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Rafael Lopes · March 26th, 2012, 05:03 AM

Hi,

I´m trying out Neoscene and I´m wondering if this file conversion is correct or if I did something wrong. I took this 2 minute 350mb AVCHD file from my NEX-5N and converted it with Neoscene to cineforms´ intermediate codec....I ended up with a monstrous 1,7GB file! Is this correct? Are the converted files supposed to be so massive?

Do these rough numbers make sense?
2 minutes / 350mb = 1,7GB
1 minute / 175mb = 850mb
10 minutes / 1,75gb = 8,5GB
60 minutes / 10,5GB = almost 1T!!!!

If very very easy to end up with 3 hours footage after a music video or a short. This would mean almost 3TB of HD plus a dedicate HD for the system.

Ian Lewis · March 26th, 2012, 06:50 AM

That seems about right, yes. I reckon as a rule of thumb about 1GB per minute. But you should remember that this compares to roughly 8GB-10GB per minute for uncompressed HD. I do find that I buy a lot of 2TB hard drives ...

Bill Engeler · March 26th, 2012, 07:31 AM

I think your calculation for the 60 minutes is a little off. The file size will be about 50GB.

Randall Leong · March 26th, 2012, 08:42 AM

Rafael,

Your math for 1 hour of converted video is way off. 60 minutes of video converted to Cineform should be only about 51GB. Three hours of video so converted should be just over 150GB.

Ian Lewis · March 26th, 2012, 09:01 AM

I just looked at a recent 30 minute output file (Film Scan 1), and it's 28GB, so that makes 56GB/hr

Rafael Lopes · March 28th, 2012, 12:01 PM

You guys are right. I have to stop drinking before posting :)

March 26th, 2012, 05:03 AM	#1
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,239	350mb = 1,7gb!? Hi, I´m trying out Neoscene and I´m wondering if this file conversion is correct or if I did something wrong. I took this 2 minute 350mb AVCHD file from my NEX-5N and converted it with Neoscene to cineforms´ intermediate codec....I ended up with a monstrous 1,7GB file! Is this correct? Are the converted files supposed to be so massive? Do these rough numbers make sense? 2 minutes / 350mb = 1,7GB 1 minute / 175mb = 850mb 10 minutes / 1,75gb = 8,5GB 60 minutes / 10,5GB = almost 1T!!!! If very very easy to end up with 3 hours footage after a music video or a short. This would mean almost 3TB of HD plus a dedicate HD for the system. __________________ www.rafael-lopes.com

March 26th, 2012, 06:50 AM	#2
Ian Lewis Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Farnham, UK Posts: 87	Re: 350mb = 1,7gb!? That seems about right, yes. I reckon as a rule of thumb about 1GB per minute. But you should remember that this compares to roughly 8GB-10GB per minute for uncompressed HD. I do find that I buy a lot of 2TB hard drives ...

March 26th, 2012, 07:31 AM	#3
Bill Engeler Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brussels, Belgium Posts: 162	Re: 350mb = 1,7gb!? I think your calculation for the 60 minutes is a little off. The file size will be about 50GB.

March 26th, 2012, 08:42 AM	#4
Randall Leong Major Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Melrose Park, Illinois, USA Posts: 936	Re: 350mb = 1,7gb!? Rafael, Your math for 1 hour of converted video is way off. 60 minutes of video converted to Cineform should be only about 51GB. Three hours of video so converted should be just over 150GB.

March 26th, 2012, 09:01 AM	#5
Ian Lewis Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Farnham, UK Posts: 87	Re: 350mb = 1,7gb!? I just looked at a recent 30 minute output file (Film Scan 1), and it's 28GB, so that makes 56GB/hr

March 28th, 2012, 12:01 PM	#6
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,239	Re: 350mb = 1,7gb!? You guys are right. I have to stop drinking before posting :) __________________ www.rafael-lopes.com