I can't find any max bitrate spec on the AppleTV infopage. But I remember ATV1 was max 5000kbps at 1280x720 at 23.97 fps. What I wonder is what max bitrate can I use for a 1280x720 at 25 fps movie? And if the 25 fps movie is 1280 width, but less than 720 height? I use mkvtools to convert, and I prefer the output to be ATV1 compatible.
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I've got some 1280x720 24fps High Profile Level 3.1 encodes that are upwards of 7000kbps that play perfectly fine on my ATV1. I once read, but can no longer find the source, that the opening movie that the ATV1 plays on boot up peaks at about 10000kbps and that plays fine, so I would take the apple specs with a pinch of salt.
My large 7000kbps encodes were created way back when I didn't really know what I was doing, and to be honest they gain nothing for it. My current 720p encodes come out at about 3500-4500kbps and look fanastic, so don't encode at a high bitrate just for the hell of it, when a lower bitrate will look just as good and take up a lot less space.
My large 7000kbps encodes were created way back when I didn't really know what I was doing, and to be honest they gain nothing for it. My current 720p encodes come out at about 3500-4500kbps and look fanastic, so don't encode at a high bitrate just for the hell of it, when a lower bitrate will look just as good and take up a lot less space.