video recording space

[wesleys_dad]

im offered a job at a store to install a computer to record video from a security camera that now records to a vcr.i need to know how much space it takes gig wise to record for 24 hrs.i need to plan how big a hard drive or drives to put in a computer. thanks all.

 

[Seated]

What format does the device store the video in? MPEG-2, MPEG-4, etc?

 

[wesleys_dad]

dont know for sure id be hoking it into a low quality recording setup in a convience store and all i can say the video quality isnt too good.id say off hand it would be mpeg 2.

 

[unhappy_mage]

Do you have to provide the recording system, or just the computer? If you take a look at the software, it'll probably mention suggested space.

Anything recent is likely to use mpeg-4 as the storage format. The DVR software I am most familiar with stores several days of motion-activated video in 40 gigs or so on a medium quality setting.