Transcend RDF9 USB 3.2 Gen1 Multi-Card Reader (Pro)

The Transcend RDF9 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Multi-Card Reader (Pro) is a purpose-built media ingest device designed to accelerate professional workflows by supporting UHS-II SD cards alongside the established UHS-I standard, delivering significantly higher sequential read throughput compared to conventional card readers. The reader connects via a USB 3.2 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps) interface, ensuring that the host system's bandwidth is not the limiting factor when paired with modern high-speed UHS-II media. Its compact, aluminum-reinforced housing provides robust EMI shielding and thermal dissipation suitable for continuous operation in studio, broadcast, and field-to-workstation ingest scenarios.

The RDF9 Pro accommodates multiple card formats simultaneously, including SD/SDHC/SDXC with UHS-II support, microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC, and Compact Flash or CFast slots depending on configuration, making it a versatile single-device solution for mixed-media production environments. The reader is driverless on major operating systems — Windows, macOS, and Linux — eliminating IT deployment overhead in managed enterprise and creative workstation fleets. Plug-and-play enumeration ensures immediate recognition without additional software installation, streamlining asset ingest pipelines.

Launched in Q3 2025, the RDF9 Pro targets professional photographers, videographers, broadcast engineers, and digital asset managers who routinely ingest large volumes of RAW image sequences, ProRes, BRAW, or REDCODE media. Its bus-powered design removes the need for auxiliary power adapters, reducing cable clutter on crowded editing desks, while the reinforced card slots are rated for thousands of insertion cycles, ensuring long-term reliability in high-cadence production environments.

Ideal for

• High-volume RAW photo ingest for commercial photography studios requiring rapid transfer of UHS-II SD card contents into digital asset management systems
• Broadcast and live-event video production ingest of 4K/8K ProRes or H.265 footage from UHS-II media directly into NLE workstations
• Post-production dailies processing where editors need simultaneous multi-format card access to consolidate footage from mixed camera rigs
• Digital cinema on-set data management, enabling DITs to rapidly offload and verify media from UHS-II SD-based cinema cameras
• Enterprise IT imaging workflows requiring reliable, driverless media readers for deploying OS images or firmware updates across large device fleets
• Scientific and field data collection environments where researchers transfer high-density data logs from SD-based instrumentation into laboratory workstations

Technical specifications

Available from Omnixon Global. Submit an RFQ and our team will confirm configuration and availability for your order.