*This limited time deal is for the Odyssey7Q+ only. Two 256GB SSDs or one 512GB SSD included based on availablity.

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1 *This limited time deal is for the Odyssey7Q+ only. Two 256GB SSDs or one 512GB SSD included based on availablity. THE UNPARALLELED STRENGTHS OF THE ODYSEY7Q+ When Convergent Design conceived of the Odyssey7Q+, the goal was to create the ultimate portable monitor/recorder. In all areas it was designed to excel, surpassing anything else on the market. While other devices may share a few traits, none come close to the performance of the Odyssey7Q+. Below are some of the many ways in which the Odyssey7Q+ is unique. Monitoring The Odyssey7Q+ features a 7.7 OLED screen. Use of high quality OLED means true blacks and highly accurate colors. The color gamut of the OLED exceeds REC709 so far that the Odyssey7Q+ can also be used to display DCI-P3 color space, which is important for the extended color gamut available on cameras such as the C500 and the F55. The only other monitors available capable of displaying DCI-P3 cost more than $15,000. OLED calibration controls allow the user to customize the display settings. There is no finer monitor in an on-camera form factor than the OLED screen in the Odyssey7Q+. A great monitor only starts with a great image. Detailed Image Analysis Tools and signal routing make the Odyssey7Q+ a professional imaging tool. Both a Histogram and a Waveform display are available in Luma or RGB Parade. A False Color exposure mode is programmable and features a guide legend on screen. Adjustable Zebras are also available to judge exposure level. A Pixel Zoom with finger drag allows the user to closely analyze focus, noise and other aspects of the image. A three-mode adjustable Focus Assist gives precise readings the user can tailor to the scene or personal preference. Frame Guides are available in presets as well as programmable in size, aspect and color, and the user can choose to display up to four custom and one preset frame guides all at once. LUTs can be applied on the OLED screen as well as to the video outputs. Many of the Image Analysis Tools can also be sent for external monitoring. Recording The Odyssey7Q+ is the most versatile recorder in the world, able to capture more recording formats in the greatest range or resolutions and frame rates. These capabilities continue to expand. Signals input over SDI in single link, double-link or quad-link for the widest possible range of camera models, and in HDMI for HD-4K video.

2 Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) HD and 2K up to 60p UHD and 4K up to 30p Uncompressed video in DPX stacks HD and 2K 12-bit 4:4:4 RGB up to 30p HD and 2K 10-bit 4:4:4 RGB up to 60p ARRI ALEXA ARRIRAW 2.8K 16:9 up to 60p Canon C500 Cinema RAW QHD and 4K RAW 1-60p 4K Half RAW to 120p QHD and 4K RAW converted to UHD and 4K Apple ProRes up to 30p Sony FS7/FS700 FS RAW 4K RAW up to 60p 4K RAW burst up to 120p (FS700) 2K RAW up to 240p 4K RAW converted to HD and 2K Apple ProRes up to 60p 4K RAW converted to UHD and 4K Apple ProRes up to 30p. POV RAW IO Industries Flare 2KSDI HD and 2K RAW 24-60p Indiecam IndieGS2K 2K RAW 24-60p (10-bit) Indiecam IndieGS2K HD RAW 24-60p (12-bit), p (10-bit) Some cameras such as the F55 output signals in video or RAW data over multiple SDI connections. The Odyssey7Q+ can accept 3G-SDI signals in single-link, dual-link or quad-link for the widest possible camera compatibility more than any other recorder. The HDMI input can accept HD signals up to 1080p60, UHD30p and 4K24p. The Odyssey SSDs mount to the Odyssey7Q+ using high speed SATA connections. Some formats and frame rates contain so much data that they exceed the capabilities of SATA, so the Odyssey 7Q+ has two SSD slots to allow for high data rate recording. 4K 60p and 2K 240p are mathematically impossible to record on a device with only one SATA connection, making the Odyssey7Q+ the most affordable recorder in the world with high data rate capabilities.

3 Routing The Odyssey7Q+ can record in a multitude of resolutions from 720p to 4K and in video or RAW data. No matter what type of signal comes in, the Odyssey7Q+ will output a standard HD video signal over both SDI and HDMI to connect to standard video equipment. Both HDMI and SDI outputs are always active. LUTs can be applied on the Odyssey7Q+ OLED screen as well as to the video outputs. Many of the Image Analysis Tools can be chosen for viewing on the video outputs. Media The Odyssey7Q+ uses the 2.5 Odyssey SSDs, the fastest and most reliable affordable media available. Odyssey SSDs cost only $1.36-$1.55 per GB (US list) and are available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB sizes. They maintain performance from empty to full and over thousands of record cycles. Even if the battery dies during a shot, the Odyssey SSDs have built-in Power-Loss Protection to prevent file corruption. Every Odyssey SSD is tested, certified, and warrantied for three years by Convergent Design to perform flawlessly with the Odyssey7Q+. The Odyssey SSDs do not drop frames and do not corrupt files. They are statistically the most reliable media in the industry, and are a fraction of the price of proprietary media for various camera and RAW recorder systems. For more detailed information, please see Why To Trust Your Footage To Convergent Design SSDs" below. Multi-Stream The Odyssey7Q+ features a unique functionality as a Multi-Stream monitor/switcher. Up to four HD video signals can be viewed in a single quad-split HD image or switched between live in full screen. The quad-split and switched signals are viewable on the OLED panel as well as sent to the SDI and HDMI outputs. Inputs can be up to 720p60, 1080i60 or 1080p30 and can be intermixed. Inputs can be from SDI (four available) or HDMI (one available). Two SDI and onehdmi outputs are all active. The Image Analysis tools are available in Multi-Stream, making the Odyssey7Q+ an ideal tool for camera comparison and matching. Expandability The Odyssey7Q+ employs a large main processor with a great deal of available internal memory, allowing room for additional future capabilities. This processor is larger than those in any other monitor/recorder. The Odyssey SSDs have additional record speed capacity yet to be utilized. And the Odyssey7Q+ is built on the same programming architecture as the other models in the Odyssey Family of monitor/recorders, the Odyssey7 and the Odyssey7Q. This allows Convergent Design to continue to expand upon the capabilities of the Odyssey7Q+ as all work will benefit our client base. In 2014, the Odyssey monitor/recorders enjoyed six firmware updates. Connectivity Up to four SDI and one HDMI inputs. This allows Dual-Link connectivity by such cameras as the C500, ALEXA, F35, F55, Phantom Flex4K as well as Quad-Link connectivity from cameras such as the IO Industries Flare 4KSDI. Some cameras (such as F55) cannot output 4K with less than two SDI connections. Some cameras (such as C500) cannot output RAW above 30fps with less than two SDI connections.

4 Two SDI and one HDMI outputs allow for multiple simultaneous monitoring paths. LTC Timecode In/Out. The Odyssey7Q+ has a dedicated BNC connection for timecode connectivity, and it can accept embedded timecode over SDI and HDMI. The internal timecode generator can output to other devices, functioning as a Master Clock. Power The Odyssey7Q+ can accept the widest range of power of any monitor/recorder, vdc. This allows it to be powered by a variety of small camcorder batteries, larger camera brick batteries, or camera accessory power outputs. Mounting plates are available for seven different types of batteries. Three different power cables are available, as well as a flying lead bare wire cable to make your own. The power input uses a locking connector and is both reverse-polarity and overvoltage protected. Highly efficient power management in the Odyssey7Q+ means that it consumes dramatically less power than other monitor/recorders. The Odyssey SSDs consume less than half the power of other 2.5 SSDs. Even in standby mode the Odyssey7Q+ consumes less power than other systems. This extends battery life and also generates less heat in the unit. Construction The Odyssey7Q+ is housed in a cast magnesium casing. Magnesium is extremely strong with little weight. It is also a natural dissipater of heat and blocks RF interference. Multiple threaded mounting sockets use steel helicoils inserted into the magnesium casing for superior strength and protection for the internal components from long mounting bolts. The Odyssey7Q+ and its magnesium case pass a professional-standard six foot drop test. There are no vents or fans on the Odyssey7Q+, and the casing never gets more than slightly warm to the touch. No moving parts increases life expectancy, eliminates noise and protects from the elements. Small ridges on the back of the Odyssey7Q+ casing raise battery plates and other mounted devices clear of the surface of the case so that heat can naturally dissipate. Dust and moisture cannot get into the Odyssey7Q+, and no sound comes out of it. The Odyssey SSDs lock into place using a simple but effective latch system designed by Convergent Design. This locking tab removes stress from the electrical contacts of the SSD. This holds the SSDs in place for car rigs, aerial photography, inverted and handheld rigs, and any other usage that might encounter excessive vibration, G-forces and violent movement.

5 The power input is also a locking connector and all of our battery mounts have locking tabs on them to prevent slippage that could result in loss of power and to take stress off of the electrical contacts. Small raised edge bars on the magnesium casing help protect the Odyssey7Q+ OLED screen. The OLED panel is bonded to a sheet of hardened Gorilla Glass, and a peel-off / stick-on screen protector comes already installed on the Odyssey7Q+. Three small mechanical buttons are recessed slightly in the Odyssey7Q+ magnesium casing, but can still be operated by a person s fingertip and cannot get stuck on the casing. Reliability and Support Designed and manufactured in Colorado Springs, USA, the Odyssey7Q+ is built as a professional production machine, with industrial-grade design and construction. The performance and reliability is that of a tool for the experienced working professional, with a user interface that can be utilized by anyone. Major motion pictures, network episodic television, news services and many others trust in the ongoing performance and reliability of Convergent Design monitor/recorders. Should a client ever have a question or issue, Convergent Design offers 24/7 support by phone or . Should something happen to a client s Odyssey7Q+ in the field, Convergent Design has a fleet of Rapid-Deployment Odyssey monitor/recorders throughout the world to help keep our clients shooting. Why Trust Your Footage to Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs In developing the Odyssey Family of Monitor/Recorders, Convergent Design determined that our own SSDs would be needed to maintain the performance and reliability required in a professional level device. Here are some of the reasons clients can entrust their recordings to Odyssey SSDs. FAST WRITE (RECORDING) SPEED High write speeds are necessary for large files. It allows for RAW data, low or no compression, deep bit depths, higher resolution and higher frame rates. If the write speed is not fast enough, frames can be dropped, data lost, and files compromised. Odyssey SSDs are capable of continuous writes speeds of 475MB/Sec. Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs have the highest write speeds in professional media.

6 FAST READ (PLAYBACK/OFFLOAD) SPEED Often the read speed of a memory device is ignored, but it is a critical factor in planning a production day. Slow read speeds mean longer offload times from the memory into a computer. Additional hours of offload time at the end of a production day can be an annoyance at minimum and a potentially considerable cost overrun on even a modest production. Utilizing high data rate connectivity such as USB3, Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2, Odyssey SSDs can be read at up to 520 MB/Sec. Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs have the highest read speeds in professional media. CONSISTENT WRITE SPEED PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE DRIVE Depending on the architecture of a media device, it may allocate areas of memory in fragments throughout its internal capacity. As the media begins to fill it has to search longer to find open cells of memory. This can lead to a slowing of write speed, sometimes so dramatic that the media skips frames and otherwise fails to capture information. In the graphic below, the Convergent Design Odyssey SSD maintains 475 MB/Sec write speed throughout its capacity, while another brand of SSD fluctuated between MB/Sec until reaching a little over halfway through its capacity, at which point the write speed drops precipitously to about 100 MB/Sec. Several highly-rated SSDs and other recording media have similar performance drops. In real world use, this drop would likely cause a complete and catastrophic recording failure. Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs maintain write speed throughout the full capacity of the drive. WRITE PERFORMANCE ACROSS SSDS CONSISTENT WRITE SPEED PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT DRIVE LIFESPAN NO SLOWING DOWN OVER TIME DUE TO HEAVY USAGE OR OTHER FACTORS As SSDs and other forms of media are subjected to many cycles of use, sectors of memory and other facets break down. While the media s control circuitry allows these issues to be worked around, they affect overall performance. This is generally seen in the write speed. Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs maintain write speed throughout their lifespan.

7 LONG DRIVE LIFE Odyssey SSDs are rated from the manufacturer at 3,000 record/format cycles in their lifespan, but this is a highly conservative measure. Typical performance is 6,000 record/format cycles. This is equivalent to filling and reformatting an SSD twice a day for more than eight years. The cost per gig of memory for each of those 6000 recordings is less than.0003 cents. At its eventual end-of-life the Odyssey SSD becomes read-only, so that the material recorded can still be copied from the memory. Estimated life expectancy for every Odyssey SSD can be read in the SSD menu when an Odyssey SSD is mounted in an Odyssey monitor/recorder. Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs will reliably function through many years of use. POWER-LOSS PROTECTION A power loss to the Odyssey SSD could occur by the Odyssey monitor/recorder s battery draining or the Odyssey SSD physically being removed while recording. If the power to the Odyssey monitor/recorder fails during recording, the Odyssey SSD detects it. A small power reserve stored within the SSD is used to safely complete all pending writes to the SSD. When the power is restored the Odyssey SSD automatically closes the file and rebuilds its directory to properly recover the file. Most media does not have such power-loss protection systems. If the power should fail during record on a system without power-loss protection, the file being recorded would almost definitely be corrupted and unrecoverable. Even worse, there is a distinct possibility that the ENTIRE memory of the SSD or other media could be corrupted and ALL RECORDED FILES be lost and unrecoverable. The Odyssey SSD power-loss protection secures all the recordings on the drive. ROBUSTNESS AND RELIABILITY Convergent Design tests and certifies all of our Odyssey SSDs when they come to us from our OEM supplier. As part of Convergent Design s initial qualifying process, the SSDs were stresstested well beyond standard specifications. SSDs were physically disengaged while recording and playing files. SSDs were supplied inappropriate voltage levels. Odyssey SSDs continued to perform when all others would not. While all of the SSDs may reach the listed specs, we test each using Odyssey test bench systems to make sure that they properly perform. With thousands of units in the field, Odyssey SSDs have a near-perfect reliability record. GUARANTEED COMPATIBILITY AND CONSISTENCY All drives are tested for compatibility; firmware and components used inside the drive do not change from batch to batch. Odyssey SSDs are built to our specifications by our OEM supplier, but Convergent Design still tests every unit to assure full compatibility with all of our products. Media can be used for many purposes, and the specific needs of an advanced video recorder means that the SSDs will be filled and emptied repeatedly, sometimes quickly and numerous times in a single day. This is quite different than in other data storage uses. To maintain consistency and compatibility control, all Odyssey SSDs use the same components so that performance does not vary. By designing our Odyssey monitor/recorders to work with the specific architecture that we utilize on the Odyssey SSDs, the performance of both the recorders and the SSDs is optimized.

8 Odyssey SSDs perform consistently without issue and do so throughout their lifespan. LOW POWER DRAW Different SSD designs can require different amounts of power. Odyssey SSDs are optimized to draw consistently low power in standby as well as write and read modes. Odyssey SSDs typically draw one to three watts less than other brands. This means longer battery life, less heat output and generally higher reliability in operation. ONE SSD FOR ALL RECORDING MODES The Odyssey monitor/recorders can record in HD, 2K, UHD and 4K, in Apple ProRes, in uncompressed DPX stacks, in various flavors of RAW, in 10-bit, in 12-bit, and in High Frame rates. All three Odyssey SSDs work with all Odyssey recording modes. There is never a question of compatibility or different grades of media for varying record formats. Clients will never have to worry about carrying different grades of media in multiple quantities, and will always be ready to accept any new record capabilities added to an Odyssey monitor/recorder. LOCKED SSD ARCHITECTURE Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs all come from a single manufacturer. The internal components do not change and the internal programming is consistent between SSDs. Consumer media is not all designed the same. Different manufacturers employ various components within their products, and some designs are aimed at different types of performance (Odyssey SSDs utilize proprietary firmware optimized for professional video applications). Whenever there are firmware updates of an Odyssey monitor/recorder, Convergent Design spends hundreds of hours testing for full compatibility within our systems. Such testing could be incomplete if multiple SSD types were used, opening the possibility for errors. Additionally, manufacturers can change core components within consumer SSDs without changing model designation. This can lead to compatibility issues even for models one thought were qualified. Convergent Design has locked the Bill of Materials with our sub-manufacturer. All Odyssey SSDs are identical, and our sub-manufacturer builds all of its own components, making consistency of the product absolute. A single corrupted or skipped frame could mean the loss of a shot more valuable than the cost of an entire Odyssey SSD. Because of the uniform quality of design and manufacture, no Odyssey SSD has ever dropped a frame of video when used in an Odyssey monitor/recorder run with production firmware. AFFORDABLE IN BOTH COST PER GB AND COST PER MINUTE. Odyssey SSDs compare very well when placed against other manufacturers house brand media. The Odyssey SSDs are available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB sizes, and for the comparison below the 512GB size was used. Most other media is not available in these sizes so the largest capacity device was used as needed. In the Cost per Gig category, Odyssey SSDs offered the greatest value. But these different recording media are generally used for different recording formats that require differing amounts of memory space. In the (One Time) Cost per Minute category the Odyssey SSDs again offered the best value. ODYSSEY SSDs PRICE COMPARED TO CONSUMER SSDs Odyssey SSDs have a US list price of $1.55/GB (256GB & 512GB) and $1.36/GB (1TB). This is more than the cost of most high-performance consumer-grade SSDs, which are typically priced between $0.52-$1.20/GB. While these savings may appear considerable, note that a typical Monitor/Recorder kit does not require a large number of SSDs. For a kit containing two 512GB

9 SSDs, the savings would generally be less than $700. When factoring in the numerous reliability and performance features of the Odyssey SSDs, the additional cost may be a small consideration. 3-YEAR WARRANTY With its excellent performance, efficient design, rugged construction and steadfast dependability, the Odyssey SSD is the most reliable media in the industry. Convergent Design backs up this reliability with the longest warranty of its kind, a three-year replacement-level warranty for the 256GB, 512GB and 1TB Odyssey SSDs. Should an Odyssey SSD fail to perform, it will be replaced with a brand new unit by Convergent Design. Clients can trust their material to Convergent Design Odyssey SSDs. For additional information on the Odyssey7Q+, please visit Share this Two FREE 256GB SSDs Included with Odyssey7Q+* Any recorder is only as good as the media it records to. Convergent Design believes that the only safe and proper way to capture professional video and RAW data from today s modern motion picture cameras is to use media that one can absolutely trust. All Odyssey SSDs are tested, certified and warrantied to work with our Odyssey monitor/recorders. Odyssey SSDs are available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB. All Odyssey SSDs are compatible with all of the files the Odyssey monitor/recorders can capture, no matter the resolution, frame rate, codec, format, RAW data structure, or bit rate. Odyssey SSDs are the most reliable media available for any monitor/recorder. *This limited time deal is for the Odyssey7Q+ only. Two 256GB SSDs or one 512GB SSD included based on availability. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Video: Odyssey SSDs Convergent Design has produced a short video explaining some of the many virtues of the Odyssey SSDs. It is available to view on our Blog and our Videos page. New Media Sales sales@new-media.com.au