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- Page 1 PROFESSIONAL MONITOR/RECORDER MANUAL Updated June 2, 2015 | Firmware Release MAY 2015 Updated June 2, 2015 | Firmware Release v2105.5 ProRes 422 (HQ) ProRes 422 ProRes 422 (LT)
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CD Apple ProRes Transfer Utility Record Time Capacities Apple ProRes Working with Files Recorded by the Odyssey RECORDING CAPABILITIES ACCESSORIES SSD MEDIA Convergent Design Accessories 2.5” Premium SSD Media Third Party Accessories Odyssey Utility Drive RELEASE NOTES ANATOMY Firmware v4.10.100 Mechanical Drawings Firmware v3.10.100... -
Page 3: Introduction // Read This First
4. Power source must be able to provide up to 24 watts at all times to the Odyssey7. 5. When powering the Odyssey7 from an ARRI ALEXA camera, we recommend using the 24V R/S Fischer-3 output from the ALEXA using the optional Convergent Design cable. 6. Familiarize yourself with the equipment and test prior to shooting. -
Page 4: Package Contents
PACKAGE CONTENTS Odyssey7 box contains one (1) Odyssey7 monitor/recorder and one (1) Universal Power Supply. MEDIA AND ACCESSORIES SOLD SEPARATELY! -
Page 5: Overview
OVERVIEW ProRes 422 (HQ) ProRes 422 ProRes 422 (LT) ODYSSEY7 FEATURES MONITORING PROFESSIONAL MONITOR: 7.7” 1280x800 OLED panel featuring true blacks, and accurate color with a full range color gamut for Rec709 or DCI-P3 viewing. IMAGE ANALYSIS TOOLS: Waveform, Vectorscope (in future update), Histogram, False color exposure view, Zebra, three-mode Focus Assist, Pixel Zoom (1:1 &... -
Page 6: Odyssey7 Specifications
Touchscreen, SDI record trigger (ARRI, Canon, Panasonic, Red, Sony), Optional Remote Control Cable Recording Media Convergent Design Premium 2.5” SSDs with power-loss protection, in 256GB, 512GB and 1 TB sizes, 420Mb/sec write, 500Mb/sec read speed, compatible with USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt (Single SSD Slot) Adapters. -
Page 7: Recording Capabilities
RECORDING CAPABILITIES RECORDING CAPABILITIES The Odyssey7 is a single channel HD video recorder that records onto Convergent Design Odyssey SSD Media from HD-SDI or HDMI inputs. HD VIDEO The Odyssey7 records HD video as Apple ProRes 3G-SDI: accepted 1080p/psf / 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.97, 60, 720p50, 60 HDMI: accepted 1080p/psf / 3.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50i, 60i, 720p50, 60... -
Page 8: Record Time Capacities
RECORDING CAPABILITIES RECORD TIME CAPACITIES The Odyssey7 can record several video formats and frame rates. Record time varies based on format and frame rate. The chart below indicates maximum record time in minutes based on the use of one 512 GB SSD. -
Page 9: Ssd Media
3D-LUT files. The Convergent Design SSD Utility Drive will not record video files. It is intended for Odyssey owners who do not wish to tie up an SSD with utility features, or for Odyssey owners who use their devices as monitors and do not need to purchase the more expensive recording media. -
Page 10: Anatomy
There is a single Solid State Drive (SSD) slot on the top of the Odyssey7 Only Convergent Design 256GB, 512GB and 1TB Odyssey SSDs can be used to capture video on the Odyssey7. The Odyssey Utility Drive can be used for firmware updates and other future functions, but not to record video files. - Page 11 ODYSSEY7- RIGHT SIDE There are three connector ports, (top to bottom) USB, HDMI OUT and RMT. An access point for servicing by Convergent Design. HDMI OUT Output to an HDMI compatible device A remote control connection to the Odyssey7 supports remote trigger and tally. A future firmware update will allow control interface with functions of the Odyssey7.
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Page 12: Mechanical Drawings
ANATOMY MECHANICAL DRAWINGS... - Page 13 ANATOMY The Convergent Design Odyssey Remote Trigger is a pushbutton active remote start/stop trigger for Odyssey monitor/recorders. Remote Trigger feature has been enabled in firmware version 5.10.100 in HD ProRes recording only. The trigger button illuminates while recording. The trigger plugs into the RMT port on the left side of the Odyssey and comes in a six foot standard cable length.
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Page 14: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED ODYSSEY7 ACTIVATION Convergent Design requires each Odyssey7 to be registered via our website. This is so that we can provide notices of free firmware updates, issue alerts for critical issues, and track rentals or purchases of record options. -
Page 15: Powering Down
DEMO MODE Out of the box the Odyssey7 is in DEMO MODE and must be owner-registered with Convergent Design. On the Odyssey7a watermarking blue bar will appear on the lower third of the image both on the OLED and in the recording while in DEMO MODE. -
Page 16: Menu System
MENU SYSTEM ODYSSEY MENU The ODYSSEY Menu allows you to access basic device settings. This is where you can view device info, set date, time & metadata, format & recover SSDs and view information about the device such as the firmware version and serial number. -
Page 17: Menu System
MENU SYSTEM The remainder of the ☼ menu replicates controls available on the Upper Tool Bar when the Odyssey7Q+ is in RECORD mode. ☼ ╚ SETUP INPUTS OUTPUTS AUDIO SETUP Controls for Camera Type, Recording Format, and Trigger. Replication of RECORD STATUS button controls (for details see page 26) INPUTS Controls for video and timecode inputs. - Page 18 MENU SYSTEM UPPER TOOL BAR (RECORD MODE) Tapping the REC/PLAY Button toggles the Upper Tool Bar between Play mode and Record mode. Upper Toolbar selections are different in Play Mode than in Record Mode. Some buttons appear in all modes while others will only appear in a certain mode.
- Page 19 MENU SYSTEM SYSTEM STATUS (ALL MODES) Displays critical specs of Odyssey. Input voltage, Current wattage draw of Odyssey 12.2V 8.1W (varies with mode), current temperature of main processor. Tapping button brings up more +40°C detailed information including the ABOUT menu of the Odyssey. The Odyssey has a wide internal operating temperature window, up to 65°...
- Page 20 MENU SYSTEM INPUT/OUTPUT STATUS (RECORD MODE ONLY) Displays current video input signal type. Tapping button brings up detailed information 29.97 on Input and Output signals, record mode and frame rates. S-LOG2 INPUT CONTROL SETTINGS This identifies the cycling of the signal coming into the VIDEO CADENCE: Odyssey and how it is to be recorded.
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Page 21: Outputs Menu
MENU SYSTEM OUTPUT CONTROL SETTINGS The settings of the OUTPUTS menu allow adjustments to the video outputs of the Odyssey7Q+. The OUTPUTS menu is accessed by tapping * then tapping OUTPUTS. On/Off control to switch video outputs from True Progressive VIDEO PSF OUT: (p) to Progressive Segmented Frames (psf) signal structure. - Page 22 TIMECODE (Use detection of timecode incrementing to start/ stop recording -- Odyssey7Q TIMECODE must be set to SDI/ HDMI or LTC and timecode source set to Record Run) REMOTE (Use the Convergent Design Remote Trigger accessory to start/stop recording. Currently only available for HD Apple ProRes recording.)
- Page 23 MENU SYSTEM Determines playback frame rate from the SSDs. Note that PROJECT RATE: all incoming frames are always recorded, Project Rate only determines the intended playback speed, which can always be changed in post. The Project Rate can follow the incoming source frame rate or be set to a specific rate for faster or slower than real time playback.
- Page 24 MENU SYSTEM REC/PLAY (ALL MODES) Displays current status as to whether Odyssey7Q is in RECORD or PLAY mode. Tapping button toggles between modes. NOTE: Playback Mode changes the upper and lower tool bars. See Play Mode, below. CLIP METADATA (ALL MODES) Displays current recording format.
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Page 25: Lower Tool Bar (Record Mode)
MENU SYSTEM LOWER TOOL BAR (RECORD MODE) In addition to being a high quality recorder of multiple formats, the Odyssey is also a full-featured production monitor. The Lower Tool Bar activates and controls the monitoring tools and image analysis functions. OLED GUIDE FOCUS... - Page 26 PRESET LUTS folder, or one of three custom LUT folders (for details see below). A list of available LUTs from each source will appear in the menu and a LUT can be selected by tapping on it. Additional LUTs can also be downloaded from the Convergent Design website.
- Page 27 MENU SYSTEM TIMECODE At the center of the Lower Tool Bar is a counter displaying timecode. 00:12:16:04 This counter displays hours, minutes, seconds and frames in the format 00:00:00:00. FALSE COLOR Tapping button activates False Color. Holding button brings up False Color settings. False Color is an exposure reference tool, attributing different colors to various brightness portions of the image.
- Page 28 MENU SYSTEM ZEBRA Tapping button activates Zebras. Holding button opens Zebras settings. A Zebra stripe ZEBRA (/////) is an exposure tool to indicate any part of the image that is at a particular brightness. There are two Zebra stripe patterns, ///// and \\\\\. Each Zebra pattern can be represented in Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Cyan, or Magenta colored stripes, and the underlying image is visible in between the stripe lines.
- Page 29 MENU SYSTEM HISTOGRAM Tapping button activates Histogram. Holding button brings up Histogram settings. A HIST Histogram is an exposure tool indicating brightness by volume of image across a horizontal plane. The brighter the image the farther it is to the right. The more of an image registering at a particular brightness the taller the line graph at that brightness.
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Page 30: Upper Tool Bar (Play Mode)
Single flags as well as in/out points can be marked. Used in MARKERS: CLIP conjunction with the Convergent Design Apple ProRes Transfer Utility (1.4 or above) markers are translated into Final Cut 7 and FCPX GOOD .XML files. These can be imported into Final Cut 7, FCPX and Adobe <ENTER CLIP... -
Page 31: Lower Tool Bar (Play Mode)
MENU SYSTEM PLAYLIST (PLAY MODE ONLY) Tapping button displays a list of recorded files. Files can be selected for playback and can PLAY SINGLE 65007090232 be continuously played back in a Loop. FRAME 240 LOWER TOOL BAR (PLAY MODE) A different tool bar will appear at the bottom of the screen in Play Mode. TOOLS <STEP ►... -
Page 32: Working With Media
Convergent Design offers a USB 3.0 SSD Adapter (CD-SSD-USB3) through authorized dealers and distributors. This device allows you to access files on the Convergent Design SSDs on any computer with a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port. (Please note that USB 2.0 ports have much slower... -
Page 33: Cd Apple Prores Transfer Utility
SOFTWARE UTILITIES CD Apple ProRes TRANSFER UTILITY Copies Apple ProRes files recorded on the Odyssey and merges files within each clip. Also optimizes Apple ProRes clips for playback and editing. Version 1.5 supports Markers and Clip Notes functions in PLAY Mode. Markers and Notes are exported to a Final Cut XML file for FCP7, FCPX, Adobe Premiere and Resolve 10 &... -
Page 34: Apple Prores
POST PRODUCTION Apple ProRes The Odyssey can record in Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (LT) compressed codecs. This allows for high quality recording while avoiding high data rates of working with uncompressed video. PRORES 422 (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: •... -
Page 35: Accessories
Odyssey for several hours. The Odyssey is supplied with a Convergent Design AC power supply. This is a universal switching power supply that can be used throughout the world, and comes complete with several interchangeable plug connectors. - Page 36 ACCESSORIES TERADEK BATTERY PLATES Convergent Design also makes battery plates that can also hold and power a pair of Teradek Bolt video receivers along with the Odyssey. Two camcorder batteries (one for the Odyssey, one for the Teradeks) are used or a single large battery. These plates are shipped in kits that include short SDI cables and power cables for the Odyssey and Teradeks.
- Page 37 ACCESSORIES ODYSSEY PROTECTIVE CASE The Convergent Design Odyssey Case is based on a Nanuk 910 case with custom foam insert. The use of precision-cut rigid foam means less is needed for protecting the gear The main cutout for an Odyssey includes removable layers of rigid foam to allow the Odyssey to fit snugly when bare or with a variety of battery plates and 3rd party accessory mounts.
- Page 38 ODYSSEY MICROFIBER CLEANING CLOTH Cloth for cleaning the Odyssey screen CD-OD-MFC For information on where to buy these accessories and other Convergent Design products please visit the Dealers section of our website at Convergent-design.com/dealers. ODYSSEY REMOTE TRIGGER The Convergent Design Odyssey Remote Trigger is a pushbutton active remote start/stop trigger for Odyssey monitor/recorders.
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Page 39: Third Party Accessories
ACCESSORIES THIRD PARTY ACCESSORIES Convergent Design works with numerous manufacturers for additional support products for the Odyssey Monitor/Recorders. While we have provided information and support, Convergent Design makes no claim and accepts no responsibility in the use of these products. These products are available through these manufacturers’... -
Page 40: Release Notes
RELEASE NOTES FIRMWARE VERSION 2015.5 Please note new naming convention for firmware updates, containing year followed by month. NEW FEATURES (ODYSSEY7 / ODYSSEY7Q / ODYSSEY7Q+) EXPANDED ODYSSEY LUT SYSTEM, INCLUDING CUSTOM 3D-LUTS Improved & Expanded set of Preset LUTs Support for user-loadable custom 3D-LUTs (up to 140, Odyssey7Q, Odyssey7Q+) .CUBE LUTs translated for Odyssey using CD 3D-LUT Converter App LUTs are currently for MONITORING only, not “baked in”... - Page 41 RELEASE NOTES FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS FIXED AUD OUT (Headphones) unmute FIXED Audio gain settings when switching Analog to SDI FIXED Safe Eject process to remove OLED flashing during procedure FIXED FS700 4K RAW -> HD Apple ProRes detection IMPROVED 4K Apple ProRes playback IMPROVED 4K pixel zoom 1:1 and 2:1 IMPROVED PSF output support in all modes IMPROVED Reduced overall power usage...
- Page 42 RELEASE NOTES KNOWN ISSUES (FROM PREVIOUS RELEASE: 5.1.100) AUDIO • SDI/HDMI outputs occasionally will not carry audio. Cycle Odyssey power to restore. • SDI/HDMI audio occasionally will have a static pop when powering up. • Audio will occasionally swap tracks when recording in DPX. •...
- Page 43 RELEASE NOTES FIRMWARE V5.10.100 NEW FEATURES (ODYSSEY7Q+) HDMI 4K/UHD -> 2K/HD SUPERSAMPLE 4096x2160 to 2048x1080 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 3840x2160 to 1920x1080 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 High quality supersampling of 4K/UHD video signal over HDMI yields 2K/HD video superior to that available directly from some small cameras NEW FEATURES (ODYSSEY7Q &...
- Page 44 THIRD PARTY DEVELOPMENTS SONY PXW-FS7 AND ODYSSEY7Q WORKFLOW GUIDE Nick Shaw of Antler Post worked with Convergent Design to develop Resolve Workflow for FS7/FS700 .DNG files. Also created corrective LUTs for FS7 DNG files created in firmware builds prior to this release (versions 2.1.100 –...
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Page 45: Firmware V4.10.100
RELEASE NOTES FIRMWARE v4.10.100 NEW FEATURES (ODYSSEY7Q+) 4K 10-BIT HDMI SUPPORT 4K Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) 23.98, 24 UHD Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 1080P60 10-BIT HDMI SUPPORT 1080p Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) 50p, 60p NEW FEATURES (ODYSSEY7Q & ODYSSEY7Q+) EXTENDED WARRANTY (ODYSSEY7Q ONLY) All Odyssey7Q warranties are automatically extended to January 1, 2016. - Page 46 Record C500 2K @ 50p/60p in Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) CD APPLE PRORES TRANSFER TOOL 1.5 Support for expanded Marker & Notes functions. Required for MAC OSX Yosemite compatibility. Java JRE 1.6 required. CD Apple ProRes Transfer Tool available for download on the Convergent Design website. FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS •...
- Page 47 RELEASE NOTES KNOWN ISSUES MONITOR • Occasionally when zooming, the image will stretch, zooming again will correct. • FS7 Cine S-Log3 / S-Log2 not currently supported PLAY • Occasionally in Play there is an audible tone heard at the end of the file. Recording is unaffected. •...
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Page 48: Earlier Versions
RELEASE NOTES KNOWN ISSUES (FROM PREVIOUS RELEASE: 3.10.100) AUDIO • SDI/HDMI outputs occasionally will not carry audio. Cycle Odyssey power to restore. • SDI/HDMI audio occasionally will have a static pop when powering up. • Audio will occasionally swap tracks when recording in DPX. •... -
Page 49: Limited Warranty
Also Convergent Design will not be liable for a failure of the unit to properly record or play back for any reason. Convergent Design’s total liability, in all cases, is limited to the actual purchase price. -
Page 50: Website Links
WEBSITE LINKS Home Page http://convergent-design.com Account/ https://convergent-design.com/new-north-america.html Activate Device Products https://convergent-design.com/products.html Odyssey7Q+ http://convergent-design.com/products/plus.html Odyssey7Q https://convergent-design.com/products/odyssey7q.html Odyssey7 https://convergent-design.com/products/odyssey7.html Legacy Products https://convergent-design.com/products/legacy-products.html Recording Options http://convergent-design.com/products/recording-options.html SSD Media https://convergent-design.com/products/premium-ssd-media.html Accessories https://convergent-design.com/products/accessories.html Support https://convergent-design.com/support.html Firmware/Downloads https://convergent-design.com/support/firmware-downloads.html Knowledgebase https://convergent-design.com/support/knowledgebase.html Support Tickets https://convergent-design.com/support/support-tickets.html Videos https://convergent-design.com/support/cd-videos.html Company https://convergent-design.com/company.html Blog/News https://convergent-design.com/company/blog-news.html... - Page 51 © 2014 Convergent Design, Inc. - All Rights Reserved. All copyrights and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Updated June 2, 2015...
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