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Video & Storage

Plan retention, storage sizing, RAID impact, and export reality — before the install.

Design Flow

Start the Video & Storage design flow

This category includes a guided pipeline so users can move step by step through the core design decisions instead of jumping between isolated tools.

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Start Pipeline

Storage problems rarely show up during quoting. They show up later as “retention is short,” “exports don’t fit,” and “we need more drives.” These tools help you size storage from real inputs and understand what RAID does to usable capacity and survivability.

Free tool

Camera Storage Calculator

Estimate total storage required by camera count, bitrate, recording mode, and retention days.

Launch Tool

Free Tier

Bitrate Estimator

Estimate per-camera and total bitrate by resolution, codec, and frame rate.

Free Tier

Retention Planner

Convert storage capacity into expected retention days.

Free Tier

Pro Tier

Advanced Storage Planner

Model dense systems, exports, peak bitrate spikes, and retention risk.

Pro Tier

Archive Cost

Estimate long-term archive storage cost by volume and duration.

Pro Tier

Codec Efficiency

Compare codec efficiency and expected bitrate reduction ranges.

Pro Tier

Compression Impact

Estimate storage savings vs. quality risk from more aggressive compression.

Pro Tier

Failure Days Lost

Estimate how many retention days are lost during storage failures.

Pro Tier

RAID Impact

Calculate usable capacity and fault tolerance tradeoffs.

Pro Tier

Retention Survivability

Model survivability and retention reduction under degraded arrays.

Pro Tier

Pro access

Advanced planning tools

ScopedLabs Pro unlocks advanced storage and retention modeling for high-density systems, long retention requirements, and failure scenarios where margins matter.

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