Odyssey 7Q Firmware release roadmap

[paolo.negro]

Hi,
does anybody have any news about the 4th quarter 2013 firmware release?
I guess this roadmap has changed:

Odyssey7Q Firmware Release Schedule


Initial Release (Oct 31, 2013)
· Monitor Functions: Waveform (Luma and RGB Parade), Zebras, Histogram, False Color, Focus Assist, Zoom (1:1, 2:1), Frame Guides.
· SDI In/Out, HDMI In/Out, Audio Out (Headphone)
· Color-Space Support: Rec709, DCI-P3
· ARRIRAW, Canon C500 RAW, Sony FS700 RAW LUT support
· Quad-Stream (up to 1080p30) monitoring with selectable full-screen viewing of any single video input.
· Recording/Playback Functions
o Two channel embedded audio In/Out
o SDI Record trigger from ARRI, Canon and Sony cameras
o Uncompressed 1080p 422/444 to 60fps
o Sony FS700 2K RAW up to 240fps*
o Canon C500 4K RAW up to 60fps (single Odyssey7Q)*
o ARRIRAW (16:9 up to 60fps, 4:3 up to 48fps) (pending certification)*
o Options can be purchased now, options may be rented Q1 2014


4[SUP]th[/SUP] Quarter 2013 Update
· Compressed Video (YCC 422 10-bit) support up to 1080p30/60i, 220Mbps
· Audio Level Meters
· Analog Audio Input, Headphone volume adjust
· Mix and match of RAW and compressed on same SSD drive
· Vectorscope
· User programmable ASC CDL LUT support
· Time-Lapse support
· Enhanced Zoom: touchscreen control of zoom window
· Second Zebra level
· Improved menu system (one level deep)


1[SUP]st[/SUP] Quarter 2014 Updates
· Dual stream recording and playback, up to 1080p30*
· Quad-stream recording and playback, up to 1080p30*
· Compressed video support up to 1080p 60fps (YCC 422 10-bit)
· Compressed 1080p 444 recording and playback, up to 60fps
· Compressed video support for FS700 up to 1080p60 (YCC 422 10-bit), derived from 4K RAW (included at no extra charge to FS700 upgrade).
· Compressed 4K recording and playback, up to 30fps
· 3:2, 2:2 pulldown removal
· Pre-Record Buffer (compressed mode only)
· Log monitoring (waveform and zebras)
· SSD dual master recording (create two identical SSD masters)
· Sony F55, Red file naming support
· Enhanced playback control, pause, FF, rewind, cue in/out, mark take: reject, good, better, best.
· 8-Channel audio I/O support

BTW the tool is very powerful, and the workflow with davinci resolve is brilliant. I'm using avchd files as proxy in FC and then use davinci for grading directly on 2K DNG raw files (relink is very easy). I have only some trouble importing audio in davinci, it seem timecode problem with audio file. Does anybody has the same issue?

Best
p.

 

[Mitch Gross]

From our most recent Status Update, published about two weeks ago:

A firmware update for the Odyssey7Q is expected in mid-January 2014.
In addition to addressing several minor adjustments, this update will allow the mixing of Raided and non-Raided files onto the SSDs. When shooting at high frame rates in certain formats, the files need to be striped across both SSDs in order to keep up with the data rate. Now it will be possible to switch between high frame rates requiring two SSDs to slower frame rates requiring only a single drive without the need to swap out the SSDs.


Another firmware update is planned for February 15[SUP]th[/SUP], 2014.
This firmware update adds a popular compressed codec, audio level meters, and other improvements.
More information will be made available as this free firmware update is prepared.

For your timecode issues, I suggest you contact our Support Desk via our website. Convergent Design offers 24/7 support for our products.