I don't want to spend hours transferring files from the SD cards to the computer, so I am on the hunt for the absolute fastest USB 3.0 SD card reader on the market. I often use my personal video equipment to shoot short films, commercials, and aerial video (with my DJI Inspire 2), so I spend a decent amount of time transferring the files on my SD cards to my solid state hard drives. If you have multiple hours of 4K video, you will fill up SD cards incredibly quickly. Whether you are an amateur videographer or a professional camera operator, if you want quality, you need a fast SD card, especially now that 4K has become the industry standard. Video editing is my second job, so computer speed and data transfer speed is crucial to my business. When I'm not filming on set or location with the 8K Red, I use my personal 4K video cameras which allow me to write the data to my SD card at speeds up to 280 MB/s, which is crucial to capturing ultra high resolution video. In the span of roughly 5 years, we have seen solid state data storage media gradually become the status quo. Many of the cameras I operate (which capture video at 8K) don't use removable memory cards, but instead have an ultra-fast SSD with write speeds of over 1000 MB/s, which is absolutely necessary when you're filming in 8K. I've filmed multiple full-length motion pictures and a handful of television shows. I am a cinematographer in LA, and I've been behind the camera for years. USB 2.0 is now a useless, outdated data transfer option. Reading these threads reminds me just how fast technology moves. Yes, I'm aware that in 2012 that this may have been a factor for people who didn't want to spend a little more money to get the latest tech, even though it pays off in the end (if you're using your computer for a business that requires a very fast computer, such as in the film production industry). I found it quite funny that people were debating whether it was practical to switch to a USB 3.0 card reader. I'm aware that this thread was started in 2012, but I'm hoping to revive it. I came across this forum while searching for the fastest 3.0 SD card reader available. 'USB 3.0 and Its Importance to Motion Picture Post-Production.'

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