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Old 24th May 2009, 19:08   #2  |  Link
Dark Shikari
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Because when you're watching a video, you aren't pausing it and looking at each frame--you're watching a video. And when watching a video, you won't notice artifacts as much in high-motion scenes.

If you're freeze-framing to compare things, qcomp 1 should be optimal.

Also, the original choice of value (inherited, AFAIK, from ffmpeg's original ratecontrol) maximized PSNR on a selection of clips.

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