Video Duration from Footage
Find the final video length after keeping a share of your recorded footage.
About Video Duration from Footage
Multiplying recorded footage by the percentage used gives the final length, and the rest is the material you did not keep. Estimating final duration from footage helps plan delivery lengths and anticipate the clip ratio for a project.
Formula
Video Duration from Footage
Final = footage x % used
- clip ratio
- Share of recorded footage that makes the edit
Worked example
With the default values below, Video Duration from Footage returns Final Duration of 18m. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Recorded footageminimum 1
- 30
- Footage usedaccepts 1–100 %
- 60 %
Results
- Final Duration
- 18m
- Unused Footage
- 12m
- Clip Ratio
- 60.00%
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Video Duration from Footage
- 3Final Duration= 18
- 4Unused Footage= 12
- 5Clip Ratio= 60.00
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Video Duration from Footage calculated?
Final = footage x % used Multiplying recorded footage by the percentage used gives the final length, and the rest is the material you did not keep.
Why does Video Duration from Footage matter?
Estimating final duration from footage helps plan delivery lengths and anticipate the clip ratio for a project.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Recorded footage, Footage used. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.