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Animation Export Calculator

Estimate file size and quality for different export formats.

Inputs

px
px
fps
sec

Results

Est. File Size

5.93 MB

≈ 6 ebooks

File Size0.01 GB
Total Frames240
Max Colors16,777,216
Quality (0=Low, 2=High)2
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Width, Height, and Frame Rate.
  2. Set Duration and Format (0=GIF, 1=MP4, 2=WebM, 3=PNG seq).
  3. Review the Est. File Size (MB) result.
  4. Use File Size (GB) and Total Frames to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Width

WidthEst. File Size
7822.42 MB
2,6988.34 MB
4,99815.44 MB
6,91421.36 MB

What each input means

Width
Export width in pixels.
Height
Export height in pixels.
Frame Rate
Export frame rate.
Duration
Animation duration in seconds.
Format (0=GIF, 1=MP4, 2=WebM, 3=PNG seq)
0 = GIF, 1 = MP4 (H.264), 2 = WebM (VP9), 3 = PNG sequence.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Width = 1920, Height = 1080, Frame Rate = 24, Duration = 10 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Est. File Size
    5.93 = 5.93
  3. Calculate File Size
    File Size
    0.006 = 0.006
  4. Calculate Total Frames
    Total Frames
    240 = 240

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