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Is the following warning in MeGUI's log file some sort of x264 oddness, or is there a reason for it? The warning only appears for the first pass of a 2 pass encode, and only when "slow first pass" is not checked. The warning might be perfectly normal for all I know. I rarely use 2 pass encoding.

This is the log for the first pass. I've highlighted the relevant bits. That's probably be easier than explaining the problem.

Thanks.

[Warning] Log for job1 (video, test.avs -> )
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] Started handling job
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] Preprocessing
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] Avisynth input script
--[NoImage] LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\MeGUI\tools\ffms\ffms2.dll")
--[NoImage] FFVideoSource("E:\test.mkv", cachefile="D:\test.ffindex", fpsnum=25, fpsden=1, threads=1)
--[NoImage] ColorMatrix(mode="Rec.709->Rec.601", clamp=0)
--[NoImage] Spline36Resize(960,540,1,0,-1,0)
--[NoImage] Trim(0,499)
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] resolution: 960x540
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] frame rate: 25/1
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] aspect ratio: 16:9 (1.778)
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] Job commandline: "C:\Program Files\MeGUI\tools\x264\x264.exe" --level 4.1 --preset slow --tune film --pass 1 --bitrate 2500 --stats "D:\test 2 pass.stats" --vbv-bufsize 78125 --vbv-maxrate 62500 --no-fast-pskip --colormatrix bt470bg --sar 1:1 --output NUL "D:\test.avs"
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] Process started
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] Standard output stream
-[Warning] [25/03/15 4:41:15 PM] Standard error stream
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:16 PM] avs [info]: 960x540p 1:1 @ 25/1 fps (cfr)
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:16 PM] x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
--[Warning] [25/03/15 4:41:16 PM] x264 [warning]: VBV bitrate (62500) > level limit (50000)
--[Warning] [25/03/15 4:41:16 PM] x264 [warning]: VBV buffer (78125) > level limit (62500)
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:16 PM] x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.1 Cache64
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:16 PM] x264 [info]: profile Main, level 4.1
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: frame I:2 Avg QP:11.29 size: 23715
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: frame P:210 Avg QP:19.34 size: 19615
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: frame B:288 Avg QP:19.50 size: 8905
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 11.6% 30.4% 13.2% 44.8%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 63.3% 0.0% 36.7%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 25.5% 0.0% 0.0% P16..4: 62.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% skip:11.7%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% B16..8: 34.9% 0.0% 0.0% direct:14.7% skip:45.5% L0:25.7% L1:41.4% BI:32.9%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: final ratefactor: 17.50
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: direct mvs spatial:63.9% temporal:36.1%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 46.6% 67.9% 26.9% inter: 20.9% 33.1% 3.7%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 26% 28% 28% 19%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 14% 25% 14% 6% 10% 5% 15% 4% 7%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 53% 24% 17% 7%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:6.7% UV:1.9%
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] x264 [info]: kb/s:2692.42
--[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] encoded 500 frames, 80.40 fps, 2692.42 kb/s
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] Postprocessing
-[Information] [25/03/15 4:41:22 PM] Job completed