Odyssey Configuration - Convergent Design Odyssey7Q+ Setup Manual

CANON HDMI

ODYSSEY CONFIGURATION

1. SET ODYSSEY TO HD->HD APPLE PRORES MODE
☼ » SETUP » CAMERA » CANON » HD/2K->HD/2K PRORES(.MOV)
2. MAKE CAMERA THE RECORD TRIGGER
☼ » SETUP » RECORD TRIGGER » CAMERA
3. SET TIMECODE SOURCE
☼ » SETUP » TIMECODE SOURCE » SDI/HDMI
The HDMI input is automatically detected when connected to the Odyssey.
** Note the HDMI input is on the right side of the unit, on the Odyssey7Q+ but is at the
bottom of the unit for Odyssey7 and 7Q.
4. SET PRORES BITRATE
☼ » SETUP » VIDEO CODEC »
PRORES HQ
The Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec offers the utmost possible quality for 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 sources
(without an alpha channel) and provides the following:
• Target data rate of approximately 220 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i)
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422
PRORES 422
The Apple ProRes 422 codec provides the following:
• Target data rate of approximately 145 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i)
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (LT)
PRORES LT The Apple ProRes 422 (LT) codec provides the following:
• Roughly 70 percent of the data rate of Apple ProRes 422 (smaller file sizes than ProRes 422)
• Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)
5. SETUP AUDIO
CANON 5D MKIII
☼ » SETUP » AUDIO SOURCE » ANALOG*
*With the Canon 5D Mark III, the camera does not embedded audio on the HDMI output,
thus Analog audio will be needed, unless you are recording audio on a external audio
device.
CANON 1DC/C100/C100 MKII
☼ » SETUP » AUDIO SOURCE » SDI/HDMI
6. FORMAT SSDs
☼ » ODYSSEY » SSD'S » FORMAT BOTH
(or FORMAT SSD1 if you do not have a second SSD drive installed.)
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