Work out video storage for shoot instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Daily footage is bitrate times seconds recorded divided by eight thousand to reach gigabytes, then multiplied by shooting days and the number of copies kept. Backup copies multiply the requirement directly, so a three copy policy on a modest shoot needs three times the drives most people budget for.
Daily volume
GB per day = bitrate Mbps x hours x 3600 / 8000
Total
total = GB per day x days x copies
GB per day = bitrate Mbps x hours x 3600 / 8000. Daily footage is bitrate times seconds recorded divided by eight thousand to reach gigabytes, then multiplied by shooting days and the number of copies kept.
Backup copies multiply the requirement directly, so a three copy policy on a modest shoot needs three times the drives most people budget for.
Enter footage recorded per day, shooting days, recording bitrate, backup copies to keep. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.