Can someone please upload the new firmware .bin file? One of my GoPro's is stuck in update mode so I have to put it on my SD card.

Very appreciated!

I found a firmware file but it won't update. It seems stuck in the V198 (camera icon) update mode. Does anyone know if the GoPro can be hard reset or restored?

@Jon2323 You have to open GoPro Cineform studio, connect your GoPro Hero 2 to your computer and turn it on, and then it will notify you that an update is available. Follow the instructions to complete update. After update, go to settings -> more and there you will find ProTune as a yes/no option.

I'm liking protune , grades nicely.. the grain seems a bit more but.. much more usable footage now IMHO.

Also keep in mind 30 fps is 29.97 PROGRESSIVE.. yeah, I was a bit bummed about the 24p thing also.. but the 30P being progressive made up for it a bit. Looks really good in a 60i or 30p projects or in a 23.97fps as slightly slow motion footage. (most of my GoPro footage is used as b-roll and I have no timing to worry about so I'll just slow it down to 23.97fps) Considering these are tiny ruggedized sports cameras for 200 clams , I cant complain.. it makes good gradable footage now. Yo'd think they could add a 23.97 fps to the menu in the future.. we should bug them about it..

Be aware of ML fail upgrading GoPro ProTune (via Cineform) with error v198. It bricks the camera!!! Any solution for mac?

@Kaikerr Be aware of ML fail upgrading GoPro ProTune (via Cineform) with error v198. It bricks the camera!!!

Wait a few minutes and the v198 error screen should disappear, don't turn off till it does.

talk about a artifact party town when the lights go down rambo =)

Yep, but we know that's not what the Wearable/Mountable Outdoor Sports Camera was designed for. It's not that bad actually outdoors, it can be cleaned up easily with Neat. Watch right to the end it cleans up nicely. This is a worst i've seen it, there are better comparisons about. Turning off the in-camera image processing which is what ProTune basically does shows the noise the sensor has at low light.

This is more motion footage at 35Mbps uncolor corrected.

I have also tested the new firmware with protune and made a quick comparison (shot at 1080 25fps). Still image comparison only, will repeat a motion test...

Side by side (Protune on right) http://tinyurl.com/9ktlw42 http://tinyurl.com/9cxwwvy http://tinyurl.com/8jtvqs8

You can see that you get much more details in highlights (see the window on top left) but also much more grain in shadows. Which is o.k. for me because I usually shoot outside at daylight. In general the protune image with it's new flattened curve is much more blurry though. Take a look at the ruler....

I've done 3 a/b tests of the ProTune vs the standard profile. I like the extended dynamic range and there are less artifacts like moire. My low light test us uploading now. There is substantial noise with ProTune. I wish in ProTune you could toggle the noise reduction they use with the standard, but leave everything else.

I've since taken down the 2nd test. I have discovered that CineForm Studio is doing something to the color that I'm unable to prevent. The other 2 tests I did were in 1080p, and I just used Apple Compressor to transfer them. With the 720p60 footage, the GoPro audio gets messed up so I traditionally use Cineform Studio to convert the mp4 file to a huge Prores file. Then I usr Compressor to convert to ProRez (LT) which preserves the audio. Anyway, I can't access any of the editing controls in CineForm Studio, and it seems that it is pitting a color profile on the transferred footage. I see an option for ProTune, but I can't select it, or any adjustments. Frustrating.

MYzter, you need to turn PT on in settings/More/Protune/ On /OFF. As for the stopped recording, try another freshly formatted in camera SD card.

Abe Kislevitz from GoPro potsed this in another general camera forum and it sums up ProTune very well. Abe works for GoPro as their Head Editor, most of the Gopro Official Videos are his.

Just a note about Protune -

Protune is simply a mode in the camera that bypasses all of the in-camera settings that are added to the file to make it look pleasing to the 'consumer' out of the box. The other big addition it gives is the high bit-rate. This you'll only see an advantage in complex scenes or high motion. No it won't make a static shot look better necessarily (unless you're keen to less sharpening), it also won't do anything to rolling shutter - that's a product of the CMOS frame speed and vibration.

Why is it noisier? In-camera noise reduction is turned off, also the shadows are brought up to give more detail incase the user wants it..in standard color curves in the camera, lows are crushed to black so you never see the noise.

All that said, for the pro trying to utilize the camera in a PRO workflow, it will do heaps in matching to the other cameras being used.

Biggest uses I've seen are mountain bike, snow, and surf - all of which are complex scenes with high motion, high highlights, and dark low lights.