Hard Drive Space

[Matthew Nelson]

Depends on the bit rate. You can DL a widget called video space that will calculate storage for you.

Matt

[Tom Amici]

Thanks but I keep hearing the rule of thumb is a TB an Hour. The widget I got deals with uncompressed not specifically Sony HDCAm.

[Matthew Nelson]

HDCAM is an 8 bit 3:1:1 DCT compressed format, topping out at about 140MB/s which translates to about 500GB/hr. Your storage depends on the codec you choose to didge the media. You can didge as dv or 4:4:4 uncompressed. For HDCAM 8bit uncompressed surpasses the quality on tape. Or you could also just as easily use ProRes HQ and still keep up with HDCAM.

[Matt Press] “Thanks but I keep hearing the rule of thumb is a TB an Hour.”

Only if you are using HDCAM SR or didging with ridiculously high codec.

Matt

[Mark Raudonis]

[Matt Press] “The widget I got deals with uncompressed not specifically Sony HDCAm.”

Then you’re using the wrong widget! The videospace widget has just about every codec imaginable. It’s a great tool and I use it frequently.

Mark

[Arnie Schlissel]

You can download the widget here: https://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/videospace/index.php

Arnie
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