Video filesize calculator

Width

Height

Framerate 20fps (low end video) 23.976fps (TV/NTSC) 24fps (cinema) 25fps (TV/PAL) 29.97fps (TV/NTSC) 30fps (TV/NTSC) 48fps (cinema HFR) 50fps (TV/PAL) 59.94fps (TV/PAL) 60fps (cinema HFR) 120fps (cinema HFR)

Time duration frames seconds minutes hours hh:mm:ss.hhh

Compression ⬇️   Specific total bitrate, specify below ... Hulu HD (1080p25 = 1.4 Mbps) Netflix 4K (2160p25 = 15.6 Mbps) Netflix HD (1080p25 = 5.8 Mbps) Youtube HD (1080p25 = 8 Mbps) Netflix 720p (720p25 = 3.6 Mbps) Youtube 4K (2160p25 = 45 Mbps) BluRay H.264 (1080p25 = 38 Mbps) DVD MPEG2 (480p25 = 9.8 Mbps) DCI JPEG2000 4K MAX (4Kp24 = 250 Mbps) DCI JPEG2000 2K NORM (2Kp24 = 75 Mbps) MPEG2 High (1080p25 = 80 Mbps) Apple Prores422 (1080p25 = 220 Mbps) DCI JPEG2000 2K MAX (2Kp24 = 250 Mbps) Monochrome 8-bit (uncompressed BMP/TIFF) RGB 3x8 bit (uncompressed BMP/TIFF) RGB 3x10 bit (uncompressed TIFF/DPX/TGA) RGB 3x12 bit (uncompressed TIFF/DPX/TGA) RGB 3x16 bit (uncompressed TIFF/DPX/TGA)

Specific bitrate

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Estimate video size!

File size for 1 frame

Pixel count

W x H = 1920 x 1080

2.07Mpixels

Uncompressed

1920 x 1080 x 24 bit (RGB)

6.22MB/frame

DCI JPEG2000 2K NORM

2Kp24 = 75 Mbps

176.61KB/megapixel x 2.07Mpixels

366.21KB/frame

File size for 1 second

DCI JPEG2000 2K NORM

2Kp24 = 75 Mbps

4.24MB/megapixel-sec x 2.07Mpixels

8.79MB/sec

Total video file size

Frames

5400 seconds x 24 fps

129,600 frames

File size

5400 seconds x 8.79MB/sec

47.46GB

Examples

• A 2-minute 4K Youtube trailer: 675 MB
• A 1-minute HD Youtube trailer: 60 MB
• A 1-hour DVD movie: 4.41 GB
• A 2-hour 4K Netflix scope movie: 11.4 GB
• A 90-minute 2K DCP movie: 50.6 GB