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Originally Posted by Kung-Fu Theater  What I'm wondering is, why would it be a "bad idea" to use single pass with bitrates of 1,700-2000? |
Because it won't distribute the bits as efficiently and you could end up with fast moving scenes looking bad because they haven't been allocated a high enough bitrate while other scenes have a higher bitrate than they need.
Two pass optimises the bitrate more effectively and allocates more to where it's needed.
Wombler