Video Transfers

Cintrex
Larry Molina
314-942-1110 (office)
314-616-8525 (cell)
larry@cintrexav.com

Lindsey
lindsey@cintrexav.com

Approximate Runtimes in Minutes

Film Reel Runtimes

Reel Size	Feet	8mm	Super 8mm	16mm
3 Inch Reel	50	3.7	3.3	1.8
4 Inch Reel	100	7.5	6.7	3.7
5 Inch Reel	200	14.8	13.3	7.5
6 Inch Reel	300	22.2	20	11.1
7 Inch Reel	400	29.7	26.7	14.8
10 Inch Reel	800	59.4	53.3	29.7

Reel Diameters

• 1200 ft reel is 12.25 inches in diameter.
• 1600 ft reel is 13.75 inches in diameter.
• 2000 ft reel is 15 inches in diameter.

File Size Chart for Film Transfer

8mm Film Transfer File Sizes in Gigabytes (GB)

Estimates for File Sizes

Film Feet	Content Hours	H.264 MP4	HD H.264 MP4	H.264 MOV	HD H.264 MOV	Apple ProRes 422	HD Apple ProRes 422
400	0.5	1	3	3	5	13	25
800	1	2	5	5	10	25	50
1,200	1.5	3	8	8	15	38	75
1,600	2	4	10	10	20	50	100
2,000	2.5	5	13	13	25	63	125
2,400	3	6	15	15	30	75	150
2,800	3.5	7	18	18	35	88	175
3,200	4	8	20	20	40	100	200
3,600	4.5	9	23	23	45	113	225
4,000	5	10	25	25	50	125	250

16mm Film Transfer File Sizes in Gigabytes (GB)

Estimates for File Sizes

Film Feet	Content Hours	H.264 MP4	HD H.264 MP4	H.264 QT MOV	HD H.264 QT MOV	Apple ProRes 422	HD Apple ProRes 422
400	0.25	0.5	1	1	3	10	20
800	0.5	1	3	3	5	20	40
1,200	0.75	1.5	4	4	8	30	60
1,600	1	2	5	5	10	40	80
2,000	1.25	2.5	6	6	13	50	100
2,400	1.5	3	8	8	15	60	120
2,800	1.75	3.5	9	9	18	70	140
3,200	2	4	10	10	20	80	160
3,600	2.25	4.5	11	11	23	90	180
4,000	2.5	5	13	13	25	100	200
4,400	2.75	5.5	14	14	28	110	220
4,800	3	6	15	15	30	120	240
5,200	3.25	6.5	16	16	33	130	260
5,600	3.5	7	18	18	35	140	280
6,000	3.75	7.5	19	19	38	150	300
6,400	4	8	20	20	40	160	320

File Size Chart for Video Tape Transfer

GENERAL NOTE: 2 GB/VHS for digital files approx. so keep in mind when giving amount or size of USB to Cintrex.

Video Tape Conversion Chart for Data File Sizes in Gigabytes (GB)

Estimates for File Sizes

Content Hours	H.264 AVI	HD H.264 MP4	H.264 MP4	HD H.264 QT MOV	H.264 QT MOV	Apple ProRes 422	HD Apple ProRes 422
0.25	4	0.5	1	1	3	10	20
0.50	8	1.0	3	3	5	20	40
0.75	12	1.5	4	4	8	30	60
1.00	16	2.0	5	5	10	40	80
1.25	20	2.5	6	6	13	50	100
1.50	24	3.0	8	8	15	60	120
1.75	28	3.5	9	9	18	70	140
2.00	32	4.0	10	10	20	80	160
2.25	36	4.5	11	11	23	90	180
2.50	40	5.0	13	13	25	100	200
2.75	44	5.5	14	14	28	110	220
3.00	48	6.0	15	15	30	120	240
3.25	52	6.5	16	16	33	130	260
3.50	56	7.0	18	18	35	140	280
3.75	60	7.5	19	19	38	150	300
4.00	64	8.0	20	20	40	160	320