New Technicolor-Certified ProTune firmware uprgrade for for HD HERO2

[mico]

Did you see this: http://cheesycam.com/gopro-wi-fi-bacpac-soon/

Looks like its coming very soon. Can't wait for the pro tune upgrade. 24p and 35Mbps on a Gopro Hero 2. How come Go pro can juice up the Mbps with firmware and other companies can't or should I say won't ?

[NoNolva]

I'm new here , nice thread!

[Will Turner]

Did you see this: http://cheesycam.com/gopro-wi-fi-bacpac-soon/

Looks like its coming very soon. Can't wait for the pro tune upgrade. 24p and 35Mbps on a Gopro Hero 2. How come Go pro can juice up the Mbps with firmware and other companies can't or should I say won't ?

Well in the case of for example AVCHD, there are many companies locked in together. They have all agreed on the specifications and therefor they can't just change them whilly nilly. It's actually a monopoly, which is illegal, but not to worry..

[dregenthal]

Did you see this: http://cheesycam.com/gopro-wi-fi-bacpac-soon/

Looks like its coming very soon. Can't wait for the pro tune upgrade. 24p and 35Mbps on a Gopro Hero 2. How come Go pro can juice up the Mbps with firmware and other companies can't or should I say won't ?

I picked one up yesterday and despite being able to do the software update I couldn't get the BacPac to talk to the Hero2.
In fairness to GoPro I really think Best Buy had sent me home with a re-packaged/returned unit . . .
I returned the BacPac his morning and will wait for the iOS/Android software availability, then order direct from GoPro.
The possibilities are endless!

[hawaj]

Did you see this: http://cheesycam.com/gopro-wi-fi-bacpac-soon/

Looks like its coming very soon. Can't wait for the pro tune upgrade. 24p and 35Mbps on a Gopro Hero 2. How come Go pro can juice up the Mbps with firmware and other companies can't or should I say won't ?

GoPro bougt the Cineform company, so when they came with new Hero 2 with lots of computational power it was just the matter of time when they implemented powerful Pro Cineform Codec capabilites in it. ... I was moaning about higher bitrate on their Facebook page all the time... and voilá ...

[mico]

I picked one up yesterday and despite being able to do the software update I couldn't get the BacPac to talk to the Hero2.
In fairness to GoPro I really think Best Buy had sent me home with a re-packaged/returned unit . . .
I returned the BacPac his morning and will wait for the iOS/Android software availability, then order direct from GoPro.
The possibilities are endless!

Just an FYI. The current firmware release by Gopro is not the pro tune update that gives higher bitrate and 24p.

[dregenthal]

Correct . . . It is basically version 1 of the software tweak that permits the Hero2 (and hero) to communicate with the wi-fi BacPac . The "stream to the web" and preview/control with your tablet or smart phone features are "coming soon."

As you point out this has nothing to do with the increased data rate or CinemaScope venture . . . But these are certainly wonderful times we live in, for sure.

[deltoidjohn]

Anybody heard anymore news about the new firmware update? I'm looking forward to the announcement... between this and the new Dive Housing I think I'm really going to notice an improvement in some of my surfing stuff, both above and below the surface.

[dregenthal]

Yeah, between this and the "coming soon" features for the wifi bacpak software features I'm wearing out my keyboard checking their websites (GoPro & Cineform) every day.

Waaa.

[Al MacLeod]

Hopefully they clear out the blackhole exploit kit infection the gopro site had on the 4th...