the battery. I heard there are some programs helps to recover these clips. I tried program for recovery that comes free with Panasonic AF100, it recovered all clips from my Transcend 64SDXC, but not desired missed clips. I don't feel safe that I shoot important event on GH2.
May be this is old questions, but I can't find answers... Is 1080p24 mode has less noise than 720p50 at same ISO? Canon 5DmkII and 7D has preferred ISO stops - 160/320/640/1250/1600. Is it right for GH2 too ? What preferred ISO's for low light with less noise? Thanks