Matt Gottshalk
Resident Preditor
All of the newer ones are 4:2:2 10-bit, although the 10-bit output of the AF-100 is 8 bits padded out to 10.
FINALLY!! AF100 HACK Pledge
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All of the newer ones are 4:2:2 10-bit, although the 10-bit output of the AF-100 is 8 bits padded out to 10.
owaltec
Well-known member
Last question... I promise... Does this help with the noise reduction???
Cosimo Bullo
Veteran
Probably the opposite, but not in a bad way.
It's good to point out impediments but let us not be circumscribed by perceived limitations.
Where there's a will there's a way: I heard someone say they saw an AF100 for $3000.
Okay, let's get it. That's $10 each from 300 donors. So here are the 10 steps:
1. We need a healthy response here that hopefully serves to convince Vitaly to announce that he'll proceed with the hack.
2. We initially get 300 pioneer pledges of $15 - Vitaly gets the camera and $1500 to start him off.
3. Alpha Hack v1. announced, AF100 gurus prescribe real world tests for guinea pig camera.
4. Test footage is posted - (call for more donors, new and pioneers)
5. Further versions released and tested, skew, moire, chromakey, etc, over a two month period minimum.
6. Brave souls try out the hack, or we buy and hack another AF100 from hopefully what is now a bigger pot.
7. See if AF100 firmware can be restored to factory initial settings.
7. Comments, suggestions, place donations, pioneers balance out donations.
8. Final stable version released, 50-100Mbs, 4:2:2, 10 bit.
9.Call for more donations, Bob's your uncle, your stepdad and your son in law.
10. General Release.
That's it in a nutshell, so go ahead, chime in, how much is this worth to you? Let's keep this thread on topic. How much is it worth to you? Two Benjies, three, four, what?
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I would consider putting the 3,000? You mean you'd consider putting UP the 3,000? Well, there we have it - I think!!
TubEfingers
Well-known member
1:1 focus assist and higher bitrates would be great, can donate $100 towards this project
Fantastic but how much is this worth to you? How much? Let's try and put a number, one benjie, two, three benjie, four...
cheers! Let's go AF100!
owaltec
Well-known member
YES... Definitely I would consider putting up the 3,000 but no one has answered my question. I want to know what would the difference be between the hack and an atomos samurai??? AND, Is the hack really doable or is it just some guajiro dream???
David W. Jones
Veteran
Out of the box the AF100 is already able to pass 8 bit 4:2:2 uncompressed via the SDI output.
GanEdenVideo
Carbonite Member
It amazes me how i asked a similar question yesterday and the swords were drawn towards me, yet this thread exists and everybody chips in? Whats the difference??
PS., yes I'm all for a hack.
PS., yes I'm all for a hack.
metrospace
Active member
Id say it needs to do 10 bit to up the Samarai. Focus Assist would sure be nice too. Or how about better than 60 fps on the VFR? These would be worth a few hundred bucks.
This AF100 hack question has been going on for quite a while since the emergence of the GH2 hack. Can it be hacked or can it not be hacked? I read your post, saw no swords. The difference? You asked if it can be hacked, a question that's been asked and answered over and over again. So we're trying to move forward to mobilize and see if it's worth Vitaly's effort to hack it for us and there was no point hijacking your thread.
Bottom line, obviously you're for a hack, but how much is it worth to you? If it's worth nothing, folks shouldn't bother posting.
Very good point, but I think we know this. I'd like 4:2:2, 50Mbs +, 10 bit recorded to my SD card. I don't want to deal with clunky external recorders.
That's the purpose of the hack.
I'm right with you and ahead of you on that. I thought about that but was concerned about the percentage they take, but then again it could
benefit from massive exposure, so you know what, yeah, you're right!
