gonzoish79
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GH2 Seaquake + Slow Motion Burst Patch for 95MB/s SDXC
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Cosimo Bullo
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Seaquake is great, and the mods to it... but we tried Driftwood's Quantum v3 last night and it does seem to be, yet again, better, with a tighter grain in the noise and out of focus areas.
cowpunk52
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I shot some sample stuff with it last night, seemed just as stable as any other hack - especially on the 95MB/s Sandisk 64GB cards. Also had a modified GH2-X hack from Sage that had a Quantum version on it, and was able to get consistent 10-14 second 720p60 bursts.
Park Edwards
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I just tried it. It records fine using the extreme III standard on the death chart. dunno if it will span, only recorded a minute on all 3 record modes. I'll test spanning later, but I'm sure if it's anything like the previous patches, it should look equally as good, if not better.
also, if i record at its highest bitrate, which is around 155Mb/s, 1 minute is 1.4gigs, so that should get you around 3mins of footage before it stops recording. just a theory.
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cowpunk52
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Haven't pixel peeped it yet, or shot a side by side. Should be able to do that within the week.
J Davis
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Judging by car3o's calculated bitrate of 155Mb/s, 1 minute is 1.4gigs then I'm wondering why the need for a 64 gig pro card instead of the 32 gig pro card when were are talking about only 14 seconds or so burst
edit: @ cowpunk - that was why I was asking about file sizes earlier
edit: @ cowpunk - that was why I was asking about file sizes earlier
cowpunk52
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The 64GB card is the only one that can span 1080p24 with the highest bit-rate hacks. That's the only reason I got mine. I'm DP'ing a feature on a hacked GH2 in January, and I want to be able to reliably use the highest GOP-1 bit-rate hack that I can. Unless I can span, I'll be limited to a roughly 3 minute take at most. For most situations, that's totally acceptable, but during the feature shoot I'm bound to come across a scene where I need to roll for longer than that (this happened on two occasions during a short film shoot I did on a hacked GH2 back in September). I want to be able to roll for as longas needed and not have to explain to my director why we have to split the shot into two or more takes because of card limitations.
If spanning is weren't an issue for me, I'm having no problem recording SeaQuake on Sandisk 16GB Class 10 30MB/s cards, as well as older Sandisk 8GB Extreme III Class 6 cards.
It's also nice to get roughly an hour of footage on one card so I don't have to dump footage as often, but that's a tertiary benefit.
edit: Just noticed today that the price of the 64GB Sandisk 90MB/s cards have dropped to $189 on B&H. I should have waited a couple of weeks, would have saved 20 bucks!
Park Edwards
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Yeah. I can probably tomorrow. It's dark here now. But to chime in on the previous post, thats 3 mins at maxed bitrate. It can easily do 4-6mins in normal situations before the recording stops. Also, it seems if it spans, it doesn't playback in camera and that is a must.
cowpunk52
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I've got one uploading now
cowpunk52
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I think your probably right. And correct, if it spans, it won't play back in camera. For me, though, just having the capability of getting the long take if I need to is worth the premium. But it is definitely a premium, and may not be worth it to others.
J Davis
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I'm confused now because the title of the thread says 'Slow Motion Burst Patch for 95MB/s SDXC'
I read that to mean the 95MB/s was required for the slow motion burst. Is that not the case?
I think we should all remember that when it comes to recording media even the most expensive SD card is a bargain. Just be happy the camera doesn't shoot CF cards as Pro versions of those are easily double the SD card prices. I got my 64 GB Sandisk Extreme Pro for $189.00. That's nothing considering some of us paid for $1500 to $1600 bucks for 16 GB P2 cards not that long ago. And even at that price Panasonic couldn't make them fast enough. But personally I look at the 64GB card as an investment. I can use the highest bitrate hacks and use most of the card's capacity or shoot stock and keep rolling for a huge amount of time.
By all means use the card that works for you and your budget. And remember if you shoot on the stock firmware you don't have to use anything fancy. As for hacks that's up to you as well. But I think some perspective is key. Not only are these guys creating these hacks and releasing them for free (although we should donate...) but if you're in a pinch on the way to a shoot, you can grab an extra card at a nearby Walgreens. I couldn't do that back when I was shooting Beta SP, Beta SX or DVC Pro HD tape.
By all means use the card that works for you and your budget. And remember if you shoot on the stock firmware you don't have to use anything fancy. As for hacks that's up to you as well. But I think some perspective is key. Not only are these guys creating these hacks and releasing them for free (although we should donate...) but if you're in a pinch on the way to a shoot, you can grab an extra card at a nearby Walgreens. I couldn't do that back when I was shooting Beta SP, Beta SX or DVC Pro HD tape.
J Davis
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If I can save money on $200 cards then thats and extra $200 I can put towards paying crew ... besides, it doesn't hurt to ask.
Well now that I've received the righteous speech - there's been no real answer.
Is there an extra something with the 64 that makes it better than the 32 other than space?
Or is it a case of 'we tested with the 64 because that was the only card available at the time' ?
Or no one has tested with the 32 yet? Any of those would be a real answer.
Well now that I've received the righteous speech - there's been no real answer.
Is there an extra something with the 64 that makes it better than the 32 other than space?
Or is it a case of 'we tested with the 64 because that was the only card available at the time' ?
Or no one has tested with the 32 yet? Any of those would be a real answer.
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Park Edwards
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you talking pro or standard? from what i've read 64 pro spans, all the rest, even the 32 pro does not. there also seems to be a little extra write speed or buffer speed, that allows the 64 pro to use higher bitrates for 720p/1080i.