Thread: Best Video Settings For "MPlayer" (Using Media Player)...?
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Serge is offline Serge
2007-08-20 , 07:02
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#10
Originally Posted by jlomein View Post
I'm not too knowledgable, but I ran several 30 second test videos with 1024 video bitrate, comparing 2 pass encoding and 1 pass encoding. Each time, 2 pass encoding created a better quality video, and both had about equal dropped frames (not many).
In this case you could increase bitrate for single pass encoding until the quality gets closer or surpasses 1024 kbps 2-pass encoding while still being easier for your cpu to handle it smooth. But that's just the theory, surely more tests are welcome.