Quick Estimates

📹 1 Minute of Video

720p (5 Mbps) 37.5 MB
1080p (8 Mbps) 60 MB
4K (35 Mbps) 262.5 MB

🎵 1 Minute of Audio

MP3 (128 kbps) 0.96 MB
MP3 (320 kbps) 2.4 MB
FLAC Lossless 30 MB

📷 Photo Sizes

12MP JPEG 3-5 MB
24MP RAW 25-40 MB
50MP RAW 50-80 MB

Common Use Cases

🎮

Game Recording

Recording 1080p gameplay at 60fps with OBS (15 Mbps bitrate) produces approximately 6.75 GB per hour.

🎙️

Podcast Episode

A 60-minute podcast in stereo MP3 at 128 kbps results in a file size of approximately 58 MB.

📹

Zoom Recording

1-hour Zoom meeting recording at 720p typically produces a file of 400-600 MB.

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Photo Shoot

100 RAW photos from a 24MP camera will require approximately 2.5-4 GB of storage.

Calculation Methods

Video Files

Formula: File Size = Bitrate × Duration × 0.0075

Where bitrate is in Mbps and result is in MB. Factor in audio track separately (typically adds 10-50 MB per hour).

Audio Files

Formula: File Size = Bitrate × Duration ÷ 8

Where bitrate is in kbps, duration in seconds, result in KB. Divide by 1024 for MB.

Image Files

Uncompressed: Width × Height × Color Depth ÷ 8

JPEG typically compresses to 10-15% of uncompressed size. PNG varies based on content complexity.

Understanding File Size Calculations

File size calculations depend on multiple factors that vary by media type:

  • Video: Resolution, frame rate, bitrate, codec efficiency, and color depth all impact final size
  • Audio: Sample rate, bit depth, number of channels, and compression format determine size
  • Images: Resolution, color depth, compression algorithm, and image complexity affect file size
  • Compression: Modern codecs like H.265 can reduce sizes by 50% compared to H.264 at similar quality

Our calculators use industry-standard formulas and real-world compression ratios to provide accurate estimates.