From Pro to Personal: How TerraMaster D1 SSD Plus Makes 8K Video Creation Accessible
On the African savanna at dawn, the sun pierces through the clouds, casting light on a herd of antelopes, while 8K footage captures the dew falling from their manes, refracting into a rainbow halo — a level of detail once reserved for professional film teams. But today, as 8K cameras gradually enter the consumer market, one key challenge has become more prominent: How do you tame the tsunami of data?
The 8K Era: The Rush and Burden of Visual Revolution
In 2012, when the first 8K camera was released, one hour of footage required 4TB of storage space, equivalent to 100 full-length HD movies. Fast forward to today, and the 8K resolution (7680×4320) with 33 million pixels allows viewers to see droplets of sweat flying off athletes, cell divisions under a microscope, and even the cracks of time on ancient paintings. This “human-eye level realism” is driving innovation in fields like sports broadcasting, digital preservation, and medical imaging.
However, behind this visual revolution lies a technological burden: 1 hour of 8K ProRes 422 HQ footage consumes 1.06TB of storage; real-time editing requires a sustained throughput of over 1500MB/s; and transferring hundreds of GB of files can take hours.
Non-Linear Editing: The Lifeline of 8K Workflows
Editing 8K footage in software is like commanding a precision data battle: loading footage → real-time decoding → multi-track compositing → special effects rendering → HDR color grading → final output. Every step pushes the storage system to its limits.
Professional editors’real-world demands:
✓ Real-time 8K ProRes preview for single-track footage
✓ Simultaneous multi-track loading
✓ Instant response to color grading nodes
✓ Controllable output time for the final project
D1 SSD Plus: Your 8K Engine in the Palm of Your Hand
When connecting the TerraMaster D1 SSD Plus to a MacBook Pro, this 246g DAS achieves three major breakthroughs:
Speed That Crushes Conventional Demands
Real-world read/write performance:
With Samsung 990 Pro: 3853/3707 MB/s, far surpassing the bandwidth requirements for 8K editing:
Uncompressed 8K video: 750-1000 MB/s
Compressed formats like ProRes 422 HQ (8K): 100-150 MB/s
USB4 Interface’s Revolutionary Value
40Gbps bandwidth: Equivalent to Thunderbolt 3/4 speeds, avoiding interface bottlenecks.
Compatibility: Supports NTFS/APFS/exFAT, seamlessly bridging the Win/Mac ecosystems. You can directly mount it as the system disk for running project files, eliminating the complexity of proxy workflows
I/O Performance:
Random read/write performance (IOPS) of the disk is critical for multi-track editing, and SSDs have a distinct advantage over HDDs.
Design Innovation: Balancing Portability with Reliability
Fanless, Silent Architecture
Zero noise operation: Passive heat dissipation design (aluminum shell for heat conduction), perfect for recording studios and quiet workspaces.
Temperature Control: During ProRes 8K editing, shell temperature limits 36-44°C in real-world tests.
Minimalist Mobile Productivity
Dimensions and weight: 112.5×60×33mm / 246g, pocket-sized, breaking the stereotype of bulky storage racks for 8K.
A Full-Process Tool for Creators: Convenient Backup and Efficiency Gains
Disaster Recovery and Backup:
The D1 SSD Plus supports easy computer backup through TPC backupper, and it works with TerraMaster’s TDAS mobile app for seamless mobile backup. The app's intuitive interface allows file management anywhere.
Multi-User Concurrent Access:
When paired with a NAS expansion like the TerraMaster F4 SSD, it creates a flexible node for team collaboration.
When the TerraMaster D1 SSD Plus rests silently in your palm, it becomes clear: sometimes, the world-changing innovation doesn't have to be a giant rocket. It can be a small yet elegant invention. This palm-sized silver device is bringing 8K creation from professional studios to the streets and fields—when technological barriers are broken, anyone with a story can become a witness and storyteller of the era.