Data & backup planner
How much space does REDCODE HQ take?
REDCODE HQ is a RAW format, so its size follows the sensor mode: 0.530 bytes per pixel per frame. On the RED Komodo 6K (6144 × 3240) that is 950 GB per hour at 25 fps.
- Footage per day
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- Footage, whole shoot
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- Incl. all copies
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- Drives needed
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- Offload per day
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- Left after wrap
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- Per recording hour
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- Per day
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- Whole shoot
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- Data rate
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- 4 GB file holds
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Picture = the plan on the Footage tab.
- One file
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- All versions
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- Upload at full speed
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- Upload at 80 %
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Same runtime in every format. Platform figures are their recommendations, not limits.
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REDCODE HQ per hour, by camera
Values per camera in its widest recording mode. A 16:9 or 2.39 crop uses fewer pixels and shrinks the files in proportion — a 4K 16:9 mode on a 4.6K open-gate sensor saves roughly a quarter.
| Camera | Pixels | 24 fps | 25 fps | 30 fps | 50 fps | 60 fps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED Komodo 6K | 6144 × 3240 | 912 GB | 950 GB | 1.14 TB | 1.90 TB | — |
| RED Komodo-X | 6144 × 3240 | 912 GB | 950 GB | 1.14 TB | 1.90 TB | 2.28 TB |
| RED V-Raptor 8K VV | 8192 × 4320 | 1.62 TB | 1.69 TB | 2.03 TB | 3.38 TB | 4.05 TB |
How long a card lasts
Minutes of recording per card (RED Komodo 6K, 25 fps). The last column is the time a DIT needs to copy that card once to an NVMe SSD at a sustained 850 MB/s, plus a verification pass.
| Card | Recording time | Offload + verify |
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| 256 GB | 16 min | 10 min |
| 512 GB | 32 min | 20 min |
| 1 TB | 1 h 3 min | 39 min |
| 2 TB | 2 h 6 min | 1 h 18 min |
REDCODE HQ next to its siblings
The same hour of footage in every variant of the family (RED Komodo 6K, 6144 × 3240, 25 fps). The step to the next quality level is usually the cheaper decision than it looks: drives cost less than a reshoot, but every step also lengthens the offload.
| Codec | GB per hour | vs. REDCODE HQ | Offload of 1 h at 850 MB/s |
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| REDCODE HQ | 950 GB | — | 19 min |
| REDCODE MQ | 627 GB | −34 % | 12 min |
| REDCODE LQ | 394 GB | −58 % | 8 min |
Cameras that record REDCODE HQ
In our camera list: RED Komodo 6K, RED Komodo-X, RED V-Raptor 8K VV. The tool above has each of them as a preset, with the codecs and frame rates the body actually offers.
Frequently asked
How much storage does one hour of REDCODE HQ need?
It depends on the camera’s recording mode. In the RED Komodo 6K at full resolution and 25 fps: 950 GB. The table above lists every camera.
Why does my card show less space than its label?
Cards are labelled in decimal units (1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes); some operating systems count in binary units and show about 931 GB for a 1 TB card. The numbers on this page are decimal, like the label.