first pass stats question

[Norco]

hi, was wondering what the first pass stats mean.. like the 2 values after u load a stats file in gordianknot and what values am i looking for? ill include a screenshot for example cause my % is in red and bits is like .655.. cause i notice if u lower the res the % goes higher and the red goes away so what % would i be lookin for to use? so whtever info u can tell me would be great thx

[manono]

Hi-

It's all in the guides. From Doom9's GKnot-DivX3 Guide (http://www.doom9.org/gknot-divx3.htm):

The compressibility check gives you a rough indication of how well a movie can be compressed. 60% or higher will pretty much guarantee that you'll get pretty good looking results. Going over 80% is a serious overkill and you should rather increase the resolution. Values in the range of 50-60% still look pretty good and 40-50 is reaching critical levels.

[Norco]

loading the stats file or doing the compress test.. will i get the same values.. i was just thinking maybe the compress test would give diferent results then loadin ga stats file.. wasnt sure

[manono]

Hi-

The percentage from a Compress Test and the percentage from the First Pass Stats File will be pretty close-within 2% or so I'd guess. Why don't you test them out the next time you encode something, and then let us know?