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Tape Formats, Bit Depths,

Data Rates & Storage Requirements
A very common question that surfaces on the Creative Cow forums is one that deals with formats, data rates and
storage requirements. So thanks to our friends at Creative Media Partners ([Link]) in
Burbank, California, who have compiled the information below, we’d like to offer it for use by our members....

Name Compression Data Rate Mbps Bits per Sample Sampling Ratio

D1 - SD (Sony) Not Compressed 270 8 [Link]

D2 - SD (Sony/Ampex) Not Compressed 143 8 [Link]
D3 - SD (Panasonic Not Compressed 143 8 [Link]
D5 - HD (Panasonic) Compressed: 5:1 270 10 [Link]
D6 - HD (Thomson) Not Compressed 1500 8 — 10 for Y channel [Link]
D7 - SD (DVC Pro —Panasonic, Philips, Ikegami) Intraframe: 5:1 25 8 [Link]
D9 - SD (Digital S JVC) Intraframe: 3.3:1 50 8 [Link]
D9 - HD (Digital S JVC) Intraframe: 6.6:1 100 8 [Link]
D10 - SD Intraframe: 3.3:1 50 8 [Link]
HDCAM SR (Sony) Compressed: 2.7:1; 4:1 440 10 [Link]; [Link]
HDCAM (Sony) Compressed: [Link] 135 8 [Link]
DVC PRO HD Intraframe: 6.7:1 100 8 [Link]
Digital Betacam - SD (Sony) Compressed: 2:1 90 10 [Link]
MPEG IMX - SD (Sony) Intraframe: 3.3:1 50 8 [Link]
DVC Pro 50 (Panasonic) Intraframe: 3.3:1 50 8 [Link]
Betacam SX (Sony) Interframe: 5:1 18 8 [Link]
DV/HDV Intraframe: 5:1 25 8 [Link] NTSC, [Link] PAL
Digital 8 (Sony, Hitachi) Intraframe: 5:1 25 8 [Link] NTSC, [Link] PAL
DVCAM (Sony) Intraframe: 5:1 25 8 [Link] NTSC, [Link] PAL

Resolution Frames Per Second Bits Per Sample Sample Rate Storage Per Minute Storage Per Hour

4K (4096x3112) Film 24 10 [Link] 102.57 GB 6.15 TB

2K (2048x1536) Film 24 10 [Link] 17 GB 1.02 TB
1920x1080i HD 29.97 10 [Link] 14 GB 840 GB
1920x1080i HD 29.97 10 [Link] 9.3 GB 560 GB
1280x720p HD 59.94 10 [Link] 8.3 GB 498 GB
1920x1080p HD 23.976 10 [Link] 7.4 GB 448 GB
1920x1080i HD 23.97 8 [Link] 7.3 GB 439 GB
1280x720p HD 59.94 8 [Link] 6.3 GB 376 GB
1920x1080i DNxHD 220 (Avid) 29.97 10 or 8 [Link] 1.6 GB 100 GB
1280x720p DNxHD 220 (Avid) 59.94 10 or 8 [Link] 1.6 GB 100 GB
1920x1080p DNxHD 220 (Avid) 23.976 10 or 8 [Link] 1.3 GB 79 GB
1920x1080i DNxHD 145 (Avid) 29.97 8 [Link] .93 GB 56 GB
720x486 SD 1:1 29.97 10 [Link] 1.5 GB 91 GB
720x486 SD 1:1 29.97 8 [Link] 1.2 GB 72 GB
Sony IMX MPEG2 29.97 8 [Link] 375 MB 22.5 GB
HDV 29.97 8 [Link] 187 MB 11.25 GB
DV 50 29.97 8 [Link] 375 MB 22.5 GB
DV 25 29.97 8 [Link] 187.6 MB 11.25 GB
48.1 Khz Audio 8 tracks 16 46.1 MB 2.8 GB
96 Khz Audio 8 tracks 24 138 MB

54 May 2006 — Creative Cow Magazine