DVR Storage Calculator
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NTSC Format
SymDec 16 plus 4 NTSC Simple
SymDec 16 plus 4 NTSC Advanced
SymSafe Pro NTSC Simple
SymSafe Pro NTSC Advanced
SymSafe NTSC Simple
SymSafe NTSC Advanced
Digia II NTSC Simple
TruVision DVR 10 NTSC Simple
DVR Storage Calculator
Version 4.0.1 EM
Last update: 8/14/09
PAL Format
SymDec 16 plus 4 PAL Simple
SymDec 16 plus 4 PAL Advanced
SymSafe Pro PAL Simple
SymSafe Pro PAL Advanced
SymSafe PAL Simple
SymSafe PAL Advanced
Digia II PAL Simple
TruVision DVR 10 PAL Simple
TruVision DVR 10
Calculator (NTSC)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS 4CIF
Number of Days of Storage 90 #REF!
Numbers of Cameras 4 #REF!
Frames Per Second (per ch) 12
Quality Setting Highest Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 100% 4CIF
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. #REF! Mbps
#REF! kbps
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DCIF 2CIF CIF
2576 GB 2625 GB 911 GB
2.6 TB 2.6 TB 0.9 TB
DCIF 2CIF CIF
Mbps 2.65 Mbps 2.70 Mbps 0.94 Mbps
kbps 2650.0 kbps 2700.9 kbps 937.6 kbps
QCIF
330 GB
0.3 TB
QCIF
Mbps 0.34 Mbps
kbps 339.7 kbps
TruVision DVR 10
Calculator (PAL)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS 4CIF
Number of Days of Storage 90 #REF!
Numbers of Cameras 1 #REF!
Frames Per Second (per ch) 12
Quality Setting Highest Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 100% 4CIF
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. #REF! Mbps
#REF! kbps
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DCIF 2CIF CIF
785 GB 778 GB 262 GB
0.8 TB 0.8 TB 0.3 TB
DCIF 2CIF CIF
Mbps 0.81 Mbps 0.80 Mbps 0.27 Mbps
kbps 807.1 kbps 800.0 kbps 269.2 kbps
QCIF
100 GB
0.1 TB
QCIF
Mbps 0.10 Mbps
kbps 102.6 kbps
SymDec 16 plus 4
Calculator (NTSC)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS D1
Number of Days of Storage 60 967 GB
Numbers of Cameras 8 1.0 TB
Frames Per Second (per ch) 5
Quality Setting 9 Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 25% D1
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. 5.97 Mbps
5969.6 kbps
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2CIF CIF
484 GB 322 GB
0.5 TB 0.3 TB
2CIF CIF
Mbps 2.98 Mbps 1.99 Mbps
kbps 2984.8 kbps 1989.9 kbps
SymDec 16 plus 4
Calculator (NTSC)
INPUTS
Number of Days of Storage 30
Number of Cameras 20
Cameras 1 2 3 4
Resolution D1 D1 2CIF 2CIF
Frame Per Second 10 15 30 30
Quality 9 6 8 6
% Motion Recording 25% 25% 25% 25%
Bandwidth Consumption (Mbps) 1.15 1.15 1.49 1.15
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
Total Storage Required 1826 GB Simple
1.8 TB
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Total Bandwidth Required 22.54 Mbps
22539 kbps
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
10 30 30 30 30 30 30
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%
0.38 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
30 30 30 30 30 30 30
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%
1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15
19 20
2CIF 2CIF
30 30
6 6
25% 25%
1.15 1.15
SymDec 16 plus 4
Calculator (PAL)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS D1
Number of Days of Storage 1 019 GB
Numbers of Cameras 1 0.0 TB
Frames Per Second (per ch) 12.5
Quality Setting 9 Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 100% D1
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. 1.72 Mbps
1722.0 kbps
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2CIF CIF
009 GB 006 GB
0.0 TB 0.0 TB
2CIF CIF
Mbps 0.86 Mbps 0.57 Mbps
kbps 861.0 kbps 574.0 kbps
SymDec 16 plus 4
Calculator (PAL)
INPUTS
Number of Days of Storage 15
Number of Cameras 20
Cameras 1 2 3 4
Resolution D1 D1 D1 D1
Frame Per Second 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
Quality 5 5 5 5
% Motion Recording 0% 10% 15% 50%
Bandwidth Consumption (Mbps) 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
Total Storage Required 524 GB Simple
0.5 TB
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Total Bandwidth Required 6.98 Mbps
6977 kbps
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1
2.1 2.1 25 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%
0.26 0.26 1.97 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1
2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90%
0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
19 20
D1 D1
2.1 2.1
5 5
10% 12%
0.26 0.26
SymSafe Pro
Calculator (NTSC)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS D1
Number of Days of Storage 1 099 GB
Numbers of Cameras 16 0.1 TB
Frames Per Second (per ch) 5
Quality Setting 5 Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 0% D1
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. 9.15 Mbps
9153.4 kbps
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2CIF CIF
049 GB 033 GB
0.0 TB 0.0 TB
2CIF CIF
Mbps 4.58 Mbps 3.05 Mbps
kbps 4576.7 kbps 3051.1 kbps
SymSafe Pro
Calculator (NTSC)
INPUTS
Number of Days of Storage 1
Number of Cameras 16
Cameras 1 2 3 4
Resolution 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
Frame Per Second 5 5 5 5
Quality 5 5 5 5
% Motion Recording 0% 0% 0% 0%
Bandwidth Consumption ( Mbps) 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
Total Storage Required 051 GB Simple
0.1 TB
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Total Bandwidth Required 4.73 Mbps
572 kbps
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29
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12 13 14 15 16
2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5
0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.44
SymSafe Pro
Calculator (PAL)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS D1
Number of Days of Storage 1 062 GB
Numbers of Cameras 16 0.1 TB
Frames Per Second (per ch) 12.5
Quality Setting 6 Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 21% D1
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. 27.55 Mbps
27552.0 kbps
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2CIF CIF
031 GB 021 GB
0.0 TB 0.0 TB
2CIF CIF
Mbps 13.78 Mbps 9.18 Mbps
kbps 13776.0 kbps 9184.0 kbps
SymSafe Pro
Calculator (PAL)
INPUTS
Number of Days of Storage 30
Number of Cameras 18
Cameras 1 2 3 4
Resolution 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
Frame Per Second 25 25 25 25
Quality 5 6 6 6
% Motion Recording 50% 5% 15% 50%
Bandwidth Consumption (Mbps) 1.32 1.72 1.72 1.72
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
Total Storage Required 4873 GB Simple
4.9 TB
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Total Bandwidth Required 28.59 Mbps
28585 kbps
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
25 8.3 25 12.5 25 25 25
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%
1.72 0.57 1.72 0.86 1.72 1.72 1.72
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF 2CIF
25 25 25 25 25 25 25
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90%
1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72 1.72
SymSafe
Calculator (NTSC)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS D1
Number of Days of Storage 1 #N/A
Numbers of Cameras 11 #N/A
Frames Per Second (per ch) 30
Quality Setting 6 Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 0% D1
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. #N/A Mbps
#N/A kbps
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2CIF CIF
#N/A 136 GB
#N/A 0.1 TB
2CIF CIF
Mbps #N/A Mbps 12.63 Mbps
kbps #N/A kbps 12628.0 kbps
SymSafe
Calculator (NTSC)
INPUTS
Number of Days of Storage 30
Number of Cameras 18
Cameras 1 2 3 4
Resolution D1 D1 D1 D1
Frame Per Second 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Quality 4 4 4 4
% Motion Recording 100% 100% 100% 50%
Bandwidth Consumption (Mbps) 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
Total Storage Required 3301 GB Simple
3.3 TB
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Total Bandwidth Required 10.33 Mbps
10332 kbps
5 6 7 8 9 10
D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
4 4 4 4 4 4
25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57
11 12 13 14 15 16
D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
4 4 4 4 4 4
55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80%
0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57
17 18
D1 D1
7.5 7.5
4 4
85% 90%
0.57 0.57
SymSafe
Calculator (PAL)
Storage Requirements:
INPUTS D1
Number of Days of Storage 1 132 GB
Numbers of Cameras 16 0.1 TB
Frames Per Second (per ch) 8.3
Quality Setting 4 Bandwidth Usage:
% Motion Detection Rec. 0% D1
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate. 12.25 Mbps
12245.3 kbps
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2CIF CIF
066 GB 044 GB
0.1 TB 0.0 TB
2CIF CIF
Mbps 6.12 Mbps 4.08 Mbps
kbps 6122.7 kbps 4081.8 kbps
SymSafe
Calculator (PAL)
INPUTS
Number of Days of Storage 4
Number of Cameras 18
Cameras 1 2 3 4
Resolution D1 D1 D1 D1
Frame Per Second 5 5 5 5
Quality 5 5 5 5
% Motion Recording 50% 5% 15% 50%
Bandwidth Consumption (Mbps) 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
Total Storage Required 277 GB Simple
0.3 TB
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Total Bandwidth Required 12.55 Mbps
12551 kbps
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1
5 8.3 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%
0.69 0.88 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 D1
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90%
0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69
Digia II
Calculator (NTSC)
Total fps across all channel
INPUTS Total fps (current settings)
Number of Days of Storage 30 Still Camera
Numbers of Cameras 1
Frames Per Second (per ch) 30 Panning Camera
Quality Setting 3
% Motion Detection Rec. 50%
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
Still Camera
Panning Camera
Storage Requirements:
D1 = 30fps Max 2CIF = 60fps Max CIF = 120fps Max
30 30 30
D1** 2CIF** CIF**
194 GB 140 GB 093 GB
00.2 TB 00.1 TB 00.1 TB
440 GB 442 GB 274 GB
00.4 TB 00.4 TB 00.3 TB
Bandwidth Usage:
D1 2CIF CIF
1.20 Mbps 0.87 Mbps 0.57 Mbps
1199.50 kbps 867 kbps 574 kbps
2.72 Mbps 2.73 Mbps 1.69 Mbps
2718.89 kbps 2726 kbps 1694 kbps
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Digia II
Calculator (PAL)
Total fps across all channel
INPUTS Total fps (current settings)
Number of Days of Storage 30
Numbers of Cameras 1 Still Camera
Frames Per Second (per ch) 25
Quality Setting 6 Panning Camera
% Motion Detection Rec. 0%
*Please note the values calculated are +/- 5% accurate.
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Total fps across all channel using D1 = 25fps Max Still Camera
Total fps across all channel using 2CIF = 50fps Max
Total fps across all channel using CIF = 100fps Max Panning Camera
Total fps based on current settings = 25
Storage Requirements:
D1 = 25fps Max 2CIF = 50fps Max CIF = 100fps Max
25 25 25
D1** 2CIF** CIF**
518 GB 358 GB 248 GB
00.5 TB 00.4 TB 00.2 TB
2178 GB 1200 GB 632 GB
02.2 TB 01.2 TB 00.6 TB
Bandwidth Usage:
D1 2CIF CIF
1.60 Mbps 1.10 Mbps 0.76 Mbps
1599.26 kbps 1104.97 kbps 764.26 kbps
6.72 Mbps 3.71 Mbps 1.95 Mbps
6722.95 kbps 3705.09 kbps 1950.93 kbps
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