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Question: video sizes

Apr 17, 2006 6:39AM PDT

I'm interested in buyign a player, that includes video capability, so...

does anyone know the size (how much space it takes up: KB? MB?) of, say an average 2 hour movie? What abouta 30 minute show?


Thnaks alot.

This will determine how much space it will take up


Mm01

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RE: Video sizes
Apr 17, 2006 8:10AM PDT

Video length: 2:04:00
Compressed for: Creative Zen Vision
Width: 720 pixels
Height: 400 pixels
Video compression: DivX codec
Frame rate: 29fps
Data rate: 145kbps
Audio type: MP3
Audio bit rate: 128kbps
File size: 1.03GB

Another example:

Video length: 00:22:33
Compressed for: iPod video
Width: 320 pixels
Height: 240 pixels
Video compression: MPEG-4
Frame rate: 30fps
Data rate: 1.21 mbits/sec
Audio type: AAC
Audio bit rate: 128kbps
File size: 196.66 MB

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thanks alot!! :) but...
Apr 19, 2006 2:40AM PDT

ill be more specific this time.

Can u determine a 2hr movie,to fit the zen vision:m's screen, in MPEG-4 codec format (or whatever format it chanegs @ to b compatible), with the average audio bit of 128kbps?