Compressed song
8.4 MB - Data; example.
A digital audio recording of a song compressed at a constant bitrate for efficient storage.
A 3.5-minute song at a constant 320 kbit/s, excluding container overhead.
Defined examples — our methodologyCompressed song vs One hour of video: data size comparison
The data size of one hour of video is about 429 times the data size of a compressed song. Selected basis: an example for Compressed song; an example for One hour of video; approximate values.
- Compressed song
- Data
- One hour of video
- Data
BYTES OF DATA
Compressed song
8.4 MBData
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One hour of video
3.6 GBData
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Bar length represents bytes. The physical sizes of devices are schematic; encoding and compression affect file sizes.
In perspective429 times
Measurements, assumptions & sources
One hour of video
3.6 GB - Data; example.
A one-hour digital video recording with sound, encoded at a specified bitrate.
A one-hour video at 8 Mbit/s including all streams in the chosen bitrate; overhead ignored.
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DigitalOne hour of video3.6 GBA one-hour digital video recording with sound, encoded at a specified bitrate.
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