720p encode : wat minimum bitrate and wat codec ?

[St Devious]

I am encoding my HDV captures , wat should be the minimum bitrate i should use and wat codec to use for 720p ?

If its gonna be a high bitrate encode like >3000 Kbps , should i use xvid instead of x264 ?

[Dark Shikari]

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9707/08/cambodia/angkor.wat.jpg

Or did you mean what? ;)

(P.S. for 720p, 3000kbps is not "high bitrate").

[St Devious]

Wat do u suggest i use ?

[foxyshadis]

Proper English, for starters.

Use xvid or x264 based on your playback needs (play it on a divx player, or your pc can't handle it? stick with xvid), not bitrate or resolution.

If you use x264, use a crf, aka constant quality. Pick a quality and it'll use the bitrate needed to get there. Search, there's a lot of discussions on how to use it.