Created to unravel a number of points with flash reminiscence that nobody was addressing, in keeping with ProGrade Digital, Refresh Pro is now out there as a free software program product.
Available for Windows 10 & macOS 10.15+, ProGrade Digital’s Refresh Pro software program is designed to make sure that card stability and optimum efficiency are all the time out there to the demanding wants of our skilled clients. ProGrade Digital created this product to unravel a number of points with flash reminiscence that nobody was addressing. The first subject that Refresh Pro solves is that flash reminiscence slows down over time. See ProGrade Digital’s whitepaper on this matter here.
It ought to be famous that the software program, which is each a well being monitoring and sanitizing device wrapped right into a single utility, is, in keeping with the corporate, “uniquely developed for ProGrade Digital cards and workflow readers and is designed to ensure that card stability and optimal performance are always available to the demanding needs of our professional customers.”
Sanitize perform out there on SD playing cards
Refresh Pro sanitizes a card to convey it again to factory-fresh velocity. This sanitize perform is obtainable in arduous drives and a few detachable storage codecs however ProGrade Digital created the flexibility to allow this perform on all ProGrade Digital Memory playing cards. Refresh Pro can run this course of in seconds in comparison with doing a safe format, stage 2 on a Mac which may take significantly longer. ProGrade was additionally the primary firm to commercially make the Sanitize perform out there on SD playing cards by way of customization of its unique Firmware shipped with all Refresh Pro enabled SD playing cards.
The second subject that Refresh Pro solves is that flash reminiscence wears out over time and Refresh Pro can verify the long-term well being of ProGrade Digital reminiscence playing cards to allow the consumer to see how a lot helpful life is left on their card earlier than an vital shoot.
Finally, Refresh Pro permits the flexibility to replace the firmware on the ProGrade Digital reminiscence card. Most individuals are accustomed to updating the firmware on their digital camera and even on their lens. What many individuals don’t understand is that when new cameras are launched to the market or as current cameras have new codecs added, reminiscence playing cards must have their firmware up to date to optimize the reminiscence for these new features to make sure 100% compatibility.
Refresh Pro was supplied as a subscription
The know-how growth that has gone into Refresh Pro is intensive and as a way to accomplish all of the features listed above, ProGrade Digital created personalized firmware within the ProGrade Digital readers and playing cards that was essential to perform with the software program to detect, alter and replace the reminiscence card. These features require a ProGrade Digital reminiscence card with the “R” brand on the label, a ProGrade Digital reader with the “R” brand on the field and Refresh Pro software program.
Originally ProGrade Digital supplied Refresh Pro as a subscription due to the intensive growth that went into the software program and the event that takes place on an on-going foundation to replace the software program to work with the ever-changing tempo of know-how within the Mac and Windows computer systems, the brand new and current cameras and the advances in reminiscence playing cards.
Seeing the very important significance of all these features for the hard-working creators, photographers, and filmmakers, ProGrade Digital is making Refresh Pro free for all clients.
For clients that bought a Refresh Pro license throughout the final 12 months, ProGrade is proactively issuing a refund of their subscription. Customers with an energetic license can replace to Refresh Pro 4.0 within the Refresh Pro software program by clicking on the “About” menu. Customers who had a license that expired aren’t eligible for this refund; they’ll obtain the free copy of Refresh Pro v4.0 from the ProGrade web site here.
