Forum > A-Cam dll > Where do the 240 MB/s come from?

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macmacmac
2011-11-15 19:42

Hello everybody. I downloaded a CinemaDNG sample sequence and saw that each DNG file (Frame) is 3.4 MB. At 25 frames per second that is "only" 85 MB / second. Adding Audio isn't that much more. I'm wondering why the Memory cartidge has (or needs) a writing speed of 240 MB / second.

Ashkin
2011-11-15 23:15

The camera is intended to shoot up to 60 fps. This feature is not yet available, but I would imagine this can account for the larger write speed...

macmacmac
2011-11-16 11:09

Thank you, I didn't know of the planned 60 fps feature. That explains the need for this writing speed.

Lane4cinema
2011-11-24 01:57

Yea, but even at 60fps your still only going to have 2*85MB/s=170MB/s plus audio

Lane4cinema
2011-11-24 02:00

Oops... Sorry miss calculation, it would actually be 204MB/s. Maybe the scene you shot wasn't very complex and thus the camera didn't record at its maximum possible data rate...

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