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Rendering to Bluray in Media Encoder
Greetings:
I just did my first rendering to Bluray using the Media Encoder and found it amazingly slow compared to what it takes for a SD DVD to render. I used the Bluray H264, CBR, 20. It took about 15-20 minutes to render a two minute clip. Is this normal? Also, what is the highest recomended setting when space is not an issue?
Thank you very much…
Philip -
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Hi Philip,
Encoding H.264 takes about 5x longer than encoding MPEG-2 for Blu-ray, and if using 2-Pass then double that again!
At low data rate settings, H.264 will provide a better quality than MPEG-2, BUT – at higher quality settings that advantage is mostly lost as MPEG-2 can provide a beautiful image at high data rates.
As long as you have room on the disc, you can crank up the data rate and just use MPEG-2 for Blu-ray and you’ll find it looks quite nice. Try a setting of CBR in the 25-30 range. Of course, if you can let the system run overnight then H.264 is an option.
Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers
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Thanks Jeff, I’ll give it a shot!
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