BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 12:04 amWill the BMPCC4k record to an external SSD with USB 3.0 connection or only USB 3.1?
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BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=76331
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 12:04 amRe: BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 3:09 amUSB 3 is too slow.
Re: BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:33 amYeah that's what I thought too. Then I saw these Leica SSDs with type C connectors but nevertheless USB 3.0 (and not 3.1). So I was thinking what about recording Prores HD on external SSDs with USB-C 3.0.
Re: BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:05 pmLeica SSDs??
Re: BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:38 pm
sorry, my bad. It's actually LaCie SSD 
Re: BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:51 amThat link doesn't point to a SSD, but a harddisk. USB 3.0 is plenty fast for single harddisk…
Re: BMPCC4k and USB 3.0?
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:57 pmIf you are wondering if the drive you've posted will mount, it *should*. But it looks like it's not SSD, but a regular hard drive so you might be dropping frames when capturing.