Tool for video bitrate graphic representation ?

[MaeWanto]

I'm looking for a tool which provides a graphic representation of the video bitrate variation ( into AVI, QuickTime, MP4, ASF or Matroska file formats if possible ... ). My goal is to analyze the rate control algorithm used by the encoder.
Any recommendations ?

MaeWanto

[The Geek]

Bitrate Viewer (http://www.tecoltd.com/bitratev.htm)

The Geek

[MaeWanto]

Thanks a lot, this software is great for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files. Would you know the same kind of tools for generic AVI files ?

[akupenguin]

I use MPlayer (http://mplayerhq.hu) + gnuplot (http://www.gnuplot.info/) for this, but I can't help you if you need a Windows GUI.

[MaeWanto]

Hi akupenguin,

Could you please give me more details about the way you use mplayer + gnuplot to produce bitrate graphs ?
Thanks in advance.

[akupenguin]

My script is at http://students.washington.edu/lorenm/src/bitrate.pl
It currently only works for AVI, but could be adapted for Matroska.