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Storage requirements for digital video

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Media type

Format

Video bit depthCodec

Audio data encoding

Audio bit depth

Audio sampling rate

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Minimum file size for one hour of digital video

16 mm film

Film

10-bit

YUV 422 or FFV1

PCM

24-bit

48 kHz

MXF or MOV


35 mm film

Film

10-bitYUV 422 or FFV1

PCM

24-bit

48 kHz

MXF or MOV


UmaticMagnetic tape10-bitYUV 422 or FFV1PCM24-bit48 kHzMOV or MKV

Betacam

Magnetic tape

10-bitYUV 422 or FFV1

PCM

24-bit

48 kHz

MOV or MKV


Digital videocassette (DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD (720p)

Magnetic tape

8-bitNative codec

Native audio encoding

Native audio encoding

Native audio encoding


MOV or MKV


DVCPRO HD 1080i and 1080pMagnetic tape10-bitNative codecNative audio encodingNative audio encodingNative audio encodingMOV or MKV

CD, DVD, Bluray

Optical disk



PCM

16-bit

44.1 kHz

ISO


References

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Kong, David. "The Simple Formula to Calculate Video Bitrates." Frame.io Insider. Accessed January 14, 2021.