>>1590880I rendered a new set of videos for this test. First 1080p, then 720p. I changed NOTHING but the resolution between renders. Both are full length and include sound.
The screen shows everything. Base file size,base video information, settings, and even the results of the two videos once fully encoded.
Of course, the bitrates don't ever come out to exactly what you have it set as with Mediacoder (It is target/max bitrate). But they ended up fairly close to each other on final bitrate. In the end, the 720p ended up about 1.1 MB smaller, and as you can see, it was likely due to the bitrate having been a bit lower.
Need I say more? Or am I about to get slammed with phrases like "You cheated!" and stuff?