ffmpeg -i <filename> gives media information as follows: Stream #0.0[0x1e1]: Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p, 352x480 [PAR 20:11 DAR 4:3], 3180 kb/s, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 90k tbn, 60 tbc Stream #0.1[0x1e2]: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, mono, s16, 192 kb/s Can I rely on video bit rate and audio bit rate to always be in kb/s? Thanks, Sanjay