H264 Bitrate Limit

[Ryan Holmes]

It depends on the “Level” you’re using. Level 5, 5.1, and 5.2 are capable of h.264 mp4’s with data rates of 135Mbps (5, 5.1) or 240Mbps (5.2).

You’ll just need to up the “Level.” It’s a drop down menu in Adobe Media Encoder (CS5.5 and later I believe).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels

Ryan Holmes
http://www.ryanholmes.me
@CutColorPost

[Andrei Popa]

Hi Ryan,

I did find that out.

For some reason though there is something very weird going on on my computer.

No matter if I use Adobe Media Encoder or Compressor, and I select these high bitrate settings, my computer ignores them and makes a file that is usually 3 to 5mbps…

[Ryan Holmes]

[Andrei Popa] “No matter if I use Adobe Media Encoder or Compressor, and I select these high bitrate settings, my computer ignores them and makes a file that is usually 3 to 5mbps…”

Are you using current versions of Media Encoder or Compressor? Are you using a VBR instead of a CBR?

VBR = variable bit rate, so the software will use only the data rate it needs to create the picture. Typically this mode will have a “Maximum” setting and a “Target” setting, with target being where the software tries to peg the data rate at but it could go up to the maximum or down below the target if the extra bits are necessary
CBR = constant bit rate, so the software will use all of the available data regardless of whether it needs to or not to define the picture

Ryan Holmes
http://www.ryanholmes.me
@CutColorPost

[Andrei Popa]

I’m using CBR and CS5 and Compressor 4

So CS5 is quite old, but Compressor current