Gordian Knot Bitrate

BillyWilly · 27th November 2009, 07:48

Hey guys,

I've read every help file and guide I could get my hands on for Gordian Knot. I prefer to do the settings myself and do not use Auto GK. I'm having a bit of trouble with the conversion of a DVD I've got. I'm trying to convert it with good enough quality to go through a second conversion on a separate program (long story). But I need it in AVI first. I want to retain most of the original quality from the DVD, so it doesn't degrade further after the second conversion, but I seem to running into a wall with Gordian Knot's bitrate. In the bitrate tab under the Video 100% section, I put for Average Bitrate: 6000, because that is about 1000 kbps less than the DVD's bitrate. I expect a video with about 4-5 gigs on it and that bitrate. Yet, every time the conversion finishes, I have a video with around 716 kbps and is about 1 gig. Under normal backup circumstances, that would be great, but I don't think that's good enough to use as a source file.

Can anyone shed some light on why it's not working for me?

Thanks,

BillyWilly

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BillyWilly Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 11	Gordian Knot Bitrate Hey guys, I've read every help file and guide I could get my hands on for Gordian Knot. I prefer to do the settings myself and do not use Auto GK. I'm having a bit of trouble with the conversion of a DVD I've got. I'm trying to convert it with good enough quality to go through a second conversion on a separate program (long story). But I need it in AVI first. I want to retain most of the original quality from the DVD, so it doesn't degrade further after the second conversion, but I seem to running into a wall with Gordian Knot's bitrate. In the bitrate tab under the Video 100% section, I put for Average Bitrate: 6000, because that is about 1000 kbps less than the DVD's bitrate. I expect a video with about 4-5 gigs on it and that bitrate. Yet, every time the conversion finishes, I have a video with around 716 kbps and is about 1 gig. Under normal backup circumstances, that would be great, but I don't think that's good enough to use as a source file. Can anyone shed some light on why it's not working for me? Thanks, BillyWilly Last edited by BillyWilly; 27th November 2009 at 08:53.