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THE ULTIMATE STORAGE STRESS RELIEF
Faced with many hours of high-res files and a day-long turnaround, Will Fielding reached for the Samsung Portable SSD X5. He discovered an end-to-end workflow, smoother than ever before
was brought in for some on-site editing on behalf of a conference.” Can a creative like Fielding use just one external storage device across such a range of tasks? When it’s one as powerful as this, you bet he can. “I use a cinema camera, which shoots in all flavours of Raw codec. A good storage device has a direct impact, because it allows me to opt for something with less compression. Further down the line, that means I’m able to pull more out in grading, and deliver the best possible results. “The clips supplied to me for the second project were 4K ProRes Raw, and they were hours long,” Fielding continues. “Even with those, you get a sense when you're scrubbing through the timeline that the drive is really instant and responsive. There's no lag in the footage, when you want to skip to a certain part of it. It speeds up the workflow dramatically – it’s incredible.” The Samsung Portable SSD X5’s blistering speeds are down to an NVMe interface and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. They were dual firsts for Fielding – and respective read and write speeds of 2800MB/s and 2300MB/s were startling. “Going into my second shoot, I knew the client wanted the edit finished and returned
HIGH-PRESSURE SITUATIONS are the name of the filmmaking game, but some are more demanding than others. Good results require a cool head, plenty of proficiency and kit that won’t let you down. This month, Will Fielding tried his hand with Samsung’s fastest external SSD – and found a seamless addition to his extensive bag of tricks. “I’ve worked in film for the last seven years, doing a mix of camera operation, videography and motion graphics work,” explains Fielding. “The projects are primarily for commercial clients, and the two I’ve put the Samsung Portable SSD X5 to use on were no different. “A few weeks ago, I produced a video for a London bar, shooting and covering the full post-production package. More recently, I
LIGHTNING FAST Internal specs are complemented by Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, with ultra-quick bandwidth up to 40Gbps
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