/// Shot by a GH1 or GH2

rayw · Apr 25, 2012

Show 'em if you got 'em, folks!

GH2 - ctbehrens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bwvsIeQJaE

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The "Shot by a Canon!" thread:
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=39721

conscius · Jun 30, 2012

that1guyy said:
You know what they say, those who can't do, teach.

Anyways, I really enjoyed your videos! Love your style.

Also, why do you not hack your GH2?

Oh, but my gh2 is hacked

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Thas last video I posted, is just a video I saw on vimeo, it isn't mine.
All mine video's (also malice) is with a hacked GH2

MTsquared · Jul 3, 2012

All shot by a GH2. I'm still new and am therefore still learning how to fully utilize it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDybFigo434

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ip74HkhBwM

(And the best looking out of the three, due to the awesome location)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ2FKNdgI1c

eraserhead_in_time · Jul 3, 2012

m truly loving this thread,... but i do have a question-
driftwood's latest patch v6, he says that this patch is excellent for documentary style filmmaking..
so my question is which patch is good for narratives? I have a 64gb sandisk 45mbps sdxc.. so how far can i go with the bitrate and is it really worth pushing it in the 200?
thanks

brianluce · Jul 4, 2012

eraserhead_in_time said:
m truly loving this thread,... but i do have a question-
driftwood's latest patch v6, he says that this patch is excellent for documentary style filmmaking..
so my question is which patch is good for narratives? I have a 64gb sandisk 45mbps sdxc.. so how far can i go with the bitrate and is it really worth pushing it in the 200?
thanks

I'm not a patch guru but...afaik, the patches all have their strength and weaknesses. Some are good in low light, some a extremely stable, some are good for slomo, it's a grab bag. 200mb/sec obviously will create huge files and there are stability issues, esp if you don't have a fast card. But on the other hand, the highest bitrate patches record discrete frames and some rave about the filmic way they render motion. So for action sequences, might be a good choice.

conscius · Jul 5, 2012

eraserhead_in_time said:
m truly loving this thread,... but i do have a question-
driftwood's latest patch v6, he says that this patch is excellent for documentary style filmmaking..
so my question is which patch is good for narratives? I have a 64gb sandisk 45mbps sdxc.. so how far can i go with the bitrate and is it really worth pushing it in the 200?
thanks

V6 is also good for narratives. (use 24p) But if you want the best quality you'll need GOP1 patches.
Like: Sedna, crossfire, canis majoris. All high bitrate patches. Your card will do great.
I have a sandisk 32gb 45mb/S and tried those 3 patches, no problems at all.
But Cluster V6 has almost the same quality with a lower bitrate.

Quantum 9b seems to be very good, never tried that one.

eraserhead_in_time · Jul 5, 2012

Thanks man.. I'll try V6 cause I don't have a lot of hard disk space for really high quality ones..
Also
a)Do you still transcode the footage? I use CS6
b)What is the diff between GOP and Intra patches? Is it file size?
c)Canis Majoris seems to be really good in low light condition.. Can I install 2 patches (say, V6 and Canis) at the same time?

Cheers

conscius · Jul 6, 2012

eraserhead_in_time said:
Thanks man.. I'll try V6 cause I don't have a lot of hard disk space for really high quality ones..
Also
a)Do you still transcode the footage? I use CS6
b)What is the diff between GOP and Intra patches? Is it file size?
c)Canis Majoris seems to be really good in low light condition.. Can I install 2 patches (say, V6 and Canis) at the same time?

Cheers

a: I use 5DtoRGB to transcode it to proress. (Or log and transfer in final cut)
b: http://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=C&section=12&tasks=true
maybe thi's helps (gop = group of pictures)
c: No, that is not possible. But sometimes if i have to shoot something, I have an extra card with me with a different hack.

eraserhead_in_time · Jul 10, 2012

I installed Cluster V6 Drewnet but now I can't preview my files on camera..
Is there any work around for that or maybe some other patch that can preview files on cam? I use 64gb 45mbps card.

brunerww · Jul 14, 2012

MTsquared said:
All shot by a GH2. I'm still new and am therefore still learning how to fully utilize it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDybFigo434

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ip74HkhBwM

(And the best looking out of the three, due to the awesome location)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ2FKNdgI1c

Not just the best looking, but also the best shot, edited and acted. Funny.

"Eagle Scout, son.." still laughing.

vinyle richie · Jul 15, 2012

Here are some random shots with my gh2 + SednaA hack. First time using the camera and first time playing with colorista II. All shots are with panny 14mm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtvhiDwIh-4

brunerww · Jul 16, 2012

vinyle richie said:
Here are some random shots with my gh2 + SednaA hack. First time using the camera and first time playing with colorista II. All shots are with panny 14mm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtvhiDwIh-4

NIce first effort, vr. Slider or handheld? And was the moire in the wood grain visible in the original, or was that the YouTube compression?

Thanks,

Bill

brunerww · Jul 16, 2012

First 5 minutes of Gami Orbegoso's Musgo posted on Vimeo. Thanks to Andrew Reid at eoshd for the heads-up. Some of the best work I've seen with the GH2 (or any DSLR form-factor camera).

Warning - not suitable for work.

Gami Orbegoso - Spain
Musgo intro - first 5 minutes (hacked GH2): https://vimeo.com/45596420

Bill

eraserhead_in_time · Jul 16, 2012

Oh lovely!! I was wondering what happened to Musgo..

vinyle richie · Jul 17, 2012

@ brunerww

I used a combination of a DIY dolly (that you can see in my subjects sunglasses) and handheld with warp stabalizer in post with after effects. That thing is great

And yes the moire was in my original footage. Why is that and how do I eliminate it? I'm still pretty noob with th gh2... and film making for that matter.

radicalkat · Jul 21, 2012

looks awesome! dolly?

I love the footage. Gorgeous. What did you do for your DIY dolly? Is there a link?

brunerww · Jul 21, 2012

vinyle richie said:
@ brunerww

I used a combination of a DIY dolly (that you can see in my subjects sunglasses) and handheld with warp stabalizer in post with after effects. That thing is great

And yes the moire was in my original footage. Why is that and how do I eliminate it? I'm still pretty noob with th gh2... and film making for that matter.

No need to apologize for being a noob. You're light years ahead of where I was with a Super 8 camera in film school 30 years ago

The GH2 is a lot less subject to moire than Canon/Nikon/Sony DSLR/DSLT cameras, but it still has a hard time with narrowly spaced horizontal parallel lines (e.g., venetian blinds, wood grain).

Keep working on your technique, you have a good eye for cinema.

Bill

vinyle richie · Jul 21, 2012

Thanks for the compliments guys. Reading you gh2 users older posts on this forum is the reason why I chose this neat little gizmo over the 60d.

@radicalkat
I built my dolly using this guy's video tutorial

https://vimeo.com/898335

conscius · Sep 27, 2012

https://vimeo.com/45336557
This was a little test for the Cluster V6 patch.

Still love my GH2. Now there is the apocalypse now patch, seems te be pretty amazing

brunerww · Sep 27, 2012

Yes - the footage I've seen shot with Apocalypse Now is very impressive. It is the first hack that tempts me to modify my GH2

From Bill Voelker: http://vimeo.com/50026315

Bill

brunerww · Sep 28, 2012

Awesome combination of a glassy smooth helicopter gimbal called the Zenmuse and a hacked GH2: https://vimeo.com/49940111