[Ffmpeg-devel] using apiexample.c

[Michel Bardiaux]

Riccardo Zanella wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using apiexample.c to learn how to encode video.
> I want to be able to set the bitrate, so i think I have to modify
> this line:
> 
> c->bit_rate = 400000;
> 
> where c is AVCodecContext*.
> 
> But it seems it doesn't work: the bitrate of the output stream isn't
> affected by the modification.

How do you know that? What does ffmpeg -i say about your output file?

BTW this belongs on ffmpeg-user, not here.

> 
> How can I tell to the codec the bitrate I need?
> 
> Thanks
> Riccardo


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