Question / Help Estimate of bandwith consumption

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wftomlin

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I'm in the process (with the help of a few others) of planning my HS's 50th reunion. Obviously, it's a milestone and we'd like to get as many old classmates to attend as possible. We've discovered, however, there are some who just can't make it. We'll be hosting the event at a venue with broadband. I'm wondering what type of bandwidth would we be consuming if we were to broadcast a live stream to allow those at home to see what was going on?

I have no idea if this is even viable, so any info would be appreciated.

TIA
 
Depends entirely on resolution, framerate, and bitrate.

An average 720p@30fps stream is minimum-rate at 1500kbps, with 2500 recommended, higher is better (unless you're on Twitch, then stick to 2000kbps).
 
Is my math correct?

2500kbps = 3.12kBps
3.12kB = 0.0003GB
0.0003GB x 3600(sec) = 1.08 GB/hr. as a rough estimate.
 
Off by two orders... but in both directions, for different stages of the calc. So the end calc is roughly correct.

2500kbps = 312.5kB/s (not 3.12)
312.5*3600 = 1125000 kB/h = 1098.6 MB/h = ~1.1GB/h
 
Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, I copied the figures wrong - 312, NOT 3.12.
That sounds do-able then. Just need to see if the venue is cool with that amount of bandwidth consumption.
I appreciate your info!!
 
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