Irvine, CA – June 21, 2016. – Western Digital NASDAQ: WDC , the worldwide leader in storage solutions, today introduced the WD Pro series of My Passport® Wireless Pro Wi-Fi® portable hard drives and the My Cloud® Pro Series. New range designed specifically for creative professionals. Whether you’re at a photo shoot, in the studio or working on video at home, the drive offers seamless data transfer between devices, plus WD’s traditional speed and flexibility.
New WD Pro Series – My Passport Wireless Pro and My Cloud Pro
New WD Pro series products support My Cloud mobile app, updated to coincide with the My Passport Wireless Pro and My Cloud Pro Series and compatible with Adobe® Creative Cloud®. The drives will also be compatible with Plex™ Media Server and My Cloud OS 3 software for easy, convenient content processing, streaming and sharing.
“Portability, flexibility, high capacity, high transfer rate and compatibility with key applications and services – these are the key demands of creative professionals. And that’s a good point because these people depend a lot on the technology they use to store their work
notes Sven Rathjen, vice president of marketing, external storage products, WD.
– We’ve designed WD Pro to be a comprehensive, feature-rich solution for photographers, videographers and other creative professionals. Wherever they are in the world, our storage products are ready to store and share, back them up, edit their content, and even stream their videos.
My Passport Wireless Pro
My Passport Wireless Pro Wi-Fi allows creative professionals and enthusiasts to go on photo shoots without a laptop. Direct Wi-Fi connection will allow you to automatically back up your photos directly from your camera, as well as save, edit and transfer files simultaneously to eight devices connected to the drive. You can also use the built-in SD memory card reader or USB 2 interface for faster data transfer.0. My Passport Wireless Pro available in capacities up to 3TB. Get up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge[1] and you can also charge your smartphone or other devices like a digital camera.
The novelty will allow creative users to continue working while away on a shoot. My Passport Wireless Pro is compatible with Adobe Creative Cloud for processing photos and videos from your mobile device, as well as the Plex Media Server to play up to four streaming broadcasts “on the go.
My Cloud Pro Series Network Drive
When the photo shoot is over and it’s time for processing, the My Cloud Pro Series NAS comes into play. It provides up to 32TB of storage space and is optimized to import files from memory cards and USB drives with just one button. Users simply plug in their camera or a compatible USB device, push a button, and the new files begin streaming to the My Cloud Pro Series.
To give enthusiasts and creative professionals a flexible storage solution, the fast, high-performance drive features a hardware-accelerated video processor. Expanded transcoding capabilities allow My Cloud Pro Series to ingest, edit, store and stream content in a variety of popular formats, including 4K video. The integrated software suite is compatible with Plex Media Server and Adobe Creative Cloud so it can store, optimize and also edit media libraries.
My Cloud Pro Series gives you more creative control outside the studio. WD’s innovative My Cloud app and remote access through the MyCloud website.com: despite the professional level of these services, they are very easy to set up and use.
[1] While streaming HD 720p video at 3 Mbps to a single device over a single bandwidth Wi-Fi network 2.4 GHz . Battery life depends on file size, type, format, bit rate, number of connected devices, wireless network connection, settings, and other factors.
American pricing and availability to be announced at a later date.
Are there any additional features on the WD Pro series that specifically cater to content creators, such as enhanced editing capabilities or advanced file management options?
What are the specific features and capabilities of the WD Pro series that make content creation easier? Can you provide more details on the fast data transfer and flexible backup options offered by My Passport Wireless Pro and My Cloud Pro?
How can I benefit from the fast data transfer and flexible backup features of the new WD Pro series while working on photo shoots or studio projects on the go?
What are the specific features and capabilities of the new WD Pro series that make content creation easier? Can you provide more information on the fast data transfer and flexible backup options offered by the My Passport Wireless Pro and My Cloud Pro?