Postproduction drive budgeting
Storage calculator
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0 TB
Project name
Camera maker
Model
Sensor
Codec
Format
Frame rate
Pages + ratio
Manual minutes
Pages
Shoot ratio
3:1
5:1
8:1
10:1
15:1
20:1
Estimated shot minutes
Custom bitrate Mbps
Data rate
0 MB/s · 0 Mbps
Drive use
Storage
Storage
Work
VFX turnovers and roundtrips
VFX clips
Avg seconds
VFX resolution
2K
4K
8K
VFX media
HDR 16-bit EXR
SDR 10-bit DPX
ProRes 4444
Masters / DCDM
Master type
SDR DCDM DPX 10-bit
HDR DCDM TIFF 16-bit
ProRes 422
ProRes 422 HQ
ProRes 4444
ProRes 4444 XQ
Master resolution
2K
4K
DCP package at 250 Mbps
DCP resolution
2K
4K
IMF export
IMF profile
Netflix 4K UHD J2K - 800 Mbps
Netflix 1080p HD J2K - 400 Mbps
Disney 4K UHD J2K App 2E - 800 Mbps
Disney 4K UHD ProRes 422 HQ - 880 Mbps
Disney 4K UHD ProRes 4444 XQ - 1,960 Mbps
Project files and miscellaneous 2%
Protection
RAID 5
RAID
No RAID / single drive
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 6
RAID 10
Headroom %
Cost per TB
$
Currency
USD
EUR
MXN
Preferred drive TB
Auto
4 TB
8 TB
12 TB
16 TB
18 TB
20 TB
22 TB
24 TB
Include LTO backup estimate
LTO generation
LTO-8 native 12 TB
LTO-9 native 18 TB
LTO cost per TB
$
NAS collaborators
Suggested throughput
0 MB/s · 0 Gb/s