I'm using/testing the parameters --abr 214 -h -k -m s -b 160
3.85 gives about 5% less average bitrate than 3.84, whats the reason for that ?
In 3.85 adding -q 1 gives the same output, in 3.84 files where different, is that ok ?
A specific file gives an average of 173kbps in 3.85 (182kbps in
As I understood it CBR would encode "easy" frames at 192 if the reservoir is at max
(not used), but ABR would encode these frames at 172, so in that case CBR would use
more bits for a frame than ABR. To avoid this you could use --abr 211.
Actually, i think this should be --abr 214, because 211
