Want some more frame rates?

Barry_Green said:
I don't know what it's capable of, but one thought is it might be the input port for how they load the software for upgrading the camera's firmware...
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Sounds plausible. It might also be for interfacing some type of diagnostics tool that an authorized Panasonic repair center might use.

Maybe we'll hear a defintiive answer from Jan on this?
 
I've putted my finger into the port and from the Hvx200's mic I've heard this song:

"Welcome to my world
Won't you come on in
Miracles I guess
Still happen now and then
Step into my heart
Leave your cares behind
Welcome to my world
Built with you in mind
Knock and the door will open
Seek and you will find
Ask and you'll be given
The key to this world of mine
I'll be waiting here
With my arms unfurled
Waiting just for you
Welcome to my world"

:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG) :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG) :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

I'm pretty sure that quote "The key to this world of mine" is referred to a secret 4:4:4 solution...

Could Jan explain this?:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
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Hi guys,
How do I get the text onto the card ? Do I need a card reader hooked up to my computer ??
Aloha
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Save your scene files onto the SD card in the camera (i.e., you have to put an SD card in there, then go to the Card Functions menu and save your scene files).
 
Thanks Barry, I've done that but then can I change the file in camera ? or do I need to do that in a text editor on a computer ? back to my question of do I need an sd card reader hooked up to a computer ?
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Poi Boy said:
Thanks Barry, I've done that but then can I change the file in camera ? or do I need to do that in a text editor on a computer ? back to my question of do I need an sd card reader hooked up to a computer ?
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No, you can't change the lines of the text of the scene files in the camera alone. You can only load/write whole scene files. Transfer the scene file to a computer to edit the text file, then write it back to the SD Card for re-importing into the HVX (an SD card reader hooked up to your computer is one way of doing it).
 
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Thanks DC,
Say I firewire or usb2 my camera to my mac.. how do I then access the file in the sd card ?
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Poi Boy said:
Thanks Barry, I've done that but then can I change the file in camera ? or do I need to do that in a text editor on a computer ? back to my question of do I need an sd card reader hooked up to a computer ?
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First you insert SD card into HVX.
Format card in camera.
Copy your existing scene files to card.
It will copy all six to the card.
Now insert the SD into your computer card
reader of some sort.
Drill down until you see the .txt file
Change per Barrys instructions.
Save.
Insert the SD card back into the HVX.
Read the new scene files into the camera.
Read Barrys instructions again.
 
Barry_Green said:
Here's the procedure:

1) Get a scene file text file on an SD card, usually by going into menu 8, CARD FUNCTIONS, and saving scene files to your SD card.

2) Open the scene file text file in the PRIVATE\MEIGROUP\PAVCN\SBG\P2SD directory, called SCENE1.TXT (or scene2.txt, scene3.txt, or scene4.txt) using a text editor like Windows Notepad

3) Look for the next-to-last item in the scene file. Here's what a sample scene file text file looks like:
00005000: 8 ; DETAIL LEVEL: 0
00005001: 8 ; V DETAIL LEVEL: 0
00005002: 8 ; DETAIL CORING : 0
00005003: 8 ; CHROMA LEVEL: 0
00005004: 8 ; CHROMA PHASE: 0
00005005: 8 ; COLOR TEMP: 0
00005006: 16 ; MASTER PED: 0
00005007: 8 ; A.IRIS LEVEL: 0
00005008: 1 ; NEWS GAMMA: OFF
00005009: 0 ; GAMMA : HD NORM
0000500A: 0 ; KNEE: AUTO
0000500B: 0 ; MATRIX: NORM
0000500C: 1 ; SKIN TONE DTL : OFF
0000500D: 0 ; V DETAIL FREQ : THIN
0000500E: 0 ; OPERATION TYPE: VIDEO CAM
0000500F: 0 ; FRAME RATE: DEFAULT
00005010: BE026801 ; SYNCRO SCAN :

That next-to-last item is:
0000500F: 0 ; FRAME RATE: DEFAULT

You can ignore everything after the semicolon; the semicolon indicates that it's a "comment" and will have no bearing on anything else (so, in this example, the part that says "; FRAME RATE: DEFAULT " is useless, it affects nothing, it's just there for human-readable description).

So the relevant part is:
0000500F: 0

The only thing you would want to change is that last number (in this case, "0"). To get different frame rates, use one of the following numbers:

0 = DEFAULT
1 = 2fps
2 = 3fps
3 =4fps
4 = 6fps
5 = 8fps
6 = 10fps
7 = 12fps
8 = 14fps
9 = 16fps
10 = 18fps
11 = 20fps
12 = 22fps
13 = 23fps
14 = 24fps
16 = 26fps
17 = 27fps
18 = 28fps
19 = 30fps
20 = 32fps
21 = 34fps
22 = 36fps
23 = 38fps
24 = 40fps
25 = 42fps
26 = 44fps
27 = 46fps
28 = 48fps
29 = 50fps
30 = 52fps
32 = 54fps
33 = 56fps
34 = 58fps
35 = 60fps
36+ = repeat of sequence from 50fps to 60fps

So, for example, if you wanted to get a frame rate of 2 FPS, your modified line would look like this:
0000500F: 1 ; FRAME RATE: DEFAULT

And if you wanted 44 fps, it would look like this:
0000500F: 26 ; FRAME RATE: DEFAULT

(don't try higher than 35; I tried 36 and it set it to 50fps, 37 set it to 52, so I think it just repeats 50-60 for all fields set higher than 36)

4) Save your modified text file back onto your SD card

5) Put the SD card back in the camera, go to CARD FUNCTIONS, and read the scene files into the camera.

Now, when you go to the appropriate scene file, you'll see the new frame rate there. But be aware, the only way to assign these "nonstandard" frame rates is through the SD card. If you use the menu to try to change the frame rate, you'll lose it -- it'll immediately jump to 60, and then only allow the normal rates to be selected. You'd have to re-load the scene file from the SD card in order to re-establish your "nonstandard" frame rate.
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Here's the instructions Barry gave. Just get the scene file written on an SD card, get it to your PC, Mac or Palm, modify the named text file, copy it back to the SD card, load it on the HVX and that's it.
 
Give me a break guys. thank you but I've read all that; my question is about how to edit the text file. That is why I asked if you needed a card reader wich I don't have.DC mentioned hooking your camera to a computer and doing that way.. so that is now my question;If I hook my camera to computer how do I access the text file ?
Aloha
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charlie_orozco said:
Just get the scene file written on an SD card, get it to your PC, Mac or Palm, modify the named text file, copy it back to the SD card, load it on the HVX and that's it.
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Yup, that's exactly the short of it. :)
 
Poi Boy said:
Give me a break guys. thank you but I've read all that; my question is about how to edit the text file. That is why I asked if you needed a card reader wich I don't have.DC mentioned hooking your camera to a computer and doing that way.. so that is now my question;If I hook my camera to computer how do I access the text file ?
Aloha
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Open the scene files on your computer using Text Editor on Mac OS X or Note Pad on Windows. Make your changes and save the file. Then put the SD card back in your camera and load them into the camera's scene file assignments (F1, F2, F3, etc.) from the SD card.
 
There is a directory structure on the SD Card that you have to navigate through.

Open the scene file text file in the PRIVATE\MEIGROUP\PAVCN\SBG\P2SD directory, called SCENE1.TXT (or scene2.txt, scene3.txt, or scene4.txt) using a text editor like Windows Notepad.
 
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Poi Boy said:
Give me a break guys. thank you but I've read all that; my question is about how to edit the text file. That is why I asked if you needed a card reader wich I don't have.DC mentioned hooking your camera to a computer and doing that way.. so that is now my question;If I hook my camera to computer how do I access the text file ?
Aloha
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can't edit the SD card while it's in the camera, have to take it out and read it externally somehow.
 
d-mac said:
can't edit the SD card while it's in the camera, have to take it out and read it externally somehow.
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I thought I read somewhere that you could. Never tried it though.

Oh yeah, I was reading something Jarred wrote about using a PDA to edit the text file. I assumed he meant connecting it to the camera but now as I think it through more clearly, he must've meant putting the SD Card into the PDA for editing and then putting it back into the camera.
 
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yes.. most PDA's have SD card slots nowadays instead of compact flash, you take the card out of the camera, put it in the PDA and open it up.
 
Poi Boy said:
Give me a break guys. thank you but I've read all that; my question is about how to edit the text file. That is why I asked if you needed a card reader wich I don't have.DC mentioned hooking your camera to a computer and doing that way.. so that is now my question;If I hook my camera to computer how do I access the text file ?
Aloha
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OI BRAH DEM CARD READERS NOT TO EXPENSIVE NOWADAYS...CHAKA!!!
 
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