[MEncoder-users] RM to FLV file bloat - huge upsize when converting

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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:03:04 -0400
"David Smith" <dcsmith2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> How come the Flash file becomes so huge after converting the
> RealMedia? The video and audio quality are just fine but the file
> bloat is crazy, like 3-8x's the size of the original.

If you tell mencoder to encode with a bitrate that is 3-8x's than that
of the original, you will get files that are that much bigger as well.