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GUIDE TO: Inspire 2 CINESSD

Published by Paris Cockinos on 07 July, 2017, updated on 08 April, 2024.

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The DJI CINESSD is pretty much an SD card on steroids. This power-horse is used for recording with the Inspire 2 to meet the demands of data needed for filmmaking. It uses an NVMe logical device interface specification and also features four PCI express ports to support FAT32/exFAT file formats.

 It comes in:

  • 128GB
  • 240GB
  • 480GB

The 240GB and 480GB allow the Inspire 2 to record videos at write speed of up to 4.2Gbps.

Inspire 2 CINESSD


DJI CINESSD - 480GB

Licence Key

 

Video Format

Resolution Bit Frame Rate/fps  Recording Duration
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 5280 x 2970 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 15min @ 29.97fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 4096 x 2160 10 50/59.94 17min @ 59.94fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 4096 x 2160 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 30min @ 29.97fps

CinemaDNG
License Key

CinemaDNG 4096 x 2160 12 47.952 19min @ 47.952fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 3840 x 2160 10 50/59.94 18min @ 59.94fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 3840 x 2160 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 31min @ 29.97fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 3840 x 2160 12 47.952 20min @ 47.952fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
422HQ
3840 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 71min @29.97fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
422HQ
5280 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 51min @ 29.97fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
4444XQ (no alpha)
3840 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 32min @ 29.97fps

 

 

DJI CINESSD - 240GB

Licence Key

 

Video Format

Resolution Bit Frame Rate/fps  Recording Duration
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 5280 x 2970 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 8min @ 29.97fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 4096 x 2160 10 50/59.94 9min @ 59.94fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 4096 x 2160 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 15min @ 29.97fps

CinemaDNG
License Key

CinemaDNG 4096 x 2160 12 47.952 10min @ 47.952fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 3840 x 2160 10 50/59.94 9min @ 59.94fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 3840 x 2160 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 16min @ 29.97fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 3840 x 2160 12 47.952 10min @ 47.952fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
422HQ
3840 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 36min @29.97fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
422HQ
5280 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 26min @ 29.97fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
4444XQ (no alpha)
3840 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 16min @ 29.97fps

 

 

DJI CINESSD - 120GB

Licence Key

 

Video Format

Resolution Bit Frame Rate/fps  Recording Duration
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 4096 x 2160 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 7min @ 29.97fps
CinemaDNG
License Key
CinemaDNG 3840 x 2169 12 23.976/24/25/29.97 8min @ 59.94fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
422HQ
3840 x 2169 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 18min @29.97fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
422HQ
5280 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 13min @ 29.97fps
Apple ProRes
License Key
Apple ProRes
4444XQ (no alpha)
3840 x 2160 / 23.976/24/25/29.97 8min @ 29.97fps

 

As this new level of quality is so demanding, the capacity of the Inspire 2 CINESSD range must also be on par. You may still record on a Micro SD card however you will not be recording to the true potential of the Inspire 2. As you may have noticed in the table above, depending on how you want to record and which CINESSD card you use will affect the capacity you can shoot and the quality. If you want the best quality and to record for the most amount of time we do recommend the 240GB or even the 480GB.

You may have noticed the 3 different licences that are available that will allow you access to either the CinemaDNG, Apple ProRes or both together. See below for the highlights of the key features and specs of each.

 

CinemaDNG Licence Key

Features

• CinemaDNG support
• Accurately records all details of a scene
• Oversampling captures more detail
• Popular workflow support

Specifications

• 3840 x 2160 12bit 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97*/47.952 fps
• 
3840×2160 10bit 50/59.94 fps
• 4096×2160 12bit 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97*/47.952 fps
• 4096×2160 10bit 50/59.94 fps
• 5280×2972 12bit 23.976/24/25/29.97 fps

 

 

Apple ProRes Licence Key

Features

• Apple ProRes 422 HQ and Apple ProRes 4444 XQ (no alpha) support
• Oversampling captures more detail
• Popular workflow support

Specifications
Apple ProRes 422 HQ:
• 3840×2160 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97* fps
• 
5280×2160 23.976/24/25/29.97 fpsApple ProRes 4444 XQ(no  alpha):
• 
3840×2160 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97* fps

 

 

CinemaDNG & Apple ProRes Licence Key

Features

• CinemaDNG and Apple ProRes Support
• Oversampling captures more detail
• Popular workflow support

Specifications

CinemaDNG:
• 3840 x 2160 12bit 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97*/47.952 fps
• 3840×2160 10bit 50/59.94 fps
• 4096×2160 12bit 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97*/47.952 fps
• 4096×2160 10bit 50/59.94 fps
• 5280×2972 12bit 23.976/24/25/29.97 fps
422HQ:
• 3840×2160 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97* fps
• 5280×2160 23.976/24/25/29.97 fpsApple ProRes 4444 XQ(no alpha):
• 3840×2160 23.976*/24*/25*/29.97* fps


We sell the 480GB for $1599, the 240GB for $859 and the 120GB for $519. We also sell the CINESSD Station which allows you to connect the card to your computer for fast and efficient file transfer.


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