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In this B&H Behind the Scenes video writer, actor, and director Ela Thier and B&H’s Michel Suissa discuss the role various manufacturers including Canon, Convergent Design, Arri, Ikan, Sony, Sachtler and G-Technology played in producing Ela’s movie – ‘Tomorrow Ever After'.

(Colorado Springs, CO) January 25, 2016 Convergent Design today releases a firmware update for the Apollo and Odyssey monitor/recorders that adds features unavailable on any other device. These new functions are useful in numerous forms of production and add additional power and flexibility to Convergent Design's family of products.

The Convergent Design Apollo, Odyssey7Q and Odyssey7Q+ will now support monitoring and recording Dual-4K, Quad-HD 1080p60 and 4K60p. 6G-SDI support (Apollo & Odyssey7Q+) has also been added to accommodate cameras from Blackmagic Design.

Additional features & functionality have also been added for Apollo and Odyssey. View firmware release notes in download package for more information.

WATCH VIDEO: Apollo/Odyssey Firmware v2016.01 Introduction: YouTube | Vimeo

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Matt Allard looks at how to deal with multi-channel ProRes recordings when using the Convergent Design Apollo or Apollo option on the Odyssey 7Q/7Q+.

Convergent Design have just started shipping their Apollo portable HD multicamera recorder/switcher. The unit can simultaneously record up to four HD video signals, along with a fifth channel of either a live-switch between the four, or a quad-split reference view. Apollo can also function as a four-channel live switcher while simultaneously recording the four isolated HD video signals. Apollo is currently the only device of its kind that can both record multiple HD camera feeds as well as live-switch between them.