DIT Media Calculator app icon Available on Mac, iPad & iPhone

DIT Media Calculator
plan every byte of your shoot

A native app for Mac, iPad and iPhone that estimates media & storage for film and TV productions — from camera originals to LTO archive — and exports clean, print-ready PDF reports.

🍎 Available now on Mac, iPad & iPhone

Download on the App Store → See an example plan → Join the community & get updates →

What it does

Every number a DIT needs, before the shoot

Set up your cameras, audio and post workflow — the app does the math for storage, cards, drives, backup, transcodes and time.

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Manufacturer-accurate cameras

ARRI, Sony, RED, Blackmagic, Canon, DJI, GoPro and iPhone — with real codecs, resolution modes, frame-rate limits, colour profiles and sensor sizes. Add your own custom cameras too.

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Production sound

Add your recorder, track count, sample rate and bit depth — the app folds PCM audio storage and sound cards into the daily and project totals.

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Storage, per day & per project

Precise originals, audio and proxy volumes for A-, B-, C-cam setups across the whole schedule, including test/grid days.

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Dailies & editorial workflow

Add multiple proxy formats and the app calculates transcode time (e.g. in DaVinci Resolve), dailies cloud storage, and upload times for both cloud delivery and editorial hand-off — at your machine and bandwidth speeds.

Cards, drives & backup

Memory cards per day (with a spare), rotating shuttle drives, and on-set RAID / HDD / LTO backup — sized and counted automatically.

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LTO archive plan

A complete archive plan — tape generation, number of copies, tapes needed, verification and total write time.

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Offload & labour time

Realistic offload, checksum-verify and backup times per day, so you can plan the DIT cart and turnaround with confidence.

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Print-ready PDF reports

Standard producer reports and complete technical reports for camera & post — with your logo, contact details and sensor-coverage diagrams.

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Portable project files

Each project is a single file. Keep it in a Dropbox, Google Drive or iCloud Drive folder to open it on another Mac or iPad.

See it in action

One project in, a full data plan out

A real example — a 24-day, two-camera drama, planned in DIT Media Calculator.

You set upARRI ALEXA 35 (ARRIRAW · 4.6K Open Gate) + Sony VENICE (X-OCN ST · 6K 2.39:1) · Sound Devices Scorpio 12-track · 24 shoot days · dailies + editorial proxies · 3-2-1 backup · LTO-9 archive (×2 copies)

…and it plans the entire data pipeline — here it is, on screen:

DIT Media Calculator Summary screen — per-day and per-project storage, cards, drives, LTO tapes and labour time
The Summary screen — per-day and per-project storage, cards, shuttle drives, LTO tapes and labour time, all calculated at once.
Camera & Audio tab — per-camera resolution, codec and frame-rate specs, plus sound recorder settings
Cameras & sound — manufacturer-accurate resolutions, codecs and frame rates for each body.
Project tab — production, team, schedule and DIT contact details
Project, team, schedule and contacts — everything that flows into the PDF report.

Available now on Mac, iPad & iPhone.

On iPad

Camera & Audio on iPad
Cameras & sound
Storage & Logistics on iPad
Storage & logistics
Project on iPad
Project & delivery

On iPhone

Camera & Audio on iPhone
Cameras & sound
Storage & Logistics on iPhone
Storage & logistics
Project on iPhone
Project & delivery
DIT Media Calculator technical PDF report — sample pages

Every figure lands in a print-ready PDF

The full technical report — production & schedule, per-camera specs with sensor-coverage diagrams, storage, drives & throughput, and a complete LTO archive plan — carrying your logo and contact details. Exactly what the app exports.

Download the sample PDF report →

Camera library

Works with the cameras you shoot on

Manufacturer-accurate codecs, modes and data rates for 40+ bodies — including the industry's flagships.

ARRI ALEXA
Sony VENICE
RED V-RAPTOR

Includes ARRI ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF & ALEXA 65 · Sony VENICE 2, BURANO & FX6 / FX9 · RED V-RAPTOR & KOMODO-X · Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K · Canon EOS C400, C300 Mark III & C70 · plus DJI Ronin 4D, GoPro and iPhone — and your own custom cameras.

Who it's for

Built for the people who move the data

A planning tool for anyone responsible for footage on set and in post.

Digital Imaging Technicians Camera departments Data / media managers Post-production houses Line producers & UPMs

Pricing

Buy once. Use on Mac, iPad & iPhone.

Free to try. One payment unlocks everything, forever — no subscription needed. A single purchase covers Mac, iPad and iPhone.

Free

$0

try it out

  • ARRI ALEXA Mini LF
  • Full storage, cards, backup & LTO math
  • On-screen summary & estimates
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Full Unlock

$49.99

one-time · forever

  • All 40+ camera models
  • Custom cameras
  • Print-ready PDF reports
  • Mac, iPad & iPhone included

Camera Library Updates

$9.99/yr

optional

  • New camera models added after purchase
  • Ongoing spec updates
  • Cancel anytime — keep what you own

Prices in USD, as shown on the App Store. The one-time unlock never expires; the updates subscription is entirely optional.

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Available now on the Mac App Store, iPad and iPhone.

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