question about "counting passes"

[jeffreii]

quite simply...

i do my one pass to get the vaf file
then i do a multipass (4 passes)

let's say now i delete my mpv file and only keep my vaf/vif files and source...

few days later i do another multipass (3 passes) using the info, even though my mpv is gone...

do i now have a 8 pass mpv? (first pass + 4 passes + 3 more passes)

this question is basically to understand how CCE works with the VAF file...i have gathered that the vaf file stores all the information you've gained from previous passes- so even though i delete my mpv file, i can still use that vaf file again and add onto the passes, without starting over.

[brw]

Testing this with 2.67.00.08 additional passes with the .m2v gone add up. In other words, a 1 pass + 1 pass + 1 pass with the .m2v deleted in between is the same as a 3 pass.

[bb]

Correct. The VBR distribution changes are stored and updated in the VAF file, so that's the one you need to keep.

bb

[auenf]

Originally posted by bb
Correct. The VBR distribution changes are stored and updated in the VAF file, so that's the one you need to keep.

bb

ok, so the vaf IS updated with each pass, wasnt sure about this the other day on IRC.

Enf...

[atreides93]

i'm glad someone asked this question cause i was wondering the same thing :)

so if you have a crashing problem like someone else posted in here, you could just do it one at a time and get the same multipass result!