====== ffmpeg - Encoding - h265 - 1-pass target bitrate ====== A simple one-pass encode that tries to reach the specified bitrate at the end. * This will likely lead to the wrong bitrate estimations for the video part. * It is recommended to use a two-pass encoding mode if a certain target bitrate is required. By setting **-b:v** and **-b:a**. ---- **WARNING:** Take care of the amounts used for the bitrate! * **-b:v** is bitrate, so 10000 is actually 10 kbps. The setting should probably be 10000k in this case. ---- ===== Example ===== ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx265 -b:v 8M -b:a 320k output.mkv ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx265 -b:v 8000k -b:a 320k output.mkv **NOTE:** * **-b:v**: Target bitrate for Video. * **-b:a**: Target bitrate for Audio. * Abbreviations can be used, like K for kBit/s and M for MBit/s.