CodecCalc / codec & storage calculator

Estimate per-stream data rates, audio load, and total storage for common on-set acquisition codecs, then compare across formats.

Created by CMB Media Services Ltd

Configuration

Codec / profile

Resolution

Frame rate

Audio (linear PCM)

Channels

Sample rate

Bit depth

Setup

Streams / cameras

Record duration

hours / minutes, per camera

Per-stream data rate

—

0.0 MB/s

— Mb/s · — GB/hr per stream

Video only

—MB/s

Audio only

—MB/s

All streams, combined

—MB/s

All streams, per hour

—GB

Storage needed for 1h 0m × 1 stream(s)

— GB

Codec comparison — video only, at current resolution & frame rate

Codec	Mbit/s	MByte/s	GB/hr