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ffmpegHow to limit bitrate of a video or stream


ffmpeg-i in.mp4 -c:v libx264 -b:v 2M -maxrate 2M -bufsize 1M out.mp4ctrl + c
-i in.mp4

input video file

-c:v libx264

use H.264 codec

-b:v 2M

target average bitrate is 2Mbit/s

-maxrate 2M

limits maximum bitrate to the specified value (2M in our case)

-bufsize 1M

affects bitrate variation (lower size - lower variation), defines how often average bitrate is calculated (recommended value is somewhere near -b:v option value to start from)

out.mp4

resulting video file