Convergent Design Apollo/Odyssey Firmware v2016.06

Convergent Design released Firmware 2016.06, the largest, most comprehensive ever offered by Convergent Design, for its monitors/recorders Apollo and Odyssey. 23 new features plus 22 fixes and improvements to current functions cover the Apollo, Odyssey7Q+, Odyssey7Q, and Odyssey7 models. All of these updates are free to the owners of the Apollo and Odyssey products.

Convergent Design Apollo

Apollo Double Master Recording. Double Master Recording captures files to two SSDs simultaneously for instant backup. Hand one off to production and hold the other for safe keeping.

Apollo A/V Align. Intermix cameras with different signal latency and keep both audio and video in sync. Mix cameras from different manufacturers and with different signal processing and compensate for their delays in outputting signals.

3:2 Pulldown Removal. Intermix HD 3:2 Pulldown video cameras with 24p cameras. Mix cameras that output 24p as 1080i60 with embedded 3:2 pulldown and cameras that output 1080p24, all on the fly with matching timecode.

Live Switching Dissolves. Three speeds of dissolves available in live switching. A shortcut button allows alternating between cuts and dissolves for a more professional live edit.

Eight-Channel Audio. Eight tracks of audio for each SDI video input. Apollo Dual-4K offers up to 16 total audio tracks and Apollo Quad-HD offers up to 32 audio tracks. (All Odyssey models and Apollo).

Odyssey RAW Bundle

Sony FS5 RAW. Sony PXW-FS5 RAW Recording in CinemaDNG or Apple ProRes. 4K60p, 4K120p Burst, 2K240p. Odyssey provides the most complete support of Sony FS cameras in the industry. (Odyssey7Q/Odyssey7Q+ w/ Odyssey RAW Bundle).

IO Flare 4K RAW. IO Flare 4K RAW Recording in CinemaDNG. 4K60p. The only portable RAW recorder for the IO Industries cameras. (Odyssey7Q/Odyssey7Q+w/ Odyssey RAW Bundle).

Eight-Channel Audio. Eight tracks of audio for each SDI video input. Apollo Dual-4K offers up to 16 total audio tracks and Apollo Quad-HD offers up to 32 audio tracks. (All Odyssey models and Apollo).

New Software

CD Apple ProRes Transfer Tool v2.4 (New Version). For Apollo multitrack files, select which tracks to transfer. Offload a Live-Switch or Quad-Split quickly to give to a client and then later offload all of the files.