Work out video editing render time instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Render time is the timeline length multiplied by the render ratio, with hardware encoding assumed to cut that ratio to roughly 40% of the software figure. A ratio above one means the render is slower than real time, which is the point at which batching overnight becomes more sensible than waiting.
Render time
render minutes = timeline minutes x render ratio
Hardware encoding
effective ratio = software ratio x 0.4 when GPU accelerated
render minutes = timeline minutes x render ratio. Render time is the timeline length multiplied by the render ratio, with hardware encoding assumed to cut that ratio to roughly 40% of the software figure.
A ratio above one means the render is slower than real time, which is the point at which batching overnight becomes more sensible than waiting.
Enter timeline length, render time per minute of footage, gpu accelerated encoding. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.