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Old 17th December 2006, 09:42   #7  |  Link
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Originally Posted by Terranigma View Post
I have a question. Do the latter xvid versions allows for 3 b-frames? It seem it doesn't matter what I do, When I select 3 b-frames, it comes out only using 2. I've tried even without any presets (I chosed the default settings, and changed the no. of b-frames to 3, yet it still shows me only using 2).
XviD's b-frames are adaptive; i.e. what you specify is the maximum allowed number of consecutive b-frames. XviD decides whether it is more efficient to use 3, 2, 1 or no b-frames at all on its own.

@weaver4: THIS is the only valid presets thread now.
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