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Odyssey 7Q User Manual
Summary of 7Q
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Introduction // read this first! Before you begin using the odyssey7q, we strongly suggest you review the included quick start guide. We also strongly recommend the following: 1. Always record to the internal media of the camera; this is critical for proper timecode and ideal for dual media / backup...
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Odyssey7q box contains one (1) odyssey7q monitor/recorder and one (1) universal power supply. Package contents media and accessories sold separately! 3.
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Continued » odyssey7q 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, ...
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Continued » odyssey7q specifications display 7.7" oled, 1280x800, rgb 8-bit panel, ~ 16 million colors, wide gamut, 3400:1 contrast, 176° viewing, true blacks sdi video i/o hd-sdi/3g support: single/dual link, 2-inputs, 2-outputs, 2 bi-directional (can be inputs or outputs), full-size bncs hdmi vide...
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Continued » the odyssey7q can record a variety of video signals and, with optional recording keys, several raw data video formats. With another optional recording key the odyssey7q will also be able to record up to four hd video signals simultaneously. All recording options are available for demo on...
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Continued » recording capabilities (cont’d) recording options (available for purchase) additional recording options are available for purchase and/or rental through our website. Arri alexa arriraw (available for purchase and/or daily rental) the odyssey7q supports all arriraw formats and frame rates...
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Next: recording option rentals » recording capabilities (cont’d) pov raw (available for purchase and/or daily rental) supports several industrial/special use cameras’ raw outputs: io industries flare 2ksdi: 2k/hd 10-bit raw 23.98-60p indiecam indiegs2k: 2k/hd 10-bit raw 60-120p indiecam indiegs2k: h...
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Next: record time capacities » recording option rentals rental activation keys rental activation keys may be purchased though our website for the canon c500 cinema raw, the arri alexa arriraw and pov raw recording options. Please visit the links in the recording capabilities section for more informa...
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Continued » apple prores 422 (hq) & uncompressed dpx the odyssey7q can record numerous video and data formats. Record time capacities vary based on format. The chart below indicates maximum record time in minutes based on the use of two 512 gb ssds (1tb). For 512 gb (one 512 gb ssd or two 256 gb ssd...
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Record time capacities (record options) record options (purchase & rental) recording options can be purchased and/or rented through our website. The following are the approximate recording times while recording with these options. The charts below indicate maximum record time in minutes based on the...
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2.5” premium ssd media to enable recording on the odyssey7q, you must use convergent design premium ssd media. Only convergent design premium ssds will work in the odyssey7q. These ssds, available in 256gb and 512gb and must be purchased separately. Firmware updates must be completed only with conve...
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Continued » odyssey7q - bottom there are eleven connector ports on the bottom side of the odyssey7q (left to right) pwr on power input socket to odyssey7q (see getting started – power). Just in front of the pwr on port is a button, which is a force power on/off control. Hold button five seconds to f...
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Odyssey7q - left side there are two function buttons, f1 lock and f2 shut down. F1 lock lockout control for the odyssey7q touchscreen. Push to engage and screen lock will appear in the center of the touchscreen’s upper tool bar. Push f1 again to disengage. Engaging f1 also re-calibrates the touchscr...
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Anatomy mechanical drawings 15.
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Continued » odyssey7q activation convergent design requires each odyssey7q 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. Upon first initializing of the odyssey7q (...
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Next: menu system » getting started powering down while it may seem an odd time to note this, it is important to know that there is a preferred method to shutting down the odyssey7q. On the left side of the case, the f2 shut down button should be pressed. This prompts a confirmation to “safely power...
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Continued » menu system odyssey menu the odyssey menu allows you to access basic device settings. This is where you can view and enter activation keys, set date, time & metadata, format & recover ssds and view information about the device such as the firmware version and serial number. It is accesse...
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Continued » menu system setup menu the setup menu functions as both a detailed status display as well as a selection point to change status and settings. It allows you to setup the odyssey7q and adjust settings for monitoring and recording including the type of camera input, recording format, video ...
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Continued » menu system video cadence: this identifies the cycling of the signal coming into the odyssey7q and how it is to be recorded. Available cadences: progressive/psf: for video signals structured as true progressive (p) or progressive segmented frames (psf). Interlaced: for hd video signals s...
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Professional monitor/recorder continued » project rate: determines playback frame rate from the ssds. Note that 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 fram...
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Continued » 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. Up...
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Continued » menu system the odyssey7q has a wide range of acceptable voltage for incoming power, from 6.5 volts to 34 volts. The total wattage draw from the odyssey7q varies depending on the operational mode it is set to, but is always within a very modest range from less than 8 watts to no more tha...
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Continued » menu system input status (record mode only) 29.97 4k s-log2 displays current video input signal type. Tapping button brings up detailed information on input and output signals, record mode and frame rates. Input control settings video cadence: this identifies the cycling of the signal co...
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Continued » menu system record status (record mode only) 4k->4k prores displays current recording format. Tapping button brings up detailed information on recording format and frame rates as well as controls for setting monitoring and recording modes. If a rented record option is in use, the remaini...
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Continued » menu system record trigger: allows selection of record trigger mechanism for odyssey7q. Note that some cameras do not output trigger signals over sdi or hdmi. Available record triggers record button (tap record button on upper toolbar to start/stop recording) camera (use camera’s trigger...
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Continued » menu system safe eject (all modes) prompts a confirmation to safely eject one or both of the ssds. This is the proper method for dismounting and ejecting ssds so that the files and directories can be closed properly. Ssd2 status (all modes) 02:12 displays record time available given curr...
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Continued » menu system lower tool bar (record mode) in addition to being a high quality recorder of multiple formats, the odyssey7q is also a full-featured production monitor. The lower tool bar activates and controls the monitoring tools and image analysis functions. Oled guide lut focus zoom 00:1...
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Continued » menu system focus focus tapping button activates focus assist. Holding button brings up the focus assist settings. There are three styles of focus assist available. [edge + video] shows video image with sharp edges highlighted in color. Also know as peaking. [edge only] shows only the sh...
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Continued » menu system false color false 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. Available colors are red, yellow, green, blue and purple...
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Continued » menu system histogram hist tapping button activates histogram. Holding button brings up histogram settings. A 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 regi...
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Continued » menu system upper tool bar (play mode) upper tool bar controls (play mode) 1 ☼ menu button 7 rec/play toggle 2 system status 8 clip metadata 3 marker controls (play mode only) 9 playlist 4 ssd1 status 10 audio 5 ssd safe eject 6 ssd2 status marker controls (play mode only) ▲ ►◄ next> mar...
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Menu system playlist (play mode only) play single 65007090232 frame 240 tapping button displays a list of recorded files. Files can be selected for playback and can be continuously played back in a loop. Lower tool bar (play mode) a different tool bar will appear at the bottom of the screen in play ...
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Continued » menu system lut (all modes) lut a look up table (lut) is a set of exposure, contrast and color offsets to adjust an image. In video input mode, the odyssey7q offers luts to allow the flat log video signals from several popular cameras to be changed into standard rec709 video color and co...
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Menu system timecode (all modes) 00:12:16:04 at the center of the lower tool bar is a counter displaying timecode. This counter displays hours, minutes, seconds and frames in the format 00:00:00:00. Scrub bar (play mode only) activated by toggling the tools/scrub button . The lower right tool bar is...
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Continued » recording to ssd media the ssds will automatically span from ssd1 to ssd2. This means that if a file is recording to ssd1 and fills the available memory, the recording will continue uninterrupted on ssd2. The exception to this is when recording in a high data rate mode that requires both...
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Next: software utilities » working with media file storage the odyssey ssds support read rates of 500 mbytes/sec. Keep in mind you will be limited by the slowest median in the transfer process. For example: esata 3gbps interface cards have a max performance of ~270mbps, and esata 1.5gbps have a max ...
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Continued » software utilities convergent design has three free file utility programs, cd transfer, cd clip merger and cd prores transfer tool, available for download for both mac & pc on our website. Https://convergent-design.Com/support/firmware-downloads/software-utilities.Html cd data unpacker h...
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Software utilities the tool will transfer/combine the “clips” as before. It will then generate a final cut 7.Xml which can be imported into fcp 7. The imported project will include the combined movie clips and also a sequence containing all the combined clips. The first in-out point will be included...
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Continued » post production working with recorded files there are numerous post systems and nles that can read natively the various file formats recorded by the odyssey7q. Some nles may require plug-ins in order to read certain file formats. Blackmagic design resolve software is available for free a...
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Continued » post production apple prores 422 (hq) the odyssey 7 and 7q records in apple prores hq which is a 10 bit 4:2:2 220mb compressed codec. This will allow for high quality recording while avoiding high data rates of working with uncompressed video. (dpx) native apple prores 422 support adobe ...
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Post production select ‘project settings’, ‘camera raw’, ‘cinemadng’ and make sure the ‘decode using’ is set to either ‘cinemadng default’ or “camera metadata’ the “camera metadata’ is the default and the best place to start if you need to change an individual clip with camera raw. The media pool se...
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Post production canon c500 4k raw support all canon c500 4k recording on the odyssey7q is recorded as 10 bit cinema raw file. Also note that with rmf files timecode, and clip metadata is stored in every frame, as well as in the xml file within each clip. All audio is recorded 48hz 32 bit uncompresse...
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Continued » convergent design accessories all convergent design products are available through our worldwide dealer network. Visit convergent-design.Com/dealers to find our nearest authorized dealer power supply options the odyssey7q can accept dc power ranging from 6.5-34v. This means that small ca...
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Continued » 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 odyssey7q. Two camcorder batteries (one for the odyssey, one for the teradeks) are used or a single large battery. These plate...
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Accessories odyssey protective case the convergent design odyssey case is based on a nanuk 910 with custom foam insert. The use of rigid foam means less is needed for protecting the gear and it can be precision cut. The main cutout for an odyssey7 or odyssey7q includes removable layers of rigid foam...
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Continued » accessories odyssey rack mount kit the convergent design odyssey rack mount kit accepts one or two odyssey7 or odyssey7q units. Monitors face forward for easy viewing and tilt forward for access to ssds. A pass through patch bay is included on the back along with short jumper cables for ...
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Third party accessories convergent design works with numerous manufacturers for additional support products for the odyssey7q. 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 thr...
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Continued » firmware v3.10.100 new features refreshed user interface newly simplified menus with easier, intuitive access to all functions. Hdmi record trigger start/stop odyssey7 or odyssey7q on cameras supporting a trigger pulse over hdmi (sony: fs700, a7s, etc., canon: c100, 1dc, 5d mk3, etc.) hd...
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Continued » release notes fixes & improvements • fixed hdmi input legalization • fixed image tearing with interlaced & psf signals • fixed pixel zoom image blackout when dragged to corner • improved play mode audio sync • fixed play mode for arriraw 24p • improved fs700 4k->hd prores image quality •...
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Release notes record • 4k video currently supported over 4x sdi, not 2x 3g-sdi or hdmi. • 1080p60 from atomos or blackmagic design hdmi to sdi converters currently not supported. • 1080p60 from blackmagic design cameras currently not supported. • audio at the last few frames of an apple prores 422(h...
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Continued » release notes firmware v2.20.141 new features higher frame rates for apple prores 422 (hq) in 1080p apple prores 422 (hq) recording is now enabled in 1080p50 and 1080p59.94. Integrated deck control and scrubbing in play mode scrubbing through clips is now available both while the file is...
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Continued » release notes known issues 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 occasionally will swap tracks when recording in dpx. • audio output (headphones) occasiona...
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Continued » release notes firmware v2.10.141 new features advanced playback controls for all formats this is a complete revamp of the playback system. Standard deck-style controls for play/pause, single-frame step forward or step-back, and skip forward or back to next/previous clip. Additionally, an...
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Continued » release notes timecode triggering added record triggering via rolling of timecode when recording in apple prores 422 (hq) (1080 formats over sdi only). Internal timecode generator activated internal timecode generator. • seed record run • seed time of day timecode • seed time of day time...
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Continued » release notes entire clip will be recorded without a watermark regardless of length up to a maximum of 80 mins. This will allow a final shot to be completed, after which the time remaining indicator will change to zero minutes in white text. • note that rentals can be performed on an ody...
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Continued » release notes known issues, record options & other playback • occasionally in playback, when scrubbing through raw or dpx files the image will become pixelated, but will correct itself after scrubbing. • in playback, when scrubbing raw files there is no audio. • occasionally in playback,...
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Continued » release notes other notes (odyssey7q only) • fs700 luts have been adjusted to better mimic the camera when recording in raw or 4k2hd. • adobe premier fs700 raw (cinemadng file support) is pending next update from adobe to correct issue with highlights turning to pink. • adobe speed grade...
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Convergent design warrants odyssey7q, and all included accessories, against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year for registered units, and 3 months (for units used as rentals) from the original date of purchase. Convergent design disclaims all other warranties. Convergent des...
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Appendix monitor-->record options sony fs7/fs700 hd/2k 4:2:2 -> hd/2k prores (.Mov) fs 4k raw -> hd prores (.Mov) fs 4k raw -> uhd prores (.Mov) fs 4k/2k raw -> raw (.Dng) hd/2k 4:2:2/4:4:4 -> 4:4:4 (.Dpx) sony 4k/uhd 4:2:2-> 4k/uhd prores (.Mov) hd/2k 4:2:2 -> hd/2k prores (.Mov) hd/2k 4:2:2/4:4:4 ...
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Website links home page http://convergent-design.Com new account/ activate device https://convergent-design.Com/new-north-america.Html products https://convergent-design.Com/products.Html odyssey7q https://convergent-design.Com/products/odyssey7q.Html odyssey7 https://convergent-design.Com/products/...
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