Output file way too small (Matroska/h.264/MP3)

[bushtuckerman]

Can anyone help me? I am trying to transcode a file which shows the estimated output size as 8.8 GB, but when transcoding the statistics is only shows 9 MB and the file ends up being 9 MB anyway. Below are the settings.

SOURCE:

General
ID : 0
Complete name : 00000.m2ts
Format : BDAV
File size : 24.2 GiB
Duration : 2h 31mn
Overall bit rate : 22.9 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 48.0 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : VC-1
Format profile : AP@L3
Duration : 2h 31mn
Bit rate : 19.3 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.389
Stream size : 20.4 GiB (84%)

Audio #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Duration : 2h 31mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 768 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Channel positions : Front: C
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 831 MiB (3%)

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 2h 31mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 693 MiB (3%)

Audio #3
ID : 4354 (0x1102)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 2h 31mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 693 MiB (3%)

Audio #4
ID : 4355 (0x1103)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 2h 31mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 693 MiB (3%)

OUTPUT:

Target Format
Container - Matroska
Video - H.264
Mode - 2-Pass
Bitrate - 8000 Kbps
Audio LAME MP3
Bitrate - 216 Kbps
ESTIMATED SIZE - 8873 MB

-Why when in the summary prior to the transcode the estimated output size is 8873 MB, but the output size ends up only 9 MB?? In statistics during the transcode it is also 9 MB??

-In the statistics during the transcode the bitrate shows 13 Kbps??

-The audio output I selected is LAME MP3 at 256 Kbps, yet in the summary prior to any activity it only shows 216 Kbps??

[Subhadip]

I think that it's being reported incorrect by MediaCoder. Have you tried another way to review the properties of the file (VLC for instance)? What do you think the bitrate is, based on what you see/hear for the quality.

The only other thing, would be that you've set things up wrong (see bitrate below)

Target Format
Container - Matroska
Video - H.264
Mode - 2-Pass
Bitrate - 8000 Kbps
Audio LAME MP3
Bitrate - 216 Kbps
ESTIMATED SIZE - 8873 MB

The estimated size can't be right (I think) based on a total bitrate of only around 8300 Kbps (8000+216) Right?

Its 2.5 hours long, 9GB seems alright at 8 Mbps.

[BikeHelmet]

He said 9MB, over and over. I find it hard to believe he'd mix up GB and MB so many times.

-Why when in the summary prior to the transcode the estimated output size is 8873 MB, but the output size ends up only 9 MB?? In statistics during the transcode it is also 9 MB??

He clearly understands the difference between 9MB and 9GB. My question is - does the video play properly? (so only the summary is messed up) Or is the container completely empty and useless?