Video Transfers

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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