Hi,
I had a 2 hour and 40 minute wedding on a Premiere Pro CS 5.5 Timeline. (I exported it as a QT Reference File from Final Cut Pro 7)
I added my Encore Chapter markers in PPro and went File ----- Export ---- Media.
Media Encoder opened and I set my settings the following way:
H.264 Blu-Ray
1440 x 1080 29.97 FPS
PCM Audio
Target Bit Rat = 18.5
Max Bit Rate 20
VBR 2 Pass
When it first started encoding it said that it was going to take 8 hours.
It has taken 14 Hours and it's finally finished.
My question is,
How much better is VBR 2 Pass than VBR 1 Pass or CBR?
The first pass of this job took about 3 and a half hours. The last 11 hours was the full 2 Pass.
Would VBR 1 Pass or CBR give a good enough quality as an H.264 Blu-Ray to give to clients.
Thanks in advance
Premiere Pro CS 5.5
Media Encoder 5.5
Encore 5
Mac Pro
10 GB RAM
2.66 GHZ Quad-Core Intel Xeon
