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Hello,

if i open a video in VLC-Player 1.1.4 and look into the Codecdetails i can see the bitrate of the audio, but not of the video.
Is there a way to see this in VLC-Player or do i need another tool?

I need this information to encode videos to smaller sizes.

Thank you, franc

A lot of videos are encoded with variable bit rates; a single number for the whole video isn't necessarily very useful. (Even if you pick a specific target rate, it can vary quite a bit higher or lower at any given moment.)

In any case, the instantaneous bit rate is displayed under the "Statistics" tab. (In VLC 1.1.4, it's right next to the Codec Details. Click on Tools -> Codec Information, then click the Statistics tab.) Look under "Input/Read" and "Content bitrate". I believe this is the total for the video and audio, but you can subtract the known audio bitrate.

As ooterness said if you know e.g. that the audio bitrate is 128kbps CBR you can calculate the bitrate of the video. In the "Codec Details" tab of "Media Information" if the bitrate is reconginised/constant it should be given.

If you just want to know the average bitrate of the video and audio then you can use a tool such as MediaInfo:
http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/

Cheers, Arite.

Thank you very much for this clear information.

Greetings, franc