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Video Recording Storage Calculator

How many GB to record N hours at a given bitrate.

Estimate the storage required to record a video stream of a given duration at a given bitrate. Reports the total in GB and the per-camera daily total for security-camera planning.

Daniel Oh By Daniel Oh
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Inputs

kbps
h

Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

GB = bitrate (kbps) · 3600 · hours / (8 · 1024 · 1024).

In depth

Estimate the storage required to record a video stream of a given duration at a given bitrate. Reports the total in GB and the per-camera daily total for security-camera planning.