G -TECHNOLOGY | ADVERTI SEMENT FEATURE
“Storing a backup of your data on-set is a crucial part of every professional’s workflow”
ABOVE The G-Technology ArmorLock SSD uses an app to unlock its contents, making it more easy and convenient to use than remembering passwords. As it’s an SSD, it has no moving parts, making it less vulnerable to impacts or vibration And, of course, the drive is fast, with a read and write speed of 1000MB/s**, and has the crush, drop and IP67 dust and water resistance G-Technology is well-known for. Showing a total commitment to working filmmakers, G-Technology now also offers its unique G-SPEED Shuttle transportable RAID storage system with Thunderbolt 3 technology. This four-bay system is a compact and transportable design, so you can edit multicamera footage – from fast frame rates to HDR and even Raw – in real time on-location or back in the studio. Available in 8TB, 16TB and 32TB sizes from £4685.99 (RRP), it offers transfer rates up to 2800MB/s** and the largest productions can even daisy-chain five additional devices thanks to the dual Thunderbolt 3 ports. With RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 built in, it *OS compatibility for ArmorLock: Mac 10.1.2+ Windows 10 +. **As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second. Performance will vary depending on hardware and software components and configurations. ***On a carpeted concrete floor. is a versatile and flexible storage solution for the most discerning productions who have a high demand for speed and security. G-Technology provides all-around solutions for easy-to-use, high-performance and high-grade secure storage solutions.
is part of Western Digital, which is one of the very few to not only manufacture the drive itself and the internal controller, but also have a huge team of engineers to develop the firmware for a fully optimised, integrated solution. This huge investment in technology has allowed G-Technology to offer the revolutionary new ArmorLock Encrypted NVMe SSD portable drive with next-generation security and simplicity specifically for the media industry. Digital assets are the lifeblood of the creative industries, so protecting this critical content has become crucial in portable storage devices. But filmmakers need to be able to capture, preserve and access their data at scale and at speed, and not just rely on passwords to access files. “The ArmorLock Security Platform makes things easy and convenient, as instead of using passwords, it relies on the fingerprint or face-recognition technology everyone has nowadays to unlock their smartphone,” says Dennewaldt. Currently available on Apple iOS with Android coming soon, the first product to use this advanced technology is the new G-Technology ArmorLock encrypted NVMe SSD in a 2TB size for £559.99 (RRP). With the free ArmorLock app, users can unlock the device with their phones. The ArmorLock mobile and desktop apps can also configure and manage multiple drives and users to control who has access. This is really important for workflows that require safe shipping of content between physical locations, as remote users can be authorised before sharing the drives using a range of popular messaging and email services.
with USB-C, USB-3.0 and Thunderbolt 3 computers. And with a transfer rate of up to 560MB/s**, it offers speed of performance much faster than is currently achievable by HDDs. Available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB versions from £114.99 (RRP), the G-DRIVE Mobile SSD fends off tough conditions in the field, as the SSD is housed in an insulated custom enclosure held inside a tough aluminium core to help cooling. The G-DRIVE Mobile SSD has IP67 water and dust resistance, has drop protection*** for up to three metres and a crush resistance of up to 454kg/1000lb. For even faster performance, G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD comes in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB versions from £265.99 (RRP), and uses the newest version of Thunderbolt 3 and a quicker PCIe drive for continuous transfer rates of up to 2800MB/s**. This incredible speed allows you to edit multistream 8K footage at full-frame rate and transfer up to 1TB of data in around seven minutes or less. The G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD has the highest-quality components, with a shock- resistant case that can withstand a three- metre drop*** and has a crush resistance of 454kg/1000lb. Like the G-DRIVE Mobile SSD, there’s a five-year warranty. Although there are several vendors that sell flash technology, G-Technology
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NOVEMBER 2020 | DEF I N I T ION 19
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