double pass encoding: 1st pass with sound?

[CopyKiller]

Hi all,

I just have a simple question, because it's not in the guide:

If I do double pass encoding do I need to compress the audio stream in the first pass? Would I get different results if I select "uncompressed audio" for the first pass and MP3 for the second?

Regards

Copykiller :-)

[khp]

If I do double pass encoding do I need to compress the audio stream in the first pass?

No, audio selection for the first pass will have no effect on the final results.
The first pass creates a small but unuseable avi file, this will be overwritten by the second pass.

[CopyKiller]

I've tried it and it works fine. Actually if you think of the logic of multipass encoding it was a stupid question. But why does he create a file if it is deleated anyway?

Have a nice day
CopyKiller :-)