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LIFE IN THE FREEZER
High end DIT Joe Jamieson is the perfect person to test Samsung’s Portable SSD T5 with his busy workflow in extreme conditions. He tells us how he got on
SPEED TESTS “I put the Samsung Portable SSD T5 through a couple of real-world tests where it helped me increase the speed and ease of my workflows instantly,” begins Joe Jamieson. “The first was quite a tough test with regard to the size of the data I was working with – shooting high- speed 4:3 ARRIRAW on an ARRI ALEXA XT. The turnaround was tight so we had the editor on-set; he needed not only a copy of the transcodes but a full copy of the ARRIRAW files after each set-up. The Portable SSD T5 was the only reason this was possible without interrupting and ejecting the bigger RAID drives. Its speed allowed both of us to shuttle 2.8K ARRIRAW (each roll averaging around 300GB) with absolute ease and without
hard drive technology is the same and that most often causes the bottleneck, all whilst the advancement of higher resolutions and raw formats continues. Straight out of the box the Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB is impressive. Its incredibly elegant and tiny form factor belies the huge workflow-changing punch that lies within. It’s a real step forward in technology, offering a rock solid user experience. Bus- powered whilst being extremely fast, the Samsung Portable SSD T5’s design balances the perfect form factor with blistering speed and sizeable secure storage. As previous case studies have mentioned, it is an SSD drive that’s actually having an impact and changing workflows on- set and beyond.
digital imaging technician’s responsibilities entail being aware of what’s happening on‑set, how fast and how much is being shot and knowing when is a good time to step in and reload the cameras. Managing the data flow to avoid bottlenecks and being aware of the different situations that certain workflows can bring is all part of the job and that only broadens with the experience of working with these ever-evolving set-ups. Being aware and managing that data however is only half the battle when quite often the Achilles heel in the whole process lies in the speed of the drives you’re using. Spinning disk drives are still as much a part of our workflow as they were when digital film made for the big time. Fundamentally
ABOVE Heading into the frozen depths with the Samsung Portable SSD T5.
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