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  DVDA render bit-rates

  Posted by John Magee on February 28, 2008 at 4:25 pm

  I have a 3 minute project going to DVDA. When I render out, will I get any better quality by bumping UP the bit rates? Or by checking the “two pass” box? Any other tweaks I haven’t mentioned? If so, can you refer me to a good bit-rate calculator?
  Thanks,

  john

  Douglas Spotted eagle replied 18 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Mike Kujbida

  February 28, 2008 at 5:31 pm

  I’d use VBR at 8,000,000 / 8,000,000 / 4,800,000 and AC-3 audio.

  Spot will probably say to bump the 8 to 9 but this is ony of you’re using good brand-name media like Taiyo-Yuden or Verbatim.
  Since it’s so short, try a 2-pass to see if you can notice a difference.

  I use this bitrate calculator.
  Note: this links to a zipped file.
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  Douglas Spotted eagle

  February 28, 2008 at 6:21 pm

  Spot will probably say to bump the 8 to 9 but this is ony of you’re using good brand-name media like Taiyo-Yuden or Verbatim.

  Nope…IMO, your advice is “spot-on.” We don’t ever encode faster than 8.7Mbps, because even on high-grade media, this runs an increased risk of incompatibilities with the Eclipse master. Our *average* DVD is encoded no higher than 7.5Mbps, whether it’s training DVD or for small format broadcast.

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