1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs
index 1544a78b6..7fe7facdf 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
             if (videoRequest != null)
             {
                 state.OutputVideoCodec = state.Options.VideoCodec;
-                state.OutputVideoBitrate = GetVideoBitrateParamValue(state.Options, state.VideoStream);
+                state.OutputVideoBitrate = GetVideoBitrateParamValue(state.Options, state.VideoStream, state.OutputVideoCodec);
 
                 if (state.OutputVideoBitrate.HasValue)
                 {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
             return request.AudioChannels;
         }
 
-        private int? GetVideoBitrateParamValue(EncodingJobOptions request, MediaStream videoStream)
+        private int? GetVideoBitrateParamValue(EncodingJobOptions request, MediaStream videoStream, string outputVideoCodec)
         {
             var bitrate = request.VideoBitRate;
 
@@ -421,6 +421,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 }
             }
 
+            if (bitrate.HasValue)
+            {
+                var inputVideoCodec = videoStream == null ? null : videoStream.Codec;
+                bitrate = ResolutionNormalizer.ScaleBitrate(bitrate.Value, inputVideoCodec, outputVideoCodec);
+
+                // If a max bitrate was requested, don't let the scaled bitrate exceed it
+                if (request.VideoBitRate.HasValue)
+                {
+                    bitrate = Math.Min(bitrate.Value, request.VideoBitRate.Value);
+                }
+            }
+
             return bitrate;
         }