[FFmpeg-user] Problem with lowering bit rate

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

ywoon <yee.woon2 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> So, what do these numbers mean?
> ...
> frame= 1296 fps= 21 q=59.0 size=    2538kB time=00:01:06.41 bitrate=
> 313.0kbits/ 
> ...
> 
> Duration: 00:01:06.55, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 394 kb/s 

(Sorry if I misunderstand the question!)

That typical media files do not only contain video, 
but audio and video (and that audio - which is not 
affected by -b - also contributes to the bitrate 
of the whole file)?

Carl Eugen