How to estimate gigabites per minute of video/audio recording

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How to estimate gigabites per minute of video/audio recording

Is there a basic equation that I can use when trying to estimate the number of gigabites my original video/audio footage will consume when I download it from my miniDV Camcorder? Thanks

iMac Dual Intel Core, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Aug 29, 2007 9:21 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 29, 2007 10:10 AM in response to Alexclt

Hi(Bonjour)!

See user's manual (help menu) at page 180:
*DV-format video*
30 sec. 1 min. 5 min. 10 min. 30 min. 60 min.
108 MB 216 MB 1.08 GB 2.16 GB 6.5 GB 13 GB

*Apple Intermediate Codec*
*HDV 720p30*
30 sec. 1 min. 5 min. 10 min. 30 min. 60 min.
210 MB 420 MB 2.05 GB 4.10 GB 12.30 GB 24.61 GB

*HDV 1080i50*
30 sec. 1 min. 5 min. 10 min. 30 min. 60 min.
360 MB 720 MB 3.52 GB 7.03 GB 21.11 GB 42.19 GB

*HDV 1080i60*
30 sec. 1 min. 5 min. 10 min. 30 min. 60 min.
420 MB 840 MB 4.10 GB 8.20 GB 24.61 GB 49.22 GB

Michel Boissonneault

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Answer 2

Aug 29, 2007 10:34 AM in response to Alexclt

... and there is a nice widget that can help you:
http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/videospace/index.php

Michel Boissonneault

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Answer 3

MartinR

Level 7

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Aug 29, 2007 6:38 PM in response to Alexclt

Standard def DV is ~13GB per hour of video.

Here's a link to an Apple technical article about file sizes => About HDV and the Apple Intermediate Codec

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