[FFmpeg-user] forcing bitrate?

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Langdon <langdon <at> gmail.com> writes:

> is there a way to force the bitrate when extracting audio from a video?
> 
> I tried -b:a 1536k, but ffmpeg will force it to 1536.2kbps, which seems to
> affect the duration of the sound clip I get back (seems to add silence to
> the beginning).

Command line and complete, uncut console output missing.

Carl Eugen