Can you convert gigabytes to hours or minutes?

Answer 1

There isn't really any particular way to convert 1GB of Video to Hours or Minutes. Different video containers/types will result in different sizes as well as compression methods, the encoding procedures and audio formats. Depending on mono, stereo or 6 channel audio encoding you can wind up with a variety of different file sizes.

However, in my experience, say a DVDRip to a DivX or XviD encode, relatively low quality with stereo audio and contained in an AVI (basically your typical aXXo or FXG torrent find) will yield about a 1GB to 2 hour ratio. This method would probably be safe to use to estimate most video media downloaded from a torrent site.


MP4 file types with a higher quality rip, say, 720p HD and 6 channel audio you're probably looking at a 3GB to 2 hour ratio.


It would fluctuate so much depending on so many different things that it's almost impossible to give a solid answer. Hope this helped.