Atom Feed - DeskShare Support Forums - Topic:How much disk space will recording 2 cameras take? - 20DeskShare Support Forums - Atom Feedurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:AtomFeed:DeskShareSupportForums:Topic:Howmuchdiskspacewillrecording2camerastake?-20:1Copyright 2024 DeskShare Support Forums2024-03-28T23:51:17Zhttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/Images/YAFLogo.pngForum Adminhttps://www.deskshare.comSupport@Deskshare.comDeskShare - Supporthttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile729_DeskShare---Support.aspxDeskShare - Supporthttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile729_DeskShare---Support.aspxZotlerghttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile11655_Zotlerg.aspxYetAnotherForum.NETurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid3384:1How much disk space will recording 2 cameras take?<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>It is easy to calculate the amount of space needed for recordings.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx">Security Monitor Pro</a> records at a default of 250Kbs. Converted to bytes this is 31kbytes per second or 1.86Mbytes per minute or 111Mbytes per hour. To record for 8 hours a day you will use about 1Gbyte per camera. Or about 8Gbytes per week for the 2 cameras on your 4 day schedule. A terabyte hard drive will hold about 2 years of recordings for you.<br /></td></tr></table>2011-06-24T10:27:32-04:002011-06-24T10:27:32-04:00DeskShare - Support<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>It is easy to calculate the amount of space needed for recordings.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/video-surveillance-software.aspx">Security Monitor Pro</a> records at a default of 250Kbs. Converted to bytes this is 31kbytes per second or 1.86Mbytes per minute or 111Mbytes per hour. To record for 8 hours a day you will use about 1Gbyte per camera. Or about 8Gbytes per week for the 2 cameras on your 4 day schedule. A terabyte hard drive will hold about 2 years of recordings for you.<br /></td></tr></table>urn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid3375:1How much disk space will recording 2 cameras take?<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>I have a small business and would like to install a system with two cameras. Using your software and selecting motion-activated recording, how much disk space will I need? <br /><br />My business operates 4 days a week, 8 hours a day - figure pretty much constant motion during these times, but there should be NO motion outside of these hours. Thanks.</td></tr></table>2011-06-24T10:23:49-04:002011-06-24T10:23:49-04:00Zotlerg<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>I have a small business and would like to install a system with two cameras. Using your software and selecting motion-activated recording, how much disk space will I need? <br /><br />My business operates 4 days a week, 8 hours a day - figure pretty much constant motion during these times, but there should be NO motion outside of these hours. Thanks.</td></tr></table>