[MEncoder-users] Bits per pixel, bitrate and resolution

[Loren Merritt]

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, RC wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:21:53 -0700 (MST)
> Loren Merritt <lorenm at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
>> huh? By definition, the only factors that can affect bpp are bitrate
>> and  resolution.
>
> hqdn3d reduces noise.  More noise means a higher bitrate.

Not if you have vbitrate in your lavcopts.
More noise means lower quality at the same bitrate, which is not what bpp 
measures.

--Loren Merritt