(In reply to comment #92)
> Leland, do you think the reason LRN went for quality was because FFmpeg has a
> problem if you simplistically specify the bit rate?  Although users don't
> like/understand those quality settings, they seem to be functional - higher
> quality = higher bit rate. Can you see any magic to get around this? If not,
> then quality settings (but also indicating the likely bit rate resulting) 
> might
> be a reasonable compromise (probably using a combo box, not a slider). And we
> could leave that for now in the interests of applying this patch if Vaughan is
> agreeable to it.

I totally agree that the Quality method should be used.  But, I think LRN had
it right when he used a slider.  We wouldn't be able to provide an accurate
value if we tried to assign a bitrate to a specific quality value.

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  ffmpeg import/export not working with ffmpeg version in maverick

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