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Bitrate Calculator

Compute the bitrate of a media file from its size and duration.

Enter File size, Duration and the Bitrate Calculator works out Bitrate, Bitrate straight away. For instance, with File size = 100 MB and Duration = 120 s it returns Bitrate = 6.667 Mbps and Bitrate = 6,667 kbps.

How to use it

  1. Enter your values: File size, Duration.
  2. Read the result instantly: Bitrate, Bitrate.

Frequently asked questions

How does the Bitrate Calculator work?

It takes File size and Duration and derives Bitrate and Bitrate from them. The calculation is live as you type, so the result updates on every change.

Which values does the calculator ask for?

2 values: File size (MB) and Duration (s). Nothing else is required — no account, no file upload.

What does a typical calculation look like?

With File size = 100 MB and Duration = 120 s, the calculator returns Bitrate = 6.667 Mbps and Bitrate = 6,667 kbps. Those figures come from running this exact tool, so you can reproduce them by entering the same values.

Which units should I enter the values in?

Enter File size MB and Duration s. Metric and US units are both supported — switch system and the figures convert for you.

When would I actually use this?

Finding out how big a thing will be before you make it: how many gigabytes an hour of footage takes, how long a file needs on the connection you have, how large a photo prints before it goes soft, what bitrate fits the budget you were given.

What is the most common mistake?

Taking the advertised connection speed as the transfer speed. A 100 Mb/s line is megabits, the file is in megabytes, and the eight-fold difference between them is where most download estimates go wrong — before overhead and contention take their own share.

What is the difference between the Bitrate Calculator and the Audio file size calculator?

This one returns Bitrate and Bitrate; the Audio file size calculator returns File size (MB). That is the whole difference — open the one whose figure you need.

Is there a tool for the next step?

Video file size calculator is the closest one after this: Estimate a video's file size from its duration and bitrate.

What else is worth having open alongside it?

Download time calculator and Upload Time Calculator — they come up in the same task often enough to be worth a second tab.

Where do the figures come from, and how current are they?

Byte prefixes follow the IEC convention where a kibibyte is 1 024 bytes and a kilobyte is 1 000 — drive makers use the second, operating systems often report the first, and a disk that shrinks on arrival is that gap and nothing else. Print sizing assumes 300 dpi unless you change it.

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