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Jim_Gunn · 03-12-2007, 11:16 PM

I am trying to find the best balance of file size and video quality for different customers. I used to use a 750 Kbps video bitrate and 1500 Kbps video bitrate for 320x240 and 640x480 sized wmv videos in standard definition and that worked well.

Now with widescreen hdv shot videos at a 1440 x 1080 frame size or even halved to a 720 x 540 frame size the file sizes are getting HUGE and the encoding times ridiculously lengthy. I started using 4300 Kbps video bitrate and 1900 Kbps video bitrate for those two frame sizes respectively and the result is a 30 minute wmv movie ends up over 1 Gb in file size and takes half a day to encode even on a Pentium D dual core pc!

So I was curious what bitrates others were using and their results.

03-12-2007, 11:16 PM
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	Encoding gurus: What bit rates do you encode your hi-def videos for wmv & quicktime? I am trying to find the best balance of file size and video quality for different customers. I used to use a 750 Kbps video bitrate and 1500 Kbps video bitrate for 320x240 and 640x480 sized wmv videos in standard definition and that worked well. Now with widescreen hdv shot videos at a 1440 x 1080 frame size or even halved to a 720 x 540 frame size the file sizes are getting HUGE and the encoding times ridiculously lengthy. I started using 4300 Kbps video bitrate and 1900 Kbps video bitrate for those two frame sizes respectively and the result is a 30 minute wmv movie ends up over 1 Gb in file size and takes half a day to encode even on a Pentium D dual core pc! So I was curious what bitrates others were using and their results. Last edited by Jim_Gunn; 03-12-2007 at 11:17 PM..