Atom Feed - DeskShare Support Forums - Topic:Estimating drive space required for surveillance recording with motion detection - 20DeskShare Support Forums - Atom Feedurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:AtomFeed:DeskShareSupportForums:Topic:Estimatingdrivespacerequiredforsurveillancerecordingwithmotiondetection-20:1Copyright 2024 DeskShare Support Forums2024-03-28T07:04:13Zhttps://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.aspxcedwardshttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile11986_cedwards.aspxYetAnotherForum.NETurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid3839:1Estimating drive space required for surveillance recording with motion detection<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The amount of space required for recording on motion for 12 IP cameras will depend on the amount of motion. <br /><br />To make an estimate we can say you will have 25% of the time recorded as motion or 4 ip cameras recorded continuously. <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 compressed video or 512kb per second which equals 3.8Mb per minute, or 5.5GB per day per camera. <br /><br />A 2TB hard drive will hold approximately 90 days of recordings on motion activation from 12 cameras based on a 25% motion time.<br /></td></tr></table>2012-10-23T09:38:16-04:002012-10-23T09:38:16-04:00DeskShare - Support<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The amount of space required for recording on motion for 12 IP cameras will depend on the amount of motion. <br /><br />To make an estimate we can say you will have 25% of the time recorded as motion or 4 ip cameras recorded continuously. <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 compressed video or 512kb per second which equals 3.8Mb per minute, or 5.5GB per day per camera. <br /><br />A 2TB hard drive will hold approximately 90 days of recordings on motion activation from 12 cameras based on a 25% motion time.<br /></td></tr></table>urn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid3829:1Estimating drive space required for surveillance recording with motion detection<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>I need to continuously monitor and record (on motion) 12 IP cameras. 6 of the cameras are Axis 206 and the other 6 are Axis M1011. I need to store the recordings for 7 days and archive for 90 days. What would be your recommended storage requirements for this type of setup?</td></tr></table>2012-10-23T09:35:35-04:002012-10-23T09:35:35-04:00cedwards<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>I need to continuously monitor and record (on motion) 12 IP cameras. 6 of the cameras are Axis 206 and the other 6 are Axis M1011. I need to store the recordings for 7 days and archive for 90 days. What would be your recommended storage requirements for this type of setup?</td></tr></table>