Is there an option to use 2-pass for VBR in the MPEG-2 encoder? According to the manual there should be.
2-pass VBR MPEG-2
FelixDunn
wrote on 5/4/2019, 2:49 PM
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Scenestealer
wrote on 5/4/2019, 5:45 PM
Hi
In which manual and which page, in which version of MEP have you seen this?
Peter
FelixDunn
wrote on 5/5/2019, 3:37 PM
Hi
In which manual and which page, in which version of MEP have you seen this?
Peter
I don't know what the page number is but it's within the MPEG-2 encoder settings (standard) section. The program version I'm using is Movie Edit Pro 2018 Premium.
Scenestealer
wrote on 5/5/2019, 5:10 PM
Sorry but I can not see mention in your screenshot of 2 Pass.
As far as I know it is only available in the (alternative) Main Concept MPEG4 encoder.
FelixDunn
wrote on 5/6/2019, 12:04 AM
Sorry but I can not see mention in your screenshot of 2 Pass.
As far as I know it is only available in the (alternative) Main Concept MPEG4 encoder.
Yes, but what about Constant Quantization? I highlighted that in my screenshot.
emmrecs
wrote on 5/6/2019, 4:01 AM
@Scenestealer (Peter) is quite right, the 2 pass option is available ONLY for mp4 export, using the MC encoder.
The page from the help screen which you attached clearly states what the Constant Quantisation option gives you: This parameter ensures that the video quality clearly remains the same throughout.
Hence, I do not understand why you are asking about it??
Jeff
FelixDunn
wrote on 5/6/2019, 12:16 PM
@Scenestealer (Peter) is quite right, the 2 pass option is available ONLY for mp4 export, using the MC encoder.
The page from the help screen which you attached clearly states what the Constant Quantisation option gives you: This parameter ensures that the video quality clearly remains the same throughout.
Hence, I do not understand why you are asking about it??
Jeff
Because, if you look at the screenshot, it says that there should be an option for Constant Quantization for MPEG-2, but there isn’t. That’s what I’m trying to figure out.
Scenestealer
wrote on 5/6/2019, 5:30 PM
Thanks for clarifying.
Constant Q does not appear to be available for MPEG2 either despite the help file's reference to it.
This also is only available in MPEG4 export and it is rarely used because there is no control over the maximum bitrate and resulting overall file size.
Peter
FelixDunn
wrote on 5/6/2019, 11:15 PM
Thanks for clarifying.
Constant Q does not appear to be available for MPEG2 either despite the help file's reference to it.
This also is only available in MPEG4 export and it is rarely used because there is no control over the maximum bitrate and resulting overall file size.
Peter
Hi, yeah, it’s strange that they say it is meant to be available for MPEG-2. They must have made a mistake I guess.