User guide

50 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide
Disk space for captured video
The disk space required to store digital video files depends on the frame size (resolution), frame
rate, and compression ratio they’re captured with. The following table shows the estimated disk
space (MB / min) required with different capture settings (with no audio):
Supported sound quality settings (video file recording)
Resolution Frame rate Compression ratio MB / min
1/16 1/2 3.4:1 11
1/16 Full 3.4:1 21
1/4 Full 6.9:1 42
1/2 Full 6.9:1 84
Full Full 13.4:1 86
Full Full 8.0:1 144
Setting Bits per sample Stereo or Mono Sample rate MB / min
CD-quality 16 Stereo 44.100 kHz 10.3
TV-quality 16 Stereo 22.050 kHz 5.2
Low-quality 8 Mono 11.025 kHz 0.6