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New Element multi-camera recorders

With just one week to go until NAB, we continue to receive news of the new products that will be presented there, at the important trade show in Las Vegas. Convergent Design has announced its new line of multi-camera recorders (also switchers) called Element. There are three models with different capabilities: Element 1: a multi-camera […]

Titan, the update for Oddysey recorders

Last week we told you about the latest firmware version developed by Convergent Design for the Odyssey and Apollo recorders, which optionally included the Titan HD Extract upgrade. Today, to understand a little better what the new “Titan” is all about, we leave you the Spanish translation of this article by RedShark News. In it […]

New firmware for Convergent Design recorders

Convergent Design has released firmware update v2016.06 for its Apollo, Odyssey 7Q+, Odyssey 7Q and Odyssey 7 recorder-monitors. The new firmware brings multiple added features for Apollo, including: Simultaneous recording on two SSD drives. Apollo A/V Allign, for mixing cameras with different latency while keeping audio and video synchronous. 3:2 pulldown removal capability, for mixing […]

Download a clip of Canon C500 in RAW 4K

This week we finish adding one more clip to our“Downloads” section, dedicated to provide free material for you to test your workflows. In addition to codecs for most of the cameras currently in use, as is the case today, in this section you will also find several LUTs with different creative styles.   The clip […]

Firmware update for Apollo and Odyssey 7Q recorders

As promised, Convergent Design has demonstrated by launching its new recording options for Apollo and Odyssey7Q. Dual-4K recording It is now possible to capture two 4K DCI (4096 x 2160) or UHD (3840 x 2160) signals simultaneously, with speeds up to 30p. It will only be available for Apollo and Odyssey7Q and 7Q+ monitors/recorders with […]

Odyssey firmware update

AJA is not the only company focused these days on improving its recorders, but Convergent Design is also doing so with the firmware update for its Odyssey7Q and Odyssey7Q+. The new version will allow two HD video signals to be monitored while recording one of them in Apple ProRes HQ, 422 or LT (these signals […]

New Apollo recorder and switcher

Convergent Design, makers of the well-known Odyssey recorder, now come with the new Apollo, a portable HD multi-camera recorder/switcher. Let’s take it one step at a time: Multi-camera recorder because it can capture up to 4 HD video signals along with a fifth channel that can carry a live signal from any of the four […]

Odyssey recorders now support 3D LUTs

Convergent Design announced a few days ago the latest firmware update for Odyssey, its line of recorder/monitors, which now adds support for 3D LUTs. Thanks to the new version, users will be able to load up to 140 of their own 3D LUTs for monitoring on the 7Q and 7Q+ models. It should be noted […]

Upcoming Odyssey recorder upgrades

Convergent Design has released a list of firmware updates coming in the next few months for its popular Odyssey recorder. These new features will enhance the entire product line, which means that the Odyssey7, Odyssey7Q and Odyssey7Q+ monitors/recorders will have a lot of free features, depending always on the qualities and limitations of each one. […]