changing bitrate

[Anonymous]

when i press save as and change the bitrate, that never works, it always reverts back to 6mbs

[phd]

Are you attempting to reencode the entire video? THis option only changes the header info.

Did you save it as a new file afterwards?

[Anonymous]

Really? Does this mean VRD can be used to join a few segments of MPEG with same screen dims but diff bitrates? If so thats handy....

[phd]

Here are the rules for the joiner:

Joiner Restrictions: There are a few restrictions on nature of the files that can be joined. You will be warned if you attempt to join files that don't meet these criteria.

1. Files must be of the same type. You can only join MPEG-2 files with other MPEG-2 files and MPEG-1 files with other MPEG-1 files.
2. Audio sample rates must be identical. You cannot join files that have different audio characteristics. The audio bit rates may be different between files.
3. Video picture size must be the same. MPEG files can be encoded with a variety of picture sizes (i.e. 720x480, 480x480, 640x480, ... ). The joiner will insure that only files of the same size can be joined. The video bit rates may be different between files.

[Anonymous]

In other words changing bitrates is ONLY for joining

[phd]

No, changing the bitrate in the "save as" dialog box will only affect the header information of the new saved file. It will not reencode the file.

I was answering the other poster's question about the joiner.

[Anonymous]

So videos saved through VideoReDo will always be 6mbps?

[phd]

Your bitrate will be whatever the original file was. VideoReDo does not reencode your file.

Changing the bitrate in the File Save dialog box only affects the header information. It is NOT reencoding your file.