Video Data Calculator

Calculate the estimated data size for your digitized video and film content and video codecs.

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Per Frame
How much content? 1 Hours VIDEO CALC Total Audio in MB 0
Audio per Sec 0.19
Resolution HD 1080 4
CODEC Frame Rate 29.97
Codec Uncompressed YUV 8-bit 1
Which codec? Uncompressed YUV 8-bit SELECTED FRAME DATA 4.15
Total Seconds 3600
RESOLUTION Total Frames 107892 Selected Format 1
Total Data in GB 447.7518 Size #N/A!
Video Resolution HD 1080 RESULT 447.7518
Frame Rate 29.97
IN MB per Sec 16bit / 48kHz 24bit / 48kHz 24bit / 96kHz Data Formats
AUDIO No audio 0 0 0 LTO 6 (2.5 TB) 2500
2 ch 0.19 0.3 0.58 LTO 7 (6.0 TB) 6000
Channels 4 ch 4 ch 0.38 0.6 1.15 LTO 8 (12 TB) 12000
8 ch 0.77 1.15 2.3 ODA Gen 2 (3.3 TB) 3300
Rates 16bit / 48kHz 16 ch 1.54 2.3 7.61 External Hard Drives (14 TB) 14000
DATA SIZE IN MB per Frame
NTSC (SD, 720 x 480) PAL (SD, 720 x 576) HD 720 HD 1080 2K 4K Overview
Estimated Data Size 447.7518 GB Uncompressed YUV 8-bit 0.7 0.83 1.84 4.15 4.42 17.7 Uncompressed YUV 8-bit 0.0042
Uncompressed YUV 10-bit 0.94 1.11 2.46 5.53 5.9 23.6 Uncompressed YUV 10-bit 0.0055
DATA STORAGE MEDIA COST Uncompressed RGB/DPX 8-bit 1.04 1.24 2.76 6.42 6.64 26.5 Uncompressed RGB/DPX 8-bit 0.0064
Library and Systems Costs not included Uncompressed RGB/DPX 10-bit 1.4 1.66 3.69 8.29 8.85 35.4 Uncompressed RGB/DPX 10-bit 0.0083
LTO6 (2.5 TB) 1 30 30 Uncompressed RGB/DPX 12-bit 1.75 2.07 4.61 10.37 11.06 44.24 Uncompressed RGB/DPX 12-bit 0.0104
LTO7 (6.0 TB) 1 70 70 Uncompressed RGB/DPX 16-bit 2.1 2.49 5.53 12.44 13.27 53.1 Uncompressed RGB/DPX 16-bit 0.0124
LTO8 (12 TB) 1 130 130 DV25 0.12 0.143 n/a n/a n/a n/a DV25 0
ODA Gen 2 (3.3 TB) 1 160 160 DNxHD/DNxHR 422 8bit 0.102 0.121 0.269 0.605 0.971 3.88 DNxHD/DNxHR 422 8bit 0.0006
ODA Gen 3 (5.5 TB) 1 200 200 IMX50/XDCAM MPEG 2-422 0.209 0.21 0.21 0.21 n/a n/a IMX/XDCAM MPEG 2-422 0.0002
External HDD Drive ( 14 TB) 1 450 450 ProRes 422 0.197 0.197 0.345 0.689 0.734 2.95 ProRes 422 0.0007
ProRes 422 HQ 0.295 0.295 0.517 1.03 1.1 4.4 ProRes 422 HQ 0.0010
CLOUD ARCHIVAL STORAGE ProRes 4444 0.443 0.443 0.775 1.55 1.65 6.61 ProRes 4444 0.0015
Ingest and Egress Cost not included JPEG2000 10-bit Lossless 0.5452 0.6438 1.4268 3.2074 3.422 13.688 JPEG2000 10-bit Lossless 0.0032
Archival Low Access Storage 5 Years FFV1 10-bit 0.6580 0.777 1.722 3.871 4.13 16.52 FFV1 10-bit 0.0039
H.264 MPEG-4 AVC (MP) YouTube 0.083 0.085 0.167 0.27 0.34 1.34 H.264 MPEG-4 AVC (MP) YT 0.0003
Monthly Cost 1 Cost per TB XAVC 0.417 0.417 0.417 0.417 1.25 1.25 XAVC 0.0004
AVCHD 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 n/a n/a AVCHD 0.0002
Total Archival Cloud Storage for 5 Years: 26.8651 AVC100 0.099 0.118 0.261 0.522 n/a n/a AVC100 0.0005
H.264 MPEG-4 AVC (MP) Proxy 0.0415 0.0425 0.0835

Please note, the calculation are estimations. Actual data will vary on actual content and compression efficiencies.

Details and bitrate guidlines on for MP4/H.264 YouTube are published on the Google/YouTube website.

Considerations on File Formats and Compression

When choosing the digital master format, the best format should be selected by taking into several factors and purposes.
Generally, we deliver a collection with different sets of files and transcodes. Many organisations require two or three derivatives (Preservation, Production/Mezzanine, Proxy):

PRESERVATION PURPOSE & FILES

  • Original: The original recording format may be compressed (especially more modern tape formats like DVCam, DVCPro, IMX or HDCam). An uncompressed format may make no sense.
  • Open Standards: For long term preservation, open standards may be critical. Uncompressed may be the option to get out of a compression boundary. Open, lossless compression formats like JPEG2000 or FFV1 are options.   
  • Color Space and Bit Depth: Especially for film, bit depth is a factor to be considers based on the original as well as future use.
  • Compression: Lossless compression formats like JPEG2000 or FFV1 are often considered as options.   

PRODUCTION PURPOSE & FILES

  • Production Environment: Most important is the support of the format in your production chain from MAM to NLE. 
  • Source Material: The source format may influence the decision. Depending on the nature of type of legacy recordings, it often may be oversized and unnecessary to move to advanced formats.
  • Intended Output: On the other side, the other factor to consider is the intended output and use case. It may be better to upconvert and conform to your latest requirements in your environment.  

PREVIEW PURPOSES

  • Content Type: If you have content with fast movements and camera changes like sports, we recommend higher bandwidth for proxies. If it is more studio recordings content with slower content movements, lower bandwidth may be sufficient enough.
  • Purpose: The purpose of the proxies will also have an impact on the best configuration for proxies. Purposes range from previews, Youtube & social media and online uploads to processing for AI and similar analytics.
  • Compression/Bandwidth: Compression level/bandwidth settings (Variable/Constant Bit-Rates) requires an assessment of quality requirements over data efficiency requirements like networks. CBR generally offers better control over quality, while VBR offers a better adaptation of data efficiency.

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