Megapixel Calculator: Mastering Digital Cinema 4K

Purpose

This is a megapixel calculator, a tool to calculate and convert graphical resolution, image memory consumption and file sizes. How many pixels in a DVD image? How does that compare to a 5 megapixel camera? What is the resolution of Digital Cinema 2K? The answer is here!

Megapixel list

For a list of standard or well-known resolutions for camera, screen, video or cinema, check the megapixel resolution chart!

Input

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 - US/UK wide (cinema)

8.6 megapixel

pixels

Result

File size
screen

TYPE	FILESIZE	DESCRIPTION
RAW12	12.9 MB	(uncompressed 12 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW10	10.8 MB	(uncompressed 10 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
RAW8	8.6 MB	(uncompressed 8 bits/pixel - Bayer mask)
BMP	25.9 MB	(uncompressed RGB 24bit/pixel)
TIFF	51.8 MB	(uncompressed CMYK 48bit/pixel)
OPENEXR	69.1 MB	(uncompressed RGBA 4 * 16bit float/pixel)
	FILE COMPRESSION ESTIMATIONS
JPG100	2.0 MB	(100% quality - 24bit/pixel)
JPG90	1.0 MB	(90% quality - 24bit/pixel)
GIF	2.8 MB	(compressed - 8bit/pixel)
PNG	5.5 MB	(lossless compressed - 24bit/pixel)

Memory card
memory

TYPE	FILESIZE	32MB	256MB	512MB	1GB
RAW12	12.9 MB	2	20	40	77
JPG100	2.0 MB	16	125	251	490

Video

TYPE	15fps	24fps	25fps	30fps
RAW8	129.5 MB/s	207.2 MB/s	215.8 MB/s	258.9 MB/s
RAW10	161.8 MB/s	258.9 MB/s	269.7 MB/s	323.7 MB/s
RAW12	194.2 MB/s	310.7 MB/s	323.7 MB/s	388.4 MB/s
RGB24	388.4 MB/s	621.5 MB/s	647.4 MB/s	776.8 MB/s
JPG90	15.3 MB/s	24.5 MB/s	25.5 MB/s	30.6 MB/s

Print size
printer

type	max width	max height	description
72dpi	55.5" (1,410mm)	30.0" (762mm)	screen resolution
photo	26.6" (677mm)	14.4" (366mm)	normal photo print
300dpi	13.3" (338mm)	7.2" (183mm)	hi-res print

References: Wikipedia: Pixels - JPEG compression - Bayer mask - Foveon X3 technology