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title: FFmpeg
date: 2025-01-18T10:12:56+0100
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  - linux

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## 2-pass

### libx264

#### 1Mbps general/default conversion

```console
$ ffmpeg -i <input> -c:v libx264 -b:v 1M -maxrate 1M -bufsize 2M -pass 1 -f null /dev/null
$ ffmpeg -i <input> -c:v libx264 -b:v 1M -maxrate 1M -bufsize 2M -pass 2 <output>
```

## 1-pass