4. Why Compression? Table –1 : Uncompressed source data rates Source Bit Rates for uncompressed Sources (Approximate) Telephony (200-3400 Hz) 8000 samples/second x 12 bits/sample = 96 kbps Wideband Audio (20-20000 Hz) 44100 samples/second x 2 channels x 16 bits/sample= 1.412Mbps Images 512x512 pixel color image x 24 bits/pixel = 6.3Mbits/image Video 640x480 pixel color image x 24 bits/pixel x 30 images/second=221 Mbps 650 megabyte CD can store 23.5 mins of video ? HDTV 1280x720 pixel color image x 60 images/second x 24 bits/pixel=1.3Gbps