From 714395764e8a811b2b849c69210575d4b5925c33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stu Leak <leaktechnologies@proton.me>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:18:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Hide unused bitrate controls and improve VBR accuracy
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Restructured bitrate controls to hide unused options based on mode,
and improved VBR encoding to use 2-pass for accurate bitrate targeting.

UI Improvements:
- Wrapped CRF, bitrate, and target size controls in hideable containers
- Only show relevant controls based on selected bitrate mode:
  * CRF mode: Show only CRF entry
  * CBR mode: Show only bitrate entry and presets
  * VBR mode: Show only bitrate entry and presets
  * Target Size mode: Show only target size controls
- Added descriptive hints for each mode explaining behavior
- Updated DVD mode to work with new container structure
- Made command preview update when bitrate settings change

Encoding Improvements:
- VBR now uses maxrate at 1.5x target for quality peaks
- VBR automatically enables 2-pass encoding for accuracy
- CBR remains strict (minrate=maxrate=target) for guaranteed bitrate
- Target Size mode continues to calculate exact bitrate from duration

This addresses runaway bitrate issues by:
1. Making it clear which mode is active
2. Hiding confusing unused controls
3. Ensuring VBR hits target average bitrate with 2-pass
4. Keeping CBR strict for exact constant bitrate

Pros of manual bitrate targeting:
- Predictable file sizes
- Meets strict size requirements
- Good for streaming with bandwidth constraints

Cons of manual bitrate targeting:
- Variable quality (simple scenes waste bits, complex scenes starve)
- Less efficient than CRF overall
- Requires 2-pass for VBR accuracy (slower)

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 main.go | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ab68051..c5b345b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6227,19 +6227,20 @@ func buildConvertView(state *appState, src *videoSource) fyne.CanvasObject {
 			// Hide bitrate/target-size fields to declutter in locked DVD mode
 			bitratePresetSelect.Hide()
 			simpleBitrateSelect.Hide()
-			targetFileSizeEntry.Hide()
-			targetFileSizeSelect.Hide()
-			crfEntry.Hide()
+			crfContainer.Hide()
+			targetSizeContainer.Hide()
+			// Show bitrate controls since DVD uses CBR
+			bitrateContainer.Show()
 
 			dvdInfoLabel.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("%s\nLocked: resolution, frame rate, aspect, codec, pixel format, bitrate, and GPU toggles for DVD compliance.", dvdNotes))
 		} else {
 			dvdAspectBox.Hide()
-			// Re-show hidden controls
+			// Re-enable normal visibility control through updateEncodingControls
 			bitratePresetSelect.Show()
 			simpleBitrateSelect.Show()
-			targetFileSizeEntry.Show()
-			targetFileSizeSelect.Show()
-			crfEntry.Show()
+			if updateEncodingControls != nil {
+				updateEncodingControls()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	updateDVDOptions()