[FFmpeg-user] why in the world does WMV ignore the bitrate

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Reindl Harald <h.reindl <at> thelounge.net> writes:

> > Isn't wmv2 a really old codec? 

Yes, I don't think it beats mpeg-4 asp.

> surely, but if the target-user is running Windows,

Is there a "running" Windows that does not support 
h264 (and mpeg-4 asp)?

> does want WMV

That is an argument...

Imo, consider using constant quantiser for one-pass 
encoding.

Carl Eugen