Broadcast & cinema
Storage solutions developed for true CINEMA professionals
Broadcast & cinema
Storage solutions developed for true CINEMA professionals
Streamline your filmmaking workflow, from production through post-production.
Performance that matters
Modern professional video cameras produce staggering amounts of data at a pace that is difficult to put into perspective. 8K video capture at 60 FPS requires capturing the color of over 35 million pixels every second – for the full length of a shoot. High-resolution and high-FPS capture require massive capacities in the tiniest form factors. A single hiccup is enough to ruin a whole shoot and cause a budget overrun.
Unwavering performance is key.
Robust enough to handle any production challenge
Professional equipment needs not only to excel in perfect laboratory settings but also in the real world, where they are used by professionals in challenging conditions – day in, day out. Whether it is extreme temperatures, high humidity, high elevations, or mechanical stress of any kind, all equipment must keep up.
We engineer products for the toughest settings imaginable and bring all that industrial ruggedness to our broadcast and cinematography products.
Automate your filmmaking workflow
Besides memory cards, we design blazing-fast card readers as well as portable SSDs to help filmmakers enter their post-production workflow smoothly.
These external SSDs and some of the premium readers transfer data at nearing 20 Gbps – the highest theoretical speed for a USB bus interface.
Taking care of your storage needs every step of the way
Exascend’s cinematography storage solutions cover all the professionals’ storage requirements from production through post-production. We streamline your workflow, so you can focus on what you do best.
Production
Key requirements for the storage media:
- Streaming and recording 4K, 8K, 12K, slo-mo, and ProRes RAW videos calls for high read & write performance.
- Shooting at high FPS for extended periods of time requires adequate storage space and top-notch reliability.
- Thermal management capabilities are key to averting performance-related overheating.
- Occasionally, action shots require the footage to remain intact even if the camera or drone crashes. It is therefore crucial for a storage device to sustain impact and explosions, underscoring the importance of shock and heat resistance. Other extreme conditions for filming, such as immersion in water, splashes, dust, and extremely low temperatures must also be considered, stressing the need for a general rugged design.
Our solution:
| High read & write performance | Storage space & reliability | Thermally optimized | Ruggedness |
|---|---|---|---|
Exascend’s CFexpress Type B cards boast up to 2,000 MB/s sustained write speeds, enabling them to keep up with even the most demanding workloads. Nitro CFexpress, Exascend’s flagship Type B CFexpress card, is VPG400-certified, ensuring a minimum write speed of 400 MB/s, facilitating interruption-free recording. | Essential CFexpress Type B comes in capacity as large as 2 TB, reducing the need for card switching during long shoots, while our other CFexpress Type B cards tops out at high storage capacity of 1 TB. We offer CFexpress Type A cards with capacities up to 480 GB, with plans for even larger capacities to follow. | Exascend CFexpress and CFast cards feature our proprietary Adaptive Thermal Control™ technology, which tackles the issue of overheating and performance drops caused by thermal throttling. Our SuperCruise™ technology optimizes write performance for stability – ensuring unbeatable stable write performance even in the most demanding applications.
| Nitro CFexpress Type B is IP67-rated water and dust resistant, excelling in normal as well as highly disagreeable conditions. Meanwhile, our SD and microSD cards feature Chip on board (COB) packaging for protection against X-rays, impacts, magnetism, splashes, and dust. |
- Professionals often need to playback their work immediately following a shoot, which necessitates fast memory card reading.
- Photographers and cinematographers working in the field require quick access to large amounts of data. High storage capacity is crucial to making this process as straightforward as can be.
| High sequential read speed | Large capacity |
|---|---|
| Exascend’s CFast cards offer up to 1 TB capacity and 600 MB/s read performance, with the CFexpress cards offering up to 2,000 MB/s read performance, allowing for smooth in-camera playback. | Both the CFexpress and CFast cards from Exascend come in capacities up to 1 TB. Our UHS-II SD cards from the Essential line pack 256 GB of storage, while Catalyst packs 128 GB. This is more than enough storage space for professional filmmakers as well as everyday users. |
- Portability of storage and easy backup are essential for on-the-go file management.
- When power goes out or a device fails, preserving written data integrity is crucial. Data recovery capabilities can also make a world of difference.
| Portability & speed come first | Backup made easy | Data integrity | Data recovery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating backups on-the-go is easy with our card readers and external storage devices, which are ruggedized, portable, and insanely fast. | Some of the Exascend readers, such as the EXCRCFSD1, EXCRCFSD2A and EXCRSDU2 feature dual slots and support simultaneous use of both cards, which helps to speed up the file offload process and facilitate content sharing across devices. | Exascend offers different levels of power loss protection (PLP) to ensure that all in-flight data is safely stored before controlled storage device shutdown. | In case of unfortunate data loss, we offer optional, deep-level factory data recovery services to rescue your valuable data. Read our success story here. |
Key requirements for the storage media:
- High read & write performance
- Adequate storage space and top-notch reliability
- Thermal management capabilities
- Shock and heat resistance
- Rugged design
Our solution:
| High read & write performance | Storage space & reliability | Thermally optimized | Ruggedness |
|---|---|---|---|
Exascend CFexpress Type B cards boast 2,000 MB/s sustained write speeds, allowing them to keep up with even the most demanding workloads. Nitro CFexpress, Exascend’s flagship Type B CFexpress card, is VPG400-certified, ensuring interruption-free recording. | Essential CFexpress Type B features up to 2 TB capacity, reducing the need for card switching during long shoots. We offer CFexpress Type A cards with capacities up to 480 GB, with plans for even larger capacities to follow. | Exascend CFexpress and CFast cards feature our Adaptive Thermal Control™ technology, which tackles the issue of overheating and performance drops caused by thermal throttling. | Nitro CFexpress Type B is IP67-rated water and dust resistant. Our SD and microSD cards feature Chip on board (COB) packaging for protection against X-rays, impacts, magnetism, splashes, and dust. |
Key requirements:
- High sequential read speed: Professionals often need to playback their work immediately following a shoot, which necessitates fast memory card reading.
- Large storage capacity: Photographers and cinematographers working in the field require quick access to large amounts of data. High storage capacity is crucial to making this process as straightforward as can be.
Our solution:
| High sequential read speed | Large capacity |
|---|---|
| Exascend’s CFast cards offer up to 1 TB capacity and 600 MB/s read performance, with the CFexpress cards offering up to 2,000 MB/s read performance, allowing for smooth in-camera playback. | Both the CFexpress and CFast cards from Exascend come in capacities up to 1 TB. Our UHS-II SD cards from the Essential line pack 256 GB of storage, while Catalyst packs 128 GB. This is more than enough storage space for professional filmmakers as well as everyday users. |
Key requirements:
- Portability of storage and easy backup are essential for on-the-go file management.
- When power goes out or a device fails, preserving written data integrity is crucial. Data recovery capabilities can also make a world of difference.
Our solution:
| Portability & speed come first | Backup made easy | Data integrity | Data recovery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating backups on-the-go is easy with our card readers and external storage devices, which are ruggedized, portable, and insanely fast. | Some of the Exascend readers, such as the EXCRCFSD1, EXCRCFSD2A and EXCRSDU2 feature dual slots and support simultaneous use of both cards, which helps to speed up the file offload process and facilitate content sharing across devices. | Exascend offers different levels of power loss protection (PLP) to ensure that all in-flight data is safely stored before controlled storage device shutdown. | In case of unfortunate data loss, we offer optional, deep-level factory data recovery services to rescue your valuable data. Read our success story here. |
Recommended products
For filming, playback and data management
- Exascend CFexpress packs NVMe performance in a compact package, enabling up to 2,000 MB/s sustained write – ideal for running demanding video codecs and capturing high-FPS footage.
- Reliable and fast, CFast cards are a staple in film production. Exascend designed our CFast cards to push the limits of SATA-III, delivering the highest possible sustained performance.
- SD and microSD cards are ubiquitous due to their small size, high capacity and wide use. Exascend engineered our SD & microSD for the real world, so you can trust them to excel in any camera.
Post-production
Requirements:
- Some cameras provide dual slots (e.g., CFexpress and SD) so that RAW files and proxy files can be generated simultaneously for easier editing later. As a result, carrying a high-speed reader allows you to speed up the offloading process and simplifies the transition to post-production.
- The vast amounts of data generated in modern cinematography require rapid RAW export in mere minutes or even seconds.
- Having the ability to edit directly from an external storage device, such as a portable SSD, is highly advantageous, especially if you are editing on a computer or laptop without enough RAM or CPU power.
- The less you have to carry, the easier it is to edit and make renditions on the go. Therefore, using readers featuring dual or multiple slots can reduce hassle and increase convenience.
Our solution:
| Ruggedized portable SSD | Extremely fast readers | Custom storage with integrated USB 20 Gbps reader | Dual-slot readers |
|---|---|---|---|
Exascend’s Explorer and Gecko portable SSDs feature USB-C connectivity with 20 Gbps data transfer capability, IP67-rated environmental hardening and up to 8 TB ultra-large storage space of for an all-around powerful external storage solution. A quick release design on the Gecko allows it to be securely attached to your professional camera gear. | Exascend EXCRCFX2 CFexpress Type B reader is designed to unlock CFexpress performance via the USB Type-C interface, achieving up to 20 Gbps extreme data transfer rates. Our 10 Gbps readers are perfect for everyday use on CFexpress Type B, CFexpress Type A and CFast 2.0. | Exascend’s ZBlade & ZBlade Pro are the official Z CAM certified custom media for the Z CAM E2-F6 Pro, boasting 1,400 MB/s sustained write speeds and up to 4 TB of storage. An integrated USB 20Gbps reader allows for seamless file offload. | Exascend’s EXCRCFSD1, EXCRCFSD2A and EXCRSDU2 readers feature dual slots for simultaneous access to two memory card types, providing ease of use as well as peace of mind. |
Key requirements:
- Typically, large quantities of data will be archived upon completion of a project.
- Archived data should be securely stored and properly maintained for future reference.
Our solution:
| SSDs for NAS | Technologies for data integrity |
|---|---|
Exascend also develops SSDs that are fully compatible with NAS systems from manufacturers such as QNAP and Accusys. These drives are available in 2.5”, M.2 and U.2 form factors to address different storage needs. | RAID ECC is an advanced Exascend technology that combines the power of RAID with NAND flash block granularity, allowing the storage device to rebuild even severely corrupted data. Data Retention Plus™ dynamically refreshes data stored on the Exascend storage device based on usage patterns. This facilitates even drive wear leveling and strengthens data retention. |
Recommended products
For file offload, editing, and archiving
- Rugged and astonishingly fast, Exascend's portable SSDs and custom storage solutions keep you on top of your creative game wherever you go – always boosting, never hindering.
- Our card readers offer 20 Gbps and 10 Gbps data rates, as well as various interface options to meet your needs. Designed with aluminum, they are kept cool and well protected at all times.
- A local copy is never a bad idea. Exascend offers NAS-optimized SSDs that are certified for 100% compatibility, so your important files have a safe place to live.
