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exercises and save a lot of time. My assistant was then able to transfer the files to the editor and lay takes out in order ready for an initial edit to show the client who would oversee the session. “But better than that was the fact that we quickly realised that if we wanted a quick edit to check that a shot sequence would work, we could edit directly from the drive as the transfer speed was so quick. Coming back to the client with a workable edit so quickly helped enormously when time constraints are an increasing problem.” TIGHT BUDGETS In a small film production company every purchase has to justify itself immediately. The price of some camera media can be high, but it is tempting to invest in it to allow for longer recording times. John now realises that leaping to a high cost investment might not be the best choice for him in the short term as something like the Samsung Portable SSD T5 range plugs a gap in his workflow. “To be honest before

“When a new piece of equipment

is launched,” explains John, “we have to produce a series of different length films with male and female models and sometimes with older ages when the gear is less stressful to use. Our camera set-up isn’t that portable when we are fully set up; we have tripods, lights and other accessories. “The obvious use of the Samsung Portable SSD T5 was to use it as a transfer drive to my laptop. Usually I would have to break from filming to get my media to my laptop. This leaves my actors cooling down, which is never a good idea, until I have checked my takes and can come back to the shoot. In a gym scenario there is no network you can plug in to so it’s always a physical transfer. “Immediately the speed of the Samsung Portable SSD T5 became apparent. My assistant was able to download footage from the camera extremely quickly and then load it up to my editorial laptop. I was able to carry on shooting, keep the actors warm as they went through the

IMMEDIATELY THE SPEED OF THE SAMSUNG PORTABLE SSD T5 BECAME APPARENT. MY ASSISTANT WAS ABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOOTAGE FROM THE CAMERA EXTREMELY QUICKLY AND THEN LOAD IT UP TO MY EDITORIAL LAPTOP

I used the Samsung Portable drive I hadn’t considered this the answer to increased workflow. As our file sizes aren’t huge, something like the 500GB drive is sufficient for our transfers, but I think the real plus is the ability to edit directly off the drive. That feels like something very new with such a small device.

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