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Lloyd Claycomb · January 30th, 2008, 10:05 PM

How much HD video can I get on a 1TB harddrive? How many minutes/hours?

Jim Andrada · January 31st, 2008, 07:17 AM

Re HD video - is it mpeg2 compressed just like it came off the tape? In which case 13 GB translates to 63 minutes of video, plus or minus.

Or has it been run through a codec like Cineform, in which case it will depend on a lot of factors. Or is it completely uncompressed?

John Miller · January 31st, 2008, 07:46 AM

For HDV, about 75 hours.

Lloyd Claycomb · January 31st, 2008, 10:12 PM

Thanks. I guess it was just a general question on how many hours. I really don't know what format to keep it in. I want to store it all for backup purposes in lieu of keeping it on tape.

Looks like I need to search the boards... Thanks for the 75 hr. answer. That's JUST what I was looking for... a ballpark answer.

Paul Wags · January 31st, 2008, 11:18 PM

I hope you are keeping it on tape as well because a Hard Drive is a mechanical device that will stop working one day.

Just look at all those ipods that don't work anymore.

Lloyd Claycomb · February 2nd, 2008, 09:55 PM

I will have everything all backed up on tape, but I have a lot of clips that I reuse over and over, so those will be on the hard drive for easy access.

As a follow up, how much SD video for DVD would fit on 1 TB? Ballpark...

John Miller · February 3rd, 2008, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lloyd Claycomb

I will have everything all backed up on tape, but I have a lot of clips that I reuse over and over, so those will be on the hard drive for easy access.

As a follow up, how much SD video for DVD would fit on 1 TB? Ballpark...

Depends on how much the DVD material is compressed. A single sided DVD holds about 4.3GB and a typical retail DVD has perhaps 2 hours of material. On 1TB, you'd get about 1TB / 4.3GB x 2 hours = 465 hours. So a reasonable ballpark would be 400 - 500 hours. But it depends on the amount of compression (i.e., the bitrate).

If you know the bitrate (in Mbps) for your typical material, then the ballpark would be:

(2222 / bitrate) hours

January 30th, 2008, 10:05 PM	#1
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January 31st, 2008, 07:17 AM	#2
Jim Andrada Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,211	Re HD video - is it mpeg2 compressed just like it came off the tape? In which case 13 GB translates to 63 minutes of video, plus or minus. Or has it been run through a codec like Cineform, in which case it will depend on a lot of factors. Or is it completely uncompressed?

January 31st, 2008, 07:46 AM	#3
John Miller Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hillsborough, NC, USA Posts: 968	For HDV, about 75 hours.

January 31st, 2008, 10:12 PM	#4
Lloyd Claycomb Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 208	Thanks. I guess it was just a general question on how many hours. I really don't know what format to keep it in. I want to store it all for backup purposes in lieu of keeping it on tape. Looks like I need to search the boards... Thanks for the 75 hr. answer. That's JUST what I was looking for... a ballpark answer.

January 31st, 2008, 11:18 PM	#5
Paul Wags Ruler of the DownUnder UnderWorld Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cairns- Queensland - Australia Posts: 248	I hope you are keeping it on tape as well because a Hard Drive is a mechanical device that will stop working one day. Just look at all those ipods that don't work anymore.

February 2nd, 2008, 09:55 PM	#6
Lloyd Claycomb Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 208	I will have everything all backed up on tape, but I have a lot of clips that I reuse over and over, so those will be on the hard drive for easy access. As a follow up, how much SD video for DVD would fit on 1 TB? Ballpark...