[MEncoder-users] use of divx2pass.log

[Phil Oleynik]

Uzu Maki wrote:

>when encoding with xvid i get a "divx2pass.log" file after 1rst pass.
>
>sometimes I re-encode with another video bitrate...
>
>my question is: can I keep this file and use it again to skip to 2nd
>pass directly?
>even though I changed the bitrate?
>
>or must I redo the 1rst pass and delete this file made during the 1rst
>try/encoding?
>  
>
If you change only bitrate - no, this file may be kept and it will be 
useful.
But if you change something that makes video different - filters, thier 
order, etc, you may
get some strange unpredictable result.

Philipp