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10.2 MPEG2 Compression Chart
(H:M:S)
NTSC MPEG2 Compression at 720x480
Compression 18GB 36GB 73GB 147GB 180GB 1.2TB 1.8TB
Bit Rate
External Drive Chassis
50 Mbit/s 0:40:46
1:21:32 2:43:04 5:26:08 6:47:40 44:22:19 66:33:28
45 Mbit/s 0:45:14
1:30:28 3:00:56 6:01:52 7:32:20 49:14:01 73:51:01
40 Mbit/s 0:50:38
1:41:16 3:22:32 6:45:04 8:26:20 55:06:40 82:40:00
35 Mbit/s 0:57:41
1:55:22 3:50:44 7:41:28 9:36:50 62:47:04 94:10:37
30 Mbit/s 1:06:46
2:13:32 4:27:04 8:54:08 11:07:40 72:40:16 109:00:24
25 Mbit/s 1:19:17
2:38:34 5:17:08 10:34:16 13:12:50 86:17:41 129:26:32
20 Mbit/s 1:38:02
3:16:04 6:32:08 13:04:16 16:20:20 106:42:11 160:03:16
15 Mbit/s 2:07:33
4:15:06 8:30:12 17:00:24 21:15:30 138:49:48 208:14:42
12 Mbit/s 2:36:41
5:13:22 10:26:44 20:53:24 26:06:50 170:31:50 255:47:45
10 Mbit/s 3:04:15
6:08:30 12:17:00 24:34:00 30:42:30 200:32:39 300:48:59
8 Mbit/s 3:43:35
7:27:10 14:54:20 29:48:40 37:15:50 243:21:22 365:02:02
5 Mbit/s 5:26:13
10:52:26 21:44:52 43:29:44 54:22:09 355:03:57 532:35:55
PAL MPEG2 Compression Chart at 720x576
Compression 18GB 36GB 73GB 147GB 180GB 1.2TB 1.8TB
Bit Rate
External Drive Chassis
50 Mbit/s 0:40:48
1:21:36 2:43:12 5:26:24 6:48:00 44:24:29 66:36:44
45 Mbit/s 0:45:13
1:30:26 3:00:52 6:01:44 7:32:10 49:12:56 73:49:23
40 Mbit/s 0:50:41
1:41:22 3:22:44 6:45:28 8:26:50 55:09:56 82:44:54
35 Mbit/s 0:57:40
1:55:20 3:50:40 7:41:20 9:36:40 62:45:59 94:08:59
30 Mbit/s 1:06:53
2:13:46 4:27:32 8:55:04 11:08:50 72:47:53 109:11:50
25 Mbit/s 1:19:35
2:39:10 5:18:20 10:34:40 13:15:50 86:20:57 129:31:26
20 Mbit/s 1:38:15
3:16:30 6:33:00 13:06:00 16:22:30 106:56:20 160:24:29
15 Mbit/s 2:08:22
4:16:44 8:33:28 17:06:56 21:23:40 139:43:08 209:34:42
12 Mbit/s 2:37:05
5:14:10 10:28:20 20:56:40 26:10:50 170:58:30 256:27:45
10 Mbit/s 3:03:40
6:07:20 12:14:40 24:29:20 30:36:39 199:54:33 299:51:50
8 Mbit/s 3:43:10
7:26:20 14:52:40 29:45:20 37:11:40 242:54:09 364:21:13
5 Mbit/s 5:27:06
10:54:12 21:48:24 43:36:48 54:31:00 356:01:38 534:02:27
Note: This table is compiled for video at the indicated bit rate with 2 audio channels.
You can use any Seagate Cheetah hard disk that ends with the extension LW or a Barracuda 180gig.
If you are planning to do insert editing, use only Cheetah 15000 RPM drives (X15) like the ST318452 and ST336752