How important is a solid-state drive (SSD) for bringing creativity to life?
In July, a $10 billion space telescope beamed back full-color images of ancient galaxies and fledgling stars some 7,600 light years away, and it did so by first storing these wonders on a hardware unit used by creative professionals every day—a simple 68 GB SSD.
For photographers, musicians, video artists, and more, the SSD is an essential tool for storing data quickly. Compared with traditional hard drives, SSDs are up to 100 times faster, they’re more durable, and they have greater power efficiency. But even they need complementary software to truly unlock their full potential—a combination best exemplified by Samsung’s SSDs and SSD Magician software. Supporting Samsung portable and internal consumer SSD families alike, the Magician software offers a range of management and customization features that let creatives make the most of their drives—and hence their passions.
Here’s how creatives can transform their ideas into reality with Magician.
SSDs are key to processing video footage in the field, an activity that can slow down a shoot without the right combination of hardware and software.
“If you’re a video editor, getting a good SSD for your system is crucial,” observes an industry report. “The fast SSD will significantly speed up the processing of footage and can increase overall performance.”
To help video creatives capture the footage they need—and store it quickly—Magician’s Drive Dashboard monitors all device information and places it at your fingertips, ensuring your SSD remains healthy and performs at the highest level. The Performance Benchmark tests and records the SSD performance over a period, to make sure it’s running at the peak level, while Performance Optimization enhances efficiency and speed, to help you achieve all your heavy video-editing needs.
Photographers in the field need to manage a lot of challenges. Storage shouldn’t be one of them.
“The best portable SSD is one that gives a photographer peace of mind that your files are safe, and quickly to hand when you need them,” states one photography site. “Solid state drives have become the new norm for photographers who need to back up their files quickly and safely.”
To ensure file safety, Samsung SSD Magician’s Data Management both oversees and protects your valuable work. The Encrypted Drive and Password Setup feature allows you to protect your data on both SSDs and portable SSDs, while Over Provisioning lets you customize free space to improve the drive’s performance and life span, ensuring files are stored safely and securely over time. If you need to reset your SSD for any reason, the PSID Revert and Secure Erase functions let you to do so instantly without compromising the drive’s functionality, giving you a clean slate for heading back out on assignment.
DJs need versatile gear that lets them quickly load up large quantitites of music and mix multiple tracks simultaneously to keep the party going. Doing so requires plenty of storage space and speed.
“Choosing the right type of external hard drive for your DJing gig can be a make or break situation,” states a site dedicated to live performances. “When you’re looking for the best external hard drives for DJing, you should make sure it has enough storage for your music, it’s compatible with your devices, and it doesn’t overheat.”
To help DJs and musicians unlock their inspiration and quickly save thousands of hours of tracks and samples, the Samsung SSD Magician ensures your drive performs to its fullest and even checks whether there are faults in your drive to avert a major failure before it happens. The Drive Dashboard shows real-time temperature, remaining storage space, speed, and other key performance indicators. And if you want a more thorough examination of your SSD, the Diagnostic Scan pinpoints issues and can correct errors and abnormalities. In addition, S.M.A.R.T. Check inspects the health of your drive and prevents potential failures, making sure your gig goes smoothly.
For creatives, perhaps the greatest strength of the Samsung SSD Magician software is what it can do when everything’s working together—all features aligning to help creations come to life. With digital work often dependent on the capabilities of the SSD, Magician helps you easily maintain drive speed and performance whether you’re tech-savvy or not. If you have trouble using any of the functions, for instance, you can check out tips with the Help Center and Chatbot, and regular firmware updates ensure your drive continues delivering top performance.
Free for all Samsung SSD owners, the Magician software safeguards your work so you can focus on what truly matters—your creativity. Discover the power of magic for your internal and portable SSD at http://www.samsung.com/magician.
This story was produced by WIRED Brand Lab for Samsung.
