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gf1 highest patch
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cloudcitycollective
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Hi, I am a big fan of my GF-1, and have been researching this for a while. At current time, I believe it is the Fast Action Patch from Ipowell, but I am not sure, I'm also interested in what the best patch for the GF1 is right now.
There are a few factors you need to be aware of though:
1. Will there be fast action in your video?
2. How long do you need to record for?
3. What will you be doing with the final product?
4. What kind of SD card do you have?
Maybe Ipowell would be kind enough to update us on the status of the latest GF1 situation?
There are a few factors you need to be aware of though:
1. Will there be fast action in your video?
2. How long do you need to record for?
3. What will you be doing with the final product?
4. What kind of SD card do you have?
Maybe Ipowell would be kind enough to update us on the status of the latest GF1 situation?
IMO LPowell's 50Mbps Fast Action AVCHD patch is currently the "best" setting for hacked GF1, as it's capable of slightly better IQ than LPowell's 40Mbps High Reliability AVCHD patch. However, unlike the 40Mbps patch, the 50Mbps patch is more tempermental, and has a tendency to lock up if the media card isn't fast enough, if the shot is underexposed, if the framerate is low, if you shake your camera around and anger the codec. The 40Mbps patch is bullet proof, and offers nearly as good IQ with the added benefit of peace of mind that you absolutely know your GF1 isn't going to lock up in the middle of a once in a lifetime shot.
When I'm experimenting and nobody's paying me, I'll play with 50Mbps. When someone's paying me, I use 40Mbps. I'm not sure I could tell the difference between them in an A/B, to be honest.
When I'm experimenting and nobody's paying me, I'll play with 50Mbps. When someone's paying me, I use 40Mbps. I'm not sure I could tell the difference between them in an A/B, to be honest.
cloudcitycollective
Member
Thanks shave, this was very helpful.
I just shot this with the 50Mbps patch:
http://www.vimeo.com/19868177
I will switch to the 40Mbps patch, just for peace of mind. I would have been so bummed if that video had gotten screwed up!!!
I do know that Ipowell was cooking other some other patches for GF1, hopefully he will let us know when he has new goodies to play with.
I just shot this with the 50Mbps patch:
http://www.vimeo.com/19868177
I will switch to the 40Mbps patch, just for peace of mind. I would have been so bummed if that video had gotten screwed up!!!
I do know that Ipowell was cooking other some other patches for GF1, hopefully he will let us know when he has new goodies to play with.
IMO LPowell's 50Mbps Fast Action AVCHD patch is currently the "best" setting for hacked GF1, as it's capable of slightly better IQ than LPowell's 40Mbps High Reliability AVCHD patch. However, unlike the 40Mbps patch, the 50Mbps patch is more tempermental, and has a tendency to lock up if the media card isn't fast enough, if the shot is underexposed, if the framerate is low, if you shake your camera around and anger the codec. The 40Mbps patch is bullet proof, and offers nearly as good IQ with the added benefit of peace of mind that you absolutely know your GF1 isn't going to lock up in the middle of a once in a lifetime shot.
When I'm experimenting and nobody's paying me, I'll play with 50Mbps. When someone's paying me, I use 40Mbps. I'm not sure I could tell the difference between them in an A/B, to be honest.
For the GF1 and G2 I both use and recommend my 50Mbps Fast Action 3-Frame GOP Patch. This patch is optimized especially for 720p25/30 AVCHD recording, which is ideal for the GF1 since it has neither 1080p24 nor 720p60 video modes. As long as you use Class 6 or better SD cards, it should work just as reliably as my Reliable In-Camera Playback Patch, with two exceptions in AVCHD 720p25/30 mode:...the 50Mbps patch is more tempermental, and has a tendency to lock up if the media card isn't fast enough, if the shot is underexposed, if the framerate is low, if you shake your camera around and anger the codec. The 40Mbps patch is bullet proof, and offers nearly as good IQ with the added benefit of peace of mind that you absolutely know your GF1 isn't going to lock up in the middle of a once in a lifetime shot.
1. If the light level drops to near-black for more than about 5 seconds, video recording may halt.
2. For long continuous takes, 4GB file spanning works more reliably with the Fast Action Patch than with the In-Camera Playback Patch. For event recording, I always use the 720p30 3-Frame GOP patch.
For CloudCityCollective's 3-minute music video shoot, I'd use the 65Mbps MJPEG video mode in my Fast Action 3-Frame GOP Patch. This records intra-frame videos in 4:2:2 color depth and maintains high bitrates in less-than-ideal lighting conditions.
In MJPEG 720p30 video mode, the Fast Action Patch produces 65Mbps videos that are not playable in-camera. The In-Camera Playback Patch produces 35Mbps MJPEG videos that are viewable. If you prefer, you can use PTool to combine the MJPEG settings from the In-Camera Playback Patch with the AVCHD settings from the Fast Action Patch. I find this convenient when using the GF1 as a test shot camera for evaluating exposure settings and scene framing before doing 75Mbps takes with the GH1.
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