Professional Media Hard Drive and Memory Card Recommendations

The following hard drives and memory cards are recommended items to complete coursework within Professional Media Coursework and UCentral Student Media.

Hard Drive Recommendations – Minimum External Hard Drive Recommendations are a solid state drive (SSD) designed for media creation and editing of at least 1TB. A standard Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is not recommended due to limitations in transfer speed and risk of drive failure due to multiple moving parts. If you plan on editing longer form media such as a documentary or film, a larger hard drive size may be beneficial. External Portable SSD’s can be purchased from online retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H.

Hard Drive Recommendations

Samsung 1TB Solid State Drive (SSD)

Sandisk 1TB Solid State Drive (SSD)

LaCie Rugged SSD 1TB Solid State Drive

Memory Card Recommendations – The various cameras used within Professional Media require specific memory cards designed for capturing video at high frame rates and resolution. The standard memory card is a SDHC Class 10 memory card 32GB or larger and is compatible with the Sony Field Cameras and Canon DSLR’s. If you are taking multiple classes, it is recommended to purchase multiple cards for ease of data and project management.

If you are in upper division courses that use the BlackMagic Cinema Cameras, a CFAST2.0 512GB or larger memory card is recommended. You can also use a Samsung T7 or T5 SSD Hard Drive attached to the camera in lieu of a CFAST 2.0 card.

Sony and Canon Memory Card Recommendations

SanDisk 32GB Extreme PRO SDHC UHS-I Memory Card 

SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC UHS-I Memory Card 

Blackmagic Cinema Camera Memory Card or Hard Drive Recommendation:

Silicon Power 512GB CFast 2.0 CinemaPro CFX310 Memory Card

SAMSUNG SSD T7 Portable External Solid State Drive 1TB