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Uncompressed Video Frame & Storage Size

Estimate ideal uncompressed frame size and video pixel-data size from dimensions, bits per pixel, integer frame rate and duration.

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How to use this calculator

  1. Enter the known values in the units shown. Results update as you type.
  2. Where results are editable, change one to solve backwards. Lock a value to hold it fixed.
  3. Use the worked example to check the method. Reset restores the starting fields.

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Inputs and results stay in this browser tab. Bookify does not upload or store the values you enter.

Formula and method

A 1,000 × 1,000 video at 24 bits per pixel has 3 MB frames. Ten seconds at 24 fps contains 240 frames and 0.72 GB of pixel data.

Frame bytes = width × height × bits per pixel / 8; video bytes = frame bytes × fps × seconds

Worked example

Enter these known values and leave the other values blank.

Frame width
1000 px
Frame height
1000 px
Total bits per pixel
24 bit
Whole-number frames per second
24 fps
Video length
0:0:10 hrs / min / sec
Theoretical uncompressed frame
3 MB
Theoretical uncompressed video data
0.72 GB

Assumptions and limitations

  • Bits per pixel cover the full pixel. This simple model assumes uniform, fully sampled pixel data; it does not infer channel count or chroma subsampling.
  • Audio, headers, timestamps, row padding, metadata and compression are excluded. This is not an MP4, H.264 or streaming-bandwidth estimator.
  • The captured model requires an integer frame rate. Fractional broadcast rates such as 29.97 fps are outside its supported inputs.
  • Pixel dimensions are positive whole numbers. Data-size selectors distinguish decimal prefixes from binary prefixes; duration follows the selected time unit.

Common questions

Why is a compressed video much smaller?

Video codecs exploit image redundancy and choose a bitrate or quality target. This calculator totals uncompressed pixel data without a codec model.

Is the color depth per channel?

No. Enter total bits per pixel. Three channels at eight bits each use 24 bits per pixel in this fully sampled model.

References

Bookify requires whole positive pixel dimensions while preserving the captured payload equations and unit conversions.

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