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Apollo Mode Setup Guide
Cuts and Dissolves
In Live-Switch, the transitions between inputs can be straight cuts or dissolves (aka FADE). Dissolves are available
in three speeds: Slow (16 frames), Medium (8 frames), and Fast (4 frames). CUT/FADE and FADE SPEED can be
selected in the QUAD Menu. During recording, the * button on the left end of the Upper Toolbar is replaced with
a CUT/FADE button to quickly alternate between the two
Suggested Use
A suggested method for using Apollo in conjunction with its monitor outputs in Live-Switch mode:
SDI A OUT AS THE PREVIEW MONITOR
- Set it to MIRROR OLED so that the PREVIEW and PROGRAM outlines are
visible. Or set it to PREVIEW to view the Preview selection (Preview/Program switching).
INPUT/OUTPUT STATUS -> OUTPUT -> CUSTOMIZE SDI A -> MIRROR OLED
INPUT/OUTPUT STATUS -> OUTPUT -> CUSTOMIZE SDI A -> LIVE SWITCH “PREVIEW” OUT
SDI B OUT AS THE PROGRAM MONITOR
– Use LUT button if recording Log signals.
INPUT/OUTPUT STATUS -> OUTPUT -> CUSTOMIZE SDI B -> LIVE SWITCH “PROGRAM” OUT
HDMI OUT AS CLIENT REFERENCE MONITOR
- Apply a LUT if recording Log signals.
INPUT/OUTPUT STATUS -> OUTPUT -> CUSTOMIZE HDMI -> LUT ON/OFF
Playback
On the Upper Toolbar, press REC/PLAY to switch between RECORD and PLAYBACK modes.
The individual video inputs and the Quad-View or Live-Switch feeds are all recorded together as a single file. This
makes all of the recorded tracks available for playback in parallel.
On the right side of the OLED screen are up to five buttons, depending on how many video tracks were recorded
in a file. A, B, C, D, and LS (Live-Switch) or QS (Quad-Split) are available. Press one of these buttons to select
which track to view in playback. Note that the entire file is played in parallel, so tapping a different button during
playback will show the different video track in sync with that moment in the clip timeline. The file can also be
paused and the different video tracks be switched between.
To view a fullscreen video source during playback simply select the camera in the lower right hand side of the
screen ( A,B,C,D,) or select QS to playback all four video streams in sync.
You may switch to any input video stream, Live-Switch (LS) or Quad-Split (QS) while playing back footage or when
paused.
You may scrub through the footage while in playback mode, and you may jump to any position by just touching
that position in the timeline area (lower right area of the bottom menu.)
Additional Notes:
All recorded sources will have the same codec. Apple ProRes HQ, 422, or LT.
The Metadata (Including the clip name) for all 5 streams is determined by the Odyssey. (The Metadata box is next
to the audio bars - scene, take, roll etc.)
All recorded files will have the same timecode based on the master setting.
Camera A’s audio can be Embedded Audio or external Analog Audio, as setup in the menu. Camera B’s, C’s, and
D’s audio will be the audio embedded in the HD-SDI Input stream. Each Camera stream can have two channels of
audio embedded with the video.
