Zone Weight

[DvdKhl]

Hi

I want to use the Zone Weight option,
so I could set a lower bitrate for it.

So if I'm not mistaken
when the bitrate is set to 1000 and set the Weight option to 0.5,
the bitrate would be 500.

But how does the codec do it.

1. It calculates the bitrate it would usually need and divide it with 2.

OR

2. It calculates the bitrate it would usually need and looks if the bitrate is higher then 500 and if it is higher the codec sets it to the max bitrate (500 because the Weight is set to 0.5)

?

[sysKin]

Neither, but closer to the first. It's not bitrate that gets 0.5 of "full" bitrate, it's quality that gets half of "full" quality. It doesn't mean half bitrate. Just try and compare to see the effect. A value of 0.0 is still valid, you might even try that.

Radek

[DvdKhl]

Thanks for your fast reply

I'll do some tests with it now.