Video Bandwidth & Concurrent Streaming Capacity Calculator
Calculate raw uncompressed and compressed video streaming bitrates across resolutions (1080p, 4K UHD, 8K) and codecs (H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1, ProRes). Estimate network bandwidth consumption and concurrent channel limits.
Video Bandwidth & Capacity Calculator
Calculate raw and compressed video bitrates, integrate audio profiles, estimate transport encapsulation overheads, and analyze concurrent streaming capabilities.
Concurrent Streams Capacity Matrix
Maximum number of concurrent streams this connection can stream outbound (upload) or play inbound (download) simultaneously.
| Link Standard | Uplink Bandwidth | Downlink Bandwidth | Max Upload Streams (Send) | Max Download Streams (Receive) |
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Video Compression Efficiency & Bitrate Math
Video encoding balances spatial compression (intra-frame dct/wavelet) and temporal compression (inter-frame motion estimation) to reduce multi-gigabit raw video streams to manageable network bitrates.
Codec Compression Comparison
- H.264 / AVC: Baseline streaming codec (8-12 Mbps for 1080p60).
- H.265 / HEVC: ~50% bitrate reduction over H.264 (15-25 Mbps for 4K UHD).
- AV1: Royalty-free next-generation codec providing ~30% higher compression efficiency than HEVC.