Minutes per Gig at DVinfo.net

Greg Gelber · August 6th, 2005, 10:05 PM

When shooting with the DVX100a (30p), how many minutes per gig do you get if recording directly to hard drive or digitizing footage from tape?

Jesse Parsh · August 6th, 2005, 10:31 PM

I'm pretty sure that you use just over 13gb for every hour of footage.

Dan Vance · August 6th, 2005, 11:11 PM

Yes, that's right. Approximately 4.5 minutes per GB.

Laurence Currie-Clark · August 7th, 2005, 01:24 PM

It varies on codecs, but here is what I use as a reference.

DV=~3.46MB/S
1 Min=~ 207.6MB
5 Min=~ 1038MB
1 Hour=~ 12456MB

Boyd Ostroff · August 7th, 2005, 01:47 PM

Also consider that you want a little "breathing room" on your hard drive. Personally I like to use 15GB/hour as a number which takes this into account and makes the mental arithmetic easier.

Dan Vance · August 7th, 2005, 02:00 PM

Or, since the thread is titled "Minutes per Gig" and that's what Greg asked for, that would be:
Laurence: 4.8 Minutes per Gig
Boyd: 4.0 Minutes per Gig
Dan: 4.5 Minutes per Gig
Take yer pick.

Greg Gelber · August 7th, 2005, 07:44 PM

Thank you all. Just got a 300 gig external so I don't think I'll hit 20 hours of footage at any given time. I edit with Digital Beta footage at work but our Adrenalines have 500 gigs (not including Unity) and I can can pack about 4 half hour shows on the system at 20 to 1 with each episode having about 20-32 minute tapes digitized. I actually never pay attention to what I get per gig but I think I'll check it out. Thanks again...

August 6th, 2005, 10:05 PM	#1
Greg Gelber New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Knoxville,TN Posts: 17	Minutes per Gig When shooting with the DVX100a (30p), how many minutes per gig do you get if recording directly to hard drive or digitizing footage from tape?

August 6th, 2005, 10:31 PM	#2
Jesse Parsh Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lakewood Ohio Posts: 51	I'm pretty sure that you use just over 13gb for every hour of footage.

August 6th, 2005, 11:11 PM	#3
Dan Vance Built the VanceCam Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 109	Yes, that's right. Approximately 4.5 minutes per GB.

August 7th, 2005, 01:24 PM	#4
Laurence Currie-Clark New Boot Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nivelles, Belgium Posts: 22	It varies on codecs, but here is what I use as a reference. DV=~3.46MB/S 1 Min=~ 207.6MB 5 Min=~ 1038MB 1 Hour=~ 12456MB

August 7th, 2005, 01:47 PM	#5
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Also consider that you want a little "breathing room" on your hard drive. Personally I like to use 15GB/hour as a number which takes this into account and makes the mental arithmetic easier.

August 7th, 2005, 02:00 PM	#6
Dan Vance Built the VanceCam Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 109	Or, since the thread is titled "Minutes per Gig" and that's what Greg asked for, that would be: Laurence: 4.8 Minutes per Gig Boyd: 4.0 Minutes per Gig Dan: 4.5 Minutes per Gig Take yer pick.

August 7th, 2005, 07:44 PM	#7
Greg Gelber New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Knoxville,TN Posts: 17	Thank you all. Just got a 300 gig external so I don't think I'll hit 20 hours of footage at any given time. I edit with Digital Beta footage at work but our Adrenalines have 500 gigs (not including Unity) and I can can pack about 4 half hour shows on the system at 20 to 1 with each episode having about 20-32 minute tapes digitized. I actually never pay attention to what I get per gig but I think I'll check it out. Thanks again...