Shooting Ratio Calculator
Calculate your shooting ratio and estimate storage needs based on footage shot and final edit length.
Shooting Ratio
Shooting ratio is the amount of raw footage captured compared to the final edited length.
Shooting Ratio = Total Footage Shot / Final Edit Length
Typical shooting ratios by project type:
- Corporate/interview: 5:1 to 10:1
- Documentary: 20:1 to 60:1
- Narrative film: 3:1 to 10:1
- Music video: 5:1 to 15:1
- Commercial: 10:1 to 25:1
- Wedding: 8:1 to 15:1
- Reality TV: 30:1 to 100:1
Storage estimates per hour of footage:
- 1080p 8-bit: ~10-15 GB/hr
- 4K 8-bit: ~40-60 GB/hr
- 4K 10-bit: ~80-120 GB/hr
- 4K RAW: ~300-500 GB/hr
- 6K/8K RAW: ~500-1,000 GB/hr