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An interview from the 2014 International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam with Mitch Gross of Convergent Design. Convergent Design design, builds and sells signal converters and professional High Definition Video and Audio recorders/monitors. In this interview Mitch talks with us about the latest update to their Odyssey7Q Monitor/Recorder and the FS RAW Record Option.
Convergent Design announced their Odyssey7Q monitor/recorder will add 4K and UHD ProRes 422 HQ recording for the Sony F55, Panasonic GH4, Vision Research Phantom Flex4K, and others.
The Odyssey7Q already supports 4K RAW from the Canon C500 and the Sony FS700 via record options and now a record mode will take the RAW signal from the camera and convert it to ProRes 422 HQ at 4K resolution. This brings high quality 4K resolution without the time and data constraints of a typical 4K RAW workflow, which is roughly three times the recording capacity. An Odyssey7Q recording at 24p to two 512GB Odyssey SSDs can capture 194 minutes of 4K material. This capability will be available through a free firmware upgrade later this month.
The Odyssey7Q with Sony FS RAW Record Option will deBayer the RAW data and convert it to a 1920x1080 video signal for viewing on the Odyssey7Q’s OLED panel as well as output over the Odyssey7Q’s SDI and HDMI ports. The Odyssey7Q will also playback recorded Sony FS700 RAW files, and allow switching between Sony S-log2, REC709 and REC709 (800%) images.
The Sony FS700R (and modified Version 3) cameras can output Sony RAW in 4096x2160 (4K) or 2048x1080 (2K). Frame rates in 4K are up to 60p and in 2K up to 240p. There is also burst mode to allow brief 4K shooting at up to 120p. Sony RAW is recorded by the Odyssey7Q in 12-bit .DNG files and is readable in any post program capable of reading Cinema DNG files.
The Sony FS RAW record option also features a unique “4K2HD” mode. A 4K RAW data signal is deBayered and converted to 4K video, then super-sampled to a high quality HD video signal, which is then recorded as Apple ProRes 422(HQ) in HD up to 60p.
For more information about the Odyssey7Q & it's updates please visit:
http://www.Convergent-Design.com
09/22/2014
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