RF & Encode Speed

[thompson]

I could probably figure this out by running a couple of encodes, but to save myself the trouble --

is there a relationship between RF and encode speed, everything else being equal? Does a higher-quality (lower RF) encode faster as it has more bits to play with and thus doesn't have to throw away as much?

[mduell]

Lowering RF makes encoding slower. The impact isn't terribly strong.

[Bobcat37]

And since people get confused by the RF and percentage thing easily, I'll just say now, don't bother going below 17.