File Size at DVinfo.net

Jeff Harper · July 23rd, 2007, 05:08 AM

File size when I capture footage from my PD170 is around 9Gb an hour. However my new cameraman says when he captures footage (he uses Pinnacle) it only takes up around 5Gb an hour.

His camera is a GL2.

I want him to capture to a portable hard drive so that I can edit the footage, but am concerned about the quality of his footage.

Any ideas as to the reason for the differences in file size?

George Wing · July 23rd, 2007, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Harper

File size when I capture footage from my PD170 is around 9Gb an hour. However my new cameraman says when he captures footage (he uses Pinnacle) it only takes up around 5Gb an hour.

His camera is a GL2.

I want him to capture to a portable hard drive so that I can edit the footage, but am concerned about the quality of his footage.

Any ideas as to the reason for the differences in file size?

Doesn't sound like you guys are transferring the original footage in its recorded format. On the PC, I would transfer the DV .avi, and it would be around ~13gb per hour. It is the video as it was recorded. Depending on DV Type, you *might* get slightly different filesizes (DV Type-2 perhaps slightly larger than DV Type-1). But BOTH being ~13gb per hour.

Check the properties of your 9gb capture, and also check the properties of the 5gb capture -- they must be going through an on-the-fly conversion to a more compressed format...

Regards,
George

Jeff Harper · July 23rd, 2007, 05:25 AM

Through all the versions of Vegas I have used (6 and up) DV footage has captured the same size (9-10 Gb) using the default settings.

I will check the properties next time I capture though thanks!

I am even more concerned about the quality of my cameraman's footage....5Gb file size is clearly way off.

Bill Watson · July 23rd, 2007, 05:38 AM

All my captured footage has been at 13Gb/hr.

Must be some sort of down-conversion at play there.

Edward Troxel · July 23rd, 2007, 07:38 AM

9-10 Gig is also way off. DV footage is between 12 and 13 Gig/hour - period.

Now, if you're only capturing 45 minutes, 9-10 Gig would be about right.

As everyone has said so far, make sure you're all on the same page and everyone is capturing DV-AVI.

Terry Esslinger · July 23rd, 2007, 10:37 AM

If you are shooting with a GL2 and capturing straigbht to Vegas via firewire how could you capture anything but DV.avi type 2?

George Wing · July 23rd, 2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry Esslinger

If you are shooting with a GL2 and capturing straigbht to Vegas via firewire how could you capture anything but DV.avi type 2?

From the original post, the GL2 belongs to the cameraman, and he uses Pinnacle...

Regards,
George

Mike Kujbida · July 23rd, 2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry Esslinger

If you are shooting with a GL2 and capturing straigbht to Vegas via firewire how could you capture anything but DV.avi type 2?

If you're using Vegas, this is correct.
Iin his original post though, Jeff said:
"However my new cameraman says when he captures footage (he uses Pinnacle) it only takes up around 5Gb an hour."
This leads me to suspect that his cameraman is NOT using DV-AVI as a capture setting.
I've never used anything from Pinnacle so I have no idea why his file size is so small.

Jeff Harper · July 23rd, 2007, 11:00 AM

Thank you gentlemen...I have found that I do capture at about 13 gigs an hour...most clips are under an hour and I mentally just rounded up...so I guess the issue lies with just my shooter...

July 23rd, 2007, 05:08 AM	#1
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	File Size File size when I capture footage from my PD170 is around 9Gb an hour. However my new cameraman says when he captures footage (he uses Pinnacle) it only takes up around 5Gb an hour. His camera is a GL2. I want him to capture to a portable hard drive so that I can edit the footage, but am concerned about the quality of his footage. Any ideas as to the reason for the differences in file size?

July 23rd, 2007, 07:38 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	9-10 Gig is also way off. DV footage is between 12 and 13 Gig/hour - period. Now, if you're only capturing 45 minutes, 9-10 Gig would be about right. As everyone has said so far, make sure you're all on the same page and everyone is capturing DV-AVI. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 23rd, 2007, 10:37 AM	#6
Terry Esslinger Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sacramento, Elk Grove. Calif Posts: 306	If you are shooting with a GL2 and capturing straigbht to Vegas via firewire how could you capture anything but DV.avi type 2? __________________ Puttin the wet stuff on the red stuff!

July 23rd, 2007, 05:25 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Through all the versions of Vegas I have used (6 and up) DV footage has captured the same size (9-10 Gb) using the default settings. I will check the properties next time I capture though thanks! I am even more concerned about the quality of my cameraman's footage....5Gb file size is clearly way off.

July 23rd, 2007, 05:38 AM	#4
Bill Watson Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noosa Queensland Australia Posts: 248	All my captured footage has been at 13Gb/hr. Must be some sort of down-conversion at play there.

July 23rd, 2007, 11:00 AM	#9
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Thank you gentlemen...I have found that I do capture at about 13 gigs an hour...most clips are under an hour and I mentally just rounded up...so I guess the issue lies with just my shooter...