Odyssey 7Q Setup Manual Download Page 7

PANASONIC LUMIX GH4

5. 

FORMAT SSDs

 » ODYSSEY » SSD’S » FORMAT BOTH 

(or FORMAT SSD1 if you do not have a second SSD drive installed.)

6. 

CONNECT TO CAMERA AND VERIFY STATUS INPUT

CONNECT GH4 HDMI OUTPUT TO ODYSSEY HDMI INPUT

The status on your Odyssey will display your camera’s output.

Example: 

 

UHD 23P 4:2:2

PANASONIC

3840 x 2160

PRORES

4K/UHD

7. 

SET HDMI CADENCE 

Connect HDMI input, and verify the camera internal record rate matches the input indicator 

on the Odyssey. If it does not a Cadence may be needed to correctly reflect the format in 

which you 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 is set to 1080i. 

**Note that when wishing to record 1080p24, HDMI output can be set to “Auto” or 1080i, 

therefore Progressive should be used when auto is selected.  

INTERLACED 

Use this setting for 1080i50, 1080i59.94 recording

3:2 PULLDOWN*/**

Use this setting for 1080p24 recording when the camera only has a output setting of 

1080i, also note the camera must be set to record 1080p24 or 1080p23.98 internally, 

**Note that when wishing to record 1080p24, HDMI output can be set to “Auto” or 1080i, 

therefore 3:2 pulldown should be used when 1080i is selected. 

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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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