Thread: x264: bit rate on second pass too low - any way to force "minimum bitrate"?
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Old 25th June 2012, 16:57   #9  |  Link
Dark Shikari
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Originally Posted by G_M_C View Post
Ok, I thought crf is comparable to a constant quality mode.
It is. 2-pass is also constant quality. You just ask x264 for a bitrate instead of a quality.

Again, they use the same bit distribution algorithm.
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