StoneBat.. Im still new to this all.. Im just trying to shoot as close to the GH2 with a film like feel, but get the max out of this GF2.. Any suggestions and or can you recommend / load a file?

Thanks..

Stonebat.. Can we get the same settings and performance out of a GF2 and or GH2... I looked here and saw the differences but do they apply after HACKING?

http://snapsort.com/compare/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-GF2-vs-Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-GH2

@stonebat - after resetting settings it seems to work ok with your patch, thanks!

Also it seems like this patch is focusing on 1080 settings. Do you intend to add anything for 720p or mjpg settings?

Technically it's @cbrandin's 44Mbps patch without the settings for the testers.

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/16757#Comment_16757

See this new attachment. The seti.ini contains the settings for the end users.

Please ask Chris Brandin for details as I have no idea why he picked 2x on the bitrates. I'm gonna give GF2 back to my wife as she's been asking where her camera is.

Hope you guys find what you want. Good luck~!

These are gf2 settings? Video Bitrate 24H=44000000 Video Bitrate 24L=32000000

@holmes6 Prolly the settings will be ignored by PTool.

I went out to use the new "Quantum X v2 Rocket" settings today and here is what i found. I first used these settings on the codec stress pictures posted on page one. I was able to record for 11 minutes and i got 96mbps with no errors or anythings wrong. But when i tried to use 720p mode i couldn't even record for 1 second without a write speed error. So i went out to record today and i found that the patch is decently stable. I filmed 50 clips and during 9 or 10 of them the camera froze and i had to take out the battery and put it back in. When the camera did freeze though it was on the same 2 shots. One a well lit zoomed in shot of pine needles and another shot of a walkway that was poorly lit. I can't figure out why the camera froze on those two(Probably because the patch is new and not much gf2 footage has been tested with it yet) but on my other clips i averaged 85-95mbps without any errors. All of the clips that worked were 108060i, i still cant get 720p mode to work with this patch in even dark low detailed areas for more that 2 seconds. Anyone find anything else with this patch yet?

I'm new at this, so here goes what is most likely a stupid question: is there any possibility of making live view AV out available while shooting video ? I ask because this little camera would be an excellent companion for my Quadcopter due to it's weight and small size. And since video quality seems no longer to be a problem… :D

I think in general things to keep in mind when talking about stable: What happens when the file reaches 4GB? Can the video be played back on the camera? Were there any errors? If so, describe (card, scene). Can the error be duped reliably?

Saying something like "Pretty Stable" is too ambiguous for others to understand.

@videohq sure, but just note it's only changing 720p settings now.. If you want to change 1080i you need to modify it or use someone else's settings. Also note I am no expert on this, just kind of messing with settings from others. I'm hoping to post some 1080 settings too, but want to test more first.

I think these settings I'm posting are stable. Whether they're good, well I'm not sure, I only shot test screens and I do not have the eye of a pro to tell much difference with small changes very well.

Changed some settings on mjpg also, seems to work and looks good, but only ~3.5 min of record time Settings Tested:
E1 Quality=300
E1 Table=24
E2 Quality=270
E2 Table=24
E3 Quality=240
E3 Table=24
E4 Quality=200
E4 Table=24

Environment: Same as above

Does the file span successfully at 4GB? No, it only reaches 2GB and does not span
Can the file be played back on the camera? No, card read error
Were there any errors? Only during playback.

MediaInfo:
Video
Codec ID : jpeg
Duration : 3mn 32s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 74.7 Mbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 2.703
Stream size : 1.84 GiB (99%)

And 1080i avc:

Settings Tested:
Video Bitrate FH/H=32000000
Video buffer=0x1800000
1080i60 FB1=783360
1080i Top Setting=32000
1080i Bottom Setting=24000

Environment: Same as above

Results:
Does the file span successfully at 4GB? Yes
Can the file be played back on the camera? Yes, although I did not test thoroughly.
Were there any errors? None Observed

Streamparser:

videohg, what lens did you used?