Convergent Design Odyssey7, Odyssey7Q Setup Manual

Setup Guide Odyssey7/7Q & Apple ProRes

Updated 19-Aug-2014 | Firmware Release v2.11.110

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Odyssey7/7Q Apple ProRes Setup Guide

INTRODUCTION

This Guide covers Recording in Apple ProRes 422(HQ) on the Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q

Apple ProRes 422 HQ

The Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q record 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.

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. For 256 GB, divide in half.

MAXIMUM RECORD TIME IN MINUTES TO A 512GB SSD

Recording Format

1080p Apple ProRes 422(HQ) 330 318 264 159 132

1080i Apple ProRes 422(HQ) 318 300

720p Apple ProRes 422(HQ) 290 264

NOTE: 720p 24/25/30 signal (720p with 3:2 or 2:2 Pulldown) is not supported at this time.

RESOLUTION

HD resolutions are 1280x720 (aka 720) and 1920x1080 (aka 1080).

FRAME RATE

While there may be many available frame rates to select for a camera’s sensor, the video signal
output from the camera must be one of only a few possible speeds. Standard frame rates are 23.98,
24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60. Note that the fractional frame rates are just shy of the frame
rates above them, which is a holdover from standard definition broadcast compatibility. While there
are reasons for choosing 23.98 or 24 on cameras that allow both options, for the Odyssey7/7Q
recorders this makes no dierence and the Odyssey7/7Q will auto-detect the frame rate.

24p 25p 30p 50i 60i 50p 60p

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Odyssey7/7Q Apple ProRes Setup Guide

ODYSSEY7 & 7Q/Apple ProRes CONFIGURATION CHART

In HD there are dierent frame rates, resolutions and signal structures, all of which the Odyssey recorders can
capture. In order to determine the correct settings for your camera, choose from the parameters below.

CANON (P = PROGRESSIVE, I = INTERLACED, 32 = 3:2 PULLDOWN, 32/P = 3:2 PULLDOWN OR PROGRESSIVE)

Camera 720p50 720p60 1080p25 1080p30 1080i50 1080i60 1080p23.98 Trigger

5D MKIII p p p p i i 32 REC Button

IDC p p p p i i 32 REC Button

XLH1s p p p p i i 32 Timecode

XF105 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

XF305 p p p p i i 32 Camera

C100 p p p p i i 32 Camera

C300 p p p p i i 32 Camera

C500 p p p p i i 32/p Camera

SONY

Camera 720p50 720p60 1080p25 1080p30 1080i50 1080i60 1080p23.98 Trigger

A77 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

A99 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

A7s p p p p i i 32 REC Button

PMW EX1 p p p p i i 32/p Timecode

PMW EX3 p p p p i i 32/p Timecode

NEX-FS100 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

NEX-FS700 p p p p i i 32/p Camera

PMW-F3 p p p p i i 32/p Camera

F5 / F55 p p p p i i 32 Camera

PANASONIC

Camera 720p50 720p60 1080p25 1080p30 1080i50 1080i60 1080p23.98 Trigger

HDX 900 p p p p i i 32 Timecode

AF100 p p p p i i 32/p Camera

GH3 / GH4 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

Lumix Z1000 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

NIKON

Camera 720p50 720p60 1080p25 1080p30 1080i50 1080i60 1080p23.98 Trigger

D800 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

D810 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

D7100 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

D5200 p p p p i i 32 REC Button

ARRI ALEXA

Camera 720p50 720p60 1080p25 1080p30 1080i50 1080i60 1080p23.98 Trigger

Classic p p p p i i p Camera

Plus p p p p i i p Camera

RED

Camera 720p50 720p60 1080p25 1080p30 1080i50 1080i60 1080p23.98 Trigger

Epic p p p p i i 32/p Camera

Scarlet p p p p i i 32/p Camera

GoPro

Camera 720p50 720p60 1080p25 1080p30 1080i50 1080i60 1080p23.98 Trigger

Hero3/ Black p p p p -- -- 32/p REC Button

Hero3+ /Black p p p p -- -- 32/p REC Button

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Odyssey7/7Q Apple ProRes Setup Guide

PROGRESSIVE, PSF AND INTERLACED

Historically, standard definition video divided each frame into two fields, each weaved into the other,
one representing odd-numbered horizonal scan lines and the other even-numbered scan lines. Thus
30 frames of video was divided into 60 fields. Fields were oset in time so that the image changed
60 times each second, but it was only half the resolution of the entire image. This is known as
Interlace video.

As technology improved it became possible to deliver complete frames of information, but
compatibility was needed with installed video equipment. Progressive Segmented Frames (PSF)
represents a complete frame image but splits the information and transports it as if it was a pair
of interlaced fields. The PSF format is commonly used in Sony camera systems. Progressive (aka
“true progressive”) video does away with the field structure entirely and organizes the data of each
frame from beginning to end. It is important to know if the video signal coming from your camera is
Progressive/PSF or Interlace.

Standard notation is to state the resolution and then the frame rate, separated by p, psf, or i. In
1280x720, all frame rates are Progressive, and are available as 720p50 or 720p60. In 1920x1080,
frame rates can be p, psf or i. 24p is where it gets extra tricky.

3:2 PULLDOWN

24 frames per second is the worldwide standard for motion picture films. However this is not the
common frame rate for video. In Europe and other parts of the world, 25fps is common for both film
and video. But for countries where 30p video is the standard, a “hack” is needed to transport 24fps
material across a 30p video stream. The answer is to divide the 30p into 60i (sixty interlaced fields)
and then repeat the material in the 24 frames three times, then twice, then three times, then twice,
etc. This stretches 24 frames across 60 fields and is known as 3:2 Pulldown. You can record this but
it is dicult to cleanly edit the material and separate out the clean frames. Instead, the Odyssey
features a “3:2 PULLDOWN” recording mode which will extract the original 24 frames from the 60i
video stream and only record the original material without the added fields.

Some cameras do oer a 23.98p or 24p mode that sends only the original frames in either a
Progressive or PSF video stream. It is important to know what your camera outputs so that you
know if you need to utilize the 3:2 PULLDOWN extraction function.

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Odyssey7/7Q Apple ProRes Setup Guide

SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA

Setup your camera to record internally to the correct resolution and frame rate you wish to record.,
then you will need to set up the the camera output based on the settings below.

The follow applies to all HDMI or SDI based cameras:

1080P50/60**

1) Set your camera to recording internally to 1080p50/60

2) Set your camera output to be 1080p

720P50/60

1) Set your camera to recording internally to 720p50/60

2) Set your camera output to be 720p

1080I50/59.94

1) Set your camera to recording internally to 1080i50/59.94

2) Set your camera output to be 1080i

1080P25/29.97

1) Set your camera to recording internally to 1080p25/29.97

2) Set your camera output to be 1080i

1080P25/29.97

1) Set your camera to recording internally to 1080p25/29.97

2) Set your camera output to be 1080i

1080P23.98 (3:2 PULLDOWN)*

1) Set your camera to recording internally to 1080p23.98

2) Set your camera output to be 1080i

1080P23.98 (3:2 PULLDOWN)

1) Set your camera to recording internally to 1080p23.98

2) Set your camera output to be 1080p24

*Certain newer cameras have the ability to output 1080p24.
**Odyssey7/7Q do not support 1080p/60 over HDMI, only SDI.

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