help with bitrate calculation if you please...

[Compton]

I am still quite n00bish when it comes to video and audio encoding and the one thing that gives me fits the most is bitrate calculators. I am using WME 9 to encode a 720p video with wma pro 5.1 surround and am using VBR to enocde. My question is when I have a variable bit rate how do I calculate it to get it to the ideal file size? :thanks:

[DJ Bobo]

It doesn't really matter wether you encode using VBR or CBR, the bitrate is the same as long as you target a specific size.

So you enter the size you're targeting in the bitrate calculator as you always did, nothing changes.

[CWR03]

Gordian Knot was created specifically for the purpose of calculating file output sizes.