A file of 2.63 GB for a 3-hour movie yields a video bitrate of approximately 2,800 to 3,200 kbps. This is high enough to avoid "blocking" or "banding" in dark scenes (crucial for the rainy, moody New York scenes) but low enough to stream on most broadband connections.
It wasn’t the size that caught his attention—though 2.63 GB for a 720p rip was oddly precise, a weirdly heavy file for an old Bollywood movie. It was the date modified. Last night. But he hadn’t touched this drive in three years. Not since before Naina left. Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003 720p -2.63 Gb-.mkv