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Show HN: CCTV Storage Calculator (Jvsg.com)

by maxshm on 2/15/22, 10:26 AM with 6 comments

  • by maxshm on 2/15/22, 10:38 AM

    We created a free web based calculator to estimate video archive storage space for your video surveillance system or simply for 1 camera you installed. The calculator also estimates required network bandwidth for IP cameras.

    It is a web app (Javascript+React) that runs in a browser or on a tablet or a smartphone.

    Presently, the most common compression codecs are H.264 and H.265 . Their advantage is a high level of video compression, which saves space in the video archive. Motion JPEG compression is also supported. And here is a manual for the calculator https://www.jvsg.com/cctv-storage-calculator/

    Today we launched the CCTV Storage Calculator on ProductHunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/cctv-storage-calculator

  • by indigobyte on 2/15/22, 1:30 PM

    Looks like a handy tool to calculate the required hard drive size to store videos from CC's in my art studio. Sometimes, I feel that one month archive isn't enough. I want to store more. I definitely should buy a new HHD. Your calculator has also confirmed this )

  • by olimpiada on 2/15/22, 1:23 PM

    The calculator will be useful if you need to know how to choose a hard drive for the DVR or microSD card for the security camera.