Handbrake question

[bik]

When you set either an average bit-rate or a target file-size:

1. the first pass determines the locations of the most complex parts of the video
   
2. the second pass does the encoding, ensuring that the average bit-rate stays where you set it, increasing the bit-rate where needed, and lowering it where it's not needed.
   
   The preferred Handbrake settings now are Constant Quality, which does not benefit from 2-pass encoding, as opposed to average bit-rate or target file-size methods.
   
   If you are using a Constant Quality setting, no need/no benefit from a second pass.