Odyssey 7Q Setup Manual Download Page 2

PANASONIC LUMIX GH4

NOTES ABOUT USING THE ODYSSEY WITH THE GH4

4K or 1080p50/60 over HDMI is only supported on the Od, to record 1080p50/60 on an 
Odyssey7 or Odyssey7Q you must use an HDMI to SDI converter. Odyssey7/Odyssey7Q are limited to 
1080p30 over HDMI due to a hardware constraint.

PRORES RECORD TIMES

24

25

30

50

60

422(HQ

)

4K to 4K ProRes

168

161

134

4K to HD ProRes

670

643

536

322

268

HD ProRes

670

643

536

322

268

422

4K to 4K ProRes

220

221

176

4K to HD ProRes

1060

1016

848

508

424

HD ProRes

1060

1016

848

508

424

422(L

T)

4K to 4K ProRes

328

316

264

4K to HD ProRes

1516

1456

1212

728

604

HD ProRes

1516

1456

1212

728

604

Note: 4K and 1080p50/60 over HDMI is only supported on the 7Q+, to record 1080p50/60 on an Odyssey7 or 

Odyssey7Q you must use a HDMI to SDI converter, as 7/7Q are limited to 1080p30 over HDMI due to a hardware 

constraint. 
Note: Odyssey 7 only has 1 SSD slot

FORMAT DETAILS

4K Apple ProRes

3840x2160 10-bit log video, originated from HD 8-bit camera signal, recorded as Apple 

ProRes compressed 4K video .MOV

4K to HD ProRes

1920x1080, 10-bit log video, originated from 4K RAW 12-bit camera signal, transformed 

and recorded as Apple ProRes compressed HD video

HD Apple ProRes

1920x1080,1280x720 10-bit log video, originated from HD 8-bit camera signal, recorded 

as Apple ProRes compressed HD video .MOV

FRAME RATE SUPPORT

The following rame rates are supported on the Odyssey from the GH4

•  4K 23.98-30  

   

Odyssey7: Not supported. 

   

Odyssey7Q: YAGH SDI Outputs 1-4 

   

Od: YAGH SDI Outputs 1-4 or HDMI 

•  1080p59.94/50  

   

Odyssey7: Not supported. 

   

Odyssey7Q: YAGH SDI or HDMI to SDI converter 

   

Od: YAGH SDI or HDMI

•  1080i50/59.94 : HDMI or SDI

•  1080p25/29.97 : HDMI or SDI

•  1080p23.98 (24p output and 3:2 pulldown) : HDMI or SDI

•  720p50/59.94 : HDMI or SDI

Typical Download Time (mins)
Media

USB3.0

Thunderbolt

256G SSD

20

10

512G SSD

40

20

1TB SSD

80

40

1

Summary of Contents for 7Q

Page 1: ...ary 23 2015 Firmware Release v5 10 100 4K Apple ProRes 4096x2160 24p 3840x2160 23 98 25 29 97 HD Apple ProRes 422 HQ 1080p23 98 24 25 29 97 50 60 720p50 60 only supported on 7Q GH4 Odyssey7Q Odyssey7Q...

Page 2: ...I due to a hardware constraint Note Odyssey 7 only has 1 SSD slot FORMAT DETAILS 4K Apple ProRes 3840x2160 10 bit log video originated from HD 8 bit camera signal recorded as Apple ProRes compressed 4...

Page 3: ...internally When wish to record 4K you must first plug a 4K rated HDMI cable into the odyssey to get the 4K output menu and ensure 4K Down Convert is OFF MENU 4 HDMI REC OUTPUT 4K DOWN CONVERT AUTO OF...

Page 4: ...ut from the YAGH to the HDMI input of the Odyssey VIA SDI Connect each of the four BNC outputs on the YAGH to the SDI ports on the Odyssey SDI OUT 1 SDI A IN SDI OUT 2 SDI B IN SDI OUT 3 SDI A IO SDI...

Page 5: ...EC OUTPUT 4K DOWN CONVERT OFF 8 SET HDMI TIMECODE CAMERA TRIGGER Note HDMI Timecode Camera Trigger requires GH4 firmware version 2 1 or higher MENU 4 TIMECODE 2 HDMI TIME CODE OUTPUT ON This will outp...

Page 6: ...SONIC UHD HDMI TO HD PRORES MOV Camera must be set to 3840x2160 2 MAKE GH4 THE RECORD TRIGGER Note Camera Record Trigger requires GH4 firmware version 2 1 or higher SETUP RECORD TRIGGER CAMERA 3 SET T...

Page 7: ...u wish to record SETUP VIDEO CADENCE PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE Use this setting for 720p50 60 1080p24 25 30 Note typically the camera will need to be set to record 1080p25 30 internally and the output i...

Page 8: ...OM WEBSITE CD CLIP MERGER RAW DPX Use the Clip Merger for any Raided Record ie if your recorded clip required more than one SSD CD APPLE PRORESS TRANSFER TOOL FREE DOWNLOAD FROM WEBSITE Use to combine...

Page 9: ...undry Nuke Autodesk Smoke Sony Vegas WORKING WITH RECORDED FILES There are numerous post systems and NLEs that can read natively the various file formats recorded by the Odyssey Some NLEs may require...

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