60i to 24p – two-pass encoding?

mtnmiller wrote on 7/27/2007, 11:11 AM

Hello,

If I'm rending 60i footage as 24p, is it worth clicking on two-pass encoding?

Honestly, I couldn't tell much difference in the results between one pass and two pass encoding in a couple tests I ran, so wondering if it's worth doubling my render time for the project.

Thanks

Comments

farss wrote on 7/27/2007, 2:03 PM

The advantages of two pass encoding are only visible at lower bitrates, as are the advantages of variable bitrate.
In general for over 5Mb/sec two pass seems to gain little to nothing. If you've got the space 8Mb/sec CBR is as good as it gets.

Bob.