[MEncoder-users] mencoder apparently not obeying video bitrate settings

[tripp]

hi,


--- On Mon, 7/21/08, Eric Anopolsky <erpo41 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> output (in particular, the video bitrate of the output is too low) 

you can force it,
vbitrate=8000:vrc_minrate=8000:vrc_maxrate=8000:vrc_buf_size=1835

you'll get padding.

> The subjective quality of the input shouldn't affect 
> the encoder's ability to do this, should it?

the quality of input,
certainly should.


gl
tripp