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michaelr36354873
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December 21, 2018
Question

Export bitrate settings don't match results

  • December 21, 2018
  • 6 replies
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I have footage that comes in around 100 mbps out of an a7iii. When I export a sequence out of premiere h.264 using high-quality preset for ultra uhd, the bitrate states 80 mb/s.

After render it out I check it and it's around 15 mb/s.

Why?

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    Krishna Kisho228275299ba5
    Participant
    January 25, 2022

    i have the same problem ...

    there is something wrong with .mp4 (H.264 or H.265) export

    my file not  even going above 10mbps

     

    any solution yet

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    January 25, 2022

    The H.264/5 exporting out of Premiere is not a precise thing in a number of ways. I know that many editors will do a finals out of Premiere in something like a DNx, Cineform, or ProRes format/codec, then take that into HandBrake, ShutterEncoder, or ffmpeg, to get specific detailed settings nailed down.

     

    Neil

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
    Richard TOULON
    Richard TOULON
    Legend
    January 18, 2020

    Hi, It's limited to 50 Mbs with H264 because of the Level parameter. In the video tab, unlock the level parameter in encoding settings section. Try 5.1. I encourage you to look after the H264 table to choose the correct level depending on the size of the video you want to encode. Give a try to H265 and look at it's caracteristics. It has been developed for 4k encoding ( and other stuff ). 

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      Anonymous
      January 18, 2020

      Hi, I have the same issue, my raw footage is 100mbsp bitrate and once I export with h.264 I can get a max of 50mbsp bitrate.

      But now I so that if I select from Encoding Settings the Level:5.1 and I use the VBR, 2pass Bitrate Settings I can get around 90mbps wich looks better to me! 

      If you found another way to do it let me know pls, cos I'm also looking to export for tv or notbook view and not internet!

      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Community Manager
      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
      Community Manager
      January 9, 2019

      michaelr,

      Still having trouble with this? Let us know.

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      nikitavas
      Participant
      June 14, 2019

      I have the same problem!

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        Meg The Dog
        Inspiring
        December 21, 2018

        Can you post a screen shot of your export settings summary, like this example below:

        How are seeing the bitrate of the exported file?

        MtD

        michaelr36354873
        michaelr36354873Author
        Participant
        December 21, 2018

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        Meg The Dog
        Inspiring
        December 21, 2018

        OK, so 29 seconds times 80Mbps should result in about a 290 MB file (note MB {Megabytes} - not Mb {Megabits}).

        What are you getting?

        MtD

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        rodneyb56060189
        Legend
        December 21, 2018

        I only have old CS6 stuff, but it has variable bit rate or constant. It has two pass or one pass VBR. I think I messed around with that a long time ago. If I set to VBR one pass, but moved sliders to same bitrate ( minimum, maximum ) I think it got closer.

        Normally I just ended up using presets and leaving at default settings, and looked at quality of image and sound, in general.

        hope it looks nice even if it is lower bit rate.

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