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Estimated Export Size??
Is there a way to find out the size of the file before exporting? It seems to be a lot of trial and error with different combinations for exporting using QT Conversion when I really need to find out the size before I spend 15-20 minutes exporting. Thanks
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4 Replies
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Nope, no way to tell this. Compression, frame rate, length of project all factor into the file size. Unless you’re really good at math and do a little trial and error to know how big a file is if it is 10 min long with a certain compression, and if it is an hour. But there are too many factors really.
Shane Ross
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Two ways:
Use compressor and find the file size in the “estimated file size” dialog.
Use math. Check your data rate and multiply. If your data rate is 800 kilobytes/sec, then multiply 800*# of seconds of your program. If it’s 5 mins long then it’s 800*300=24000 kilobytes. Divide by 1000 to get the # of Megabytes. 24000/1000=24 Megabytes. Add several more MBs for audio.
This should get you close.
Jeremy
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Christopher,
Check out the conversion Widget from http://www.digitalheaven.com. It might help you unless you’re exporting MPEGs, that’s a horse of another color.
DRW
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Thanks guys.
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