Default bitrate too high?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:56 am
Under the "Deliver" tab, there is a "YouTube" option with 3 sub options(2160, 1080, 720). When selecting one of these options there are preset settings, one of these is the "Quality" which is referring to the bit rate.
About 2 Davinci Resolve versions ago, the automatic bitrate for 1080 was about 10,000kb/s. Now the automatic bitrate is about 125,000kb/s! A huge jump. This means the rendering takes 10x longer, the file size is 10x larger and uploading to youtube takes 10x longer. This must be an overkill and perhaps even an error. When I view a project that is 125,000 vs 10,000 kb/s, there is no difference in quality(very similar projects).
I know I can manually change the bit rate, and I think I will from now on. But anyone have any idea why the default bitrate went from 10,000 to 125,000?
I honestly don't really even know what bitrate means and what number I should use. But if something is going to take 10x longer and take up 10x more space, I need to see some improvement. Maybe not 10x better but at least a noticeable improvement.
About 2 Davinci Resolve versions ago, the automatic bitrate for 1080 was about 10,000kb/s. Now the automatic bitrate is about 125,000kb/s! A huge jump. This means the rendering takes 10x longer, the file size is 10x larger and uploading to youtube takes 10x longer. This must be an overkill and perhaps even an error. When I view a project that is 125,000 vs 10,000 kb/s, there is no difference in quality(very similar projects).
I know I can manually change the bit rate, and I think I will from now on. But anyone have any idea why the default bitrate went from 10,000 to 125,000?
I honestly don't really even know what bitrate means and what number I should use. But if something is going to take 10x longer and take up 10x more space, I need to see some improvement. Maybe not 10x better but at least a noticeable improvement.