Estimate export duration for a video from its length and render speed.
Dividing clip duration by how many minutes of footage encode each minute gives total render time, optionally repeated for multi-pass exports. Long renders up a schedule, so estimating export duration before queueing encodes lets editors plan delivery and overnight jobs.
Video Render Time
Render time = video length / render speed x passes
Render time = video length / render speed x passes Dividing clip duration by how many minutes of footage encode each minute gives total render time, optionally repeated for multi-pass exports.
Long renders up a schedule, so estimating export duration before queueing encodes lets editors plan delivery and overnight jobs.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Video length, Render speed, Passes. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.