I'll explain this again...

Compression isn't to make your video look better. It's to make your video look the same as the source for a much lower filesize.

x264 happens to be 2nd to best compressor on the planet.

Me and a few others here have gotten uncompressed quality from 2200kbps.

However x264 compresses better then wmv, so for 1500kbps x264 will give better "quality", and will be able to retain the look of the original source better then wmv.

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