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Bitrate Ladder Design

Per-title encoding: optimize ladder for content complexity.

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Pick renditions on the convex-hull of bitrate-quality curve. Per-title saves 30-50% bandwidth.

What you're seeing

Old: fixed ladder (240p, 480p, 720p, 1080p) regardless of content. Animated content needs more bits; static content less. Per-title encoding: analyze each video, pick renditions on the optimal bitrate-quality curve.

Netflix popularized this 2015+. Modern: per-shot encoding (different bitrates per scene).

★ KEY TAKEAWAY
Per-title encoding optimizes the rendition ladder per content. Saves ~30% bandwidth vs fixed ladders.
▶ WHAT TO TRY
  • Slide Complexity — simple content needs less bitrate per resolution.
  • Higher target VMAF → larger ladder.