@mpgxsvcd

Hi mpgxsvcd... sorry to ask you a simple question- my GH2 is still in the mail! (Darn!) With the 2gig limit of MJPEG- do the files simply split and continue? (ie: no breaks?)

As if there can be 4:2:2 (in future- I understand that this is being worked on)+ high bit rate- then really what else do you need??

Cheers
Alex

I get a "file number exceed limit" error message when I turn my camera from NTSC to PAL. Anyone know how to correct that? I formatted the memory card in the camera after I switched it to PAL.

It appears that MJPEG is 30 FPS even for PAL cameras. Back to the drawing board.

are there any instructions on how to update the GH2 with ptools?

@mpgxsvcd
"I have already got some completely stable 1080p @ 100+ mb/sec footage"

Have you uploaded the settings anywhere? I wouldn't mind trying it out

@_gl @mrbill Please give me a scenario where conformed 24p is insufficient so we can be done with it, now that we've established it is widespread in industry and produces indistinguishable results.

sparedog bro, I thought 422 was not possible with the GH2? I wish it was!

@sparedog

Is it more of a "They only accept video with these specs" kind of thing or is there an actual visible difference. I have never been able to see any visible difference at all. Does anyone have any side by side screen shots that show the difference. I would believe it if I saw it but I have never seen the difference myself.

@_gl
Not trying to beat this dead horse any more...but in my prior life I was an audio guy for a number of years and currently write/compose/produce my own music outside of my regular space systems engineering job. When we ran our own studios one of our tasks was to do re-mixing of previously released material. Time compression was used successfully on 99% of the tracks with no hiccups. That was then...this is now.. and the technology is a great deal better and more readily available now.

But I do understand the need for 25p in PAL country... no one is arguing that. My original point was that...there are alternatives today that work well.

Note: I've never done this with movies myself. But if I did I wouldn't necessarily compress it all in one fail swoop. You can break that puppy down in several segments and stitch them all together (just a thought).

@mpgxsvcd - no you are right, i cannot see a visible difference between 422 & 420 in anything i have ever shot or tested, rushes wise. as far as i know it is more of a safety margin with the stock houses incase the footage needs to be pushed quite far in the color grading. it does really help in that department. everything is graded before submitting, so if a client wants to regrade it, the 422 holds up much better.

but for day to day non-broadcast i wouldnt worry about it for footage i shot if i knew i had no future market for it. i cant imagine anyone is going to visually (without scopes) look at footage with even a small amount of grading and say, that's 420 or 422.

but the hack has done more for the cameras than just made them awesome prosumer tools. with the hack, they are also serious tools for high end professional projects and that should not be over looked, as it is extremely useful and cool.

Please move all 25p related talks to specially made topic:
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/391/25p-official-topic-aka-dont-cry-for-me-argentina

Thanks, VK!