CFexpress Type B 4.0, USB4 SSDs, and Fast Storage for Video Production in 2026

Full Cine Gear 2026 overview: What's new in filmmaking workflows →

As recording formats push into 8K RAW, high-frame-rate 4K, and high-bitrate ProRes, the media and storage in your workflow either keeps up or becomes the bottleneck. Here's what you need to know about the fast storage options highlighted at Cine Gear 2026.

CFexpress Type B 4.0 — Why It Matters Now

Glyph Capture+ CFexpress Type B 4.0 cards represent the current standard for in-camera recording media on professional cinema and hybrid cameras. Key reasons to upgrade:

Speed: CFexpress Type B 4.0 delivers significantly higher read/write speeds than Type B 2.0, handling sustained high-bitrate RAW and ProRes recording without dropped frames or buffer issues.

Reliability: Designed for the sustained write demands of long takes, high-bitrate recording, and extreme temperature production environments.

Format compatibility: Required for RAW and high-frame-rate recording on cameras including Canon EOS R5, R1, Canon Cinema EOS, Sony FX series, and Nikon Z-series cameras.

Future-proofing: As 8K RAW and higher frame rates become standard in production workflows, Type B 4.0 media ensures your cards keep pace with camera firmware updates.

Glyph Capture+ USB4 Reader — Fast Offload Starts Here

Recording fast media only helps if you can offload it just as fast. The Glyph Capture+ USB4 Reader matches the speed of Type B 4.0 cards with USB4 bandwidth — up to 40Gbps — so you're not waiting on a slow card reader to bottleneck your post-production pipeline.

For productions working with large RAW files, quick turnarounds, or same-day delivery, the reader is as important as the card itself.

Oyen Helix MAG40 USB4 SSD — Portable Storage for Set and Post

The Oyen Helix MAG40 USB4 SSD is a compact portable SSD built for USB4 speeds — making it fast enough for direct recording from compatible devices and fast enough for post-production NLE work directly from the drive.

Key use cases:

• Direct recording — connect to devices supporting external SSD recording for a high-capacity, high-speed alternative to in-camera media
• Footage backup on set — fast duplicate of camera media between takes
• Mobile post-production — edit directly from the drive at full NLE performance without transferring to a workstation first
• Project delivery — hand off a complete project drive to a colorist, editor, or client

SanDisk for Backup and Everyday Transfers

SanDisk Extreme PRO SD cards and SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDs fill the backup and everyday transfer roles in a complete storage workflow — reliable, widely compatible, and cost-effective for secondary recording, proxies, and project backups.

Storage Workflow Summary

All products available at videoguys.com.

Need help spec'ing a storage workflow for your production? Call 1-800-323-2325.