Resolution
How much bandwidth Parallels Secure Workspace uses and how large the file size of application session recordings is, determines a lot on the use case.
For instance, the bandwidth or file size of a recording will be rather small for a user who uses a typical office application (Microsoft Excel, Word, ...); while it would be on the high end for a user who does a lot of graphical work.
On average we would assume that the screen recording size would be between 40 to 100 MB per hour for a normal workload.
Another important factor is the screen resolution (and number of screens).
Therefore, the below metrics are just an indication.
For reference:
Scenario |
Default mode |
Description of the scenario |
Idle |
0.3 Kbps |
The user has paused work and there are no active screen updates. |
Microsoft Word/Excel |
100-150 Kbps |
The user is actively working with Microsoft Word, typing, pasting graphics, and switching between documents. |
Web Browsing |
6-6.5 Mbps |
The user is actively working with a graphically rich website that contains multiple static and animated images. The user scrolls the pages both horizontally and vertically. |
Fullscreen Video playback |
7.5-8.5 Mbps |
The user is watching a 30 FPS video that maximized to a fullscreen |
Some different scenarios/resolutions:
Time (sec) |
Resolution |
Audio |
Size (MB) |
MB per sec |
MB per min |
MB per hour |
Task Type |
200 |
1920x976 |
Yes |
120,1 |
0,601 |
36,03 |
2.161,80 |
Heaviest Workload / Full-screen Video |
225 |
1452x799 |
Yes |
138,8 |
0,617 |
37,01 |
2.220,80 |
Heaviest Workload / Full-screen Video |
90 |
1452x799 |
Yes |
60,4 |
0,671 |
40,27 |
2.416,00 |
Heaviest Workload / Full-screen Video |
66 |
1452x799 |
No |
9,5 |
0,144 |
8,64 |
518,18 |
Medium Workload / Internet Browsing |
66 |
1452x799 |
No |
0,707 |
0,011 |
0,64 |
38,56 |
Light Workload- Word/Excel/Data Entry |
64 |
1452x799 |
No |
0,341 |
0,005 |
0,32 |
19,18 |
Static/Minimum- Rare Screen Updates |
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