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A: Bitrate is determined by noise/grain, not age. Amélie has prominent grain, so an 8GB 1080p encode is reasonable for transparency. Amelie.2001.1080p.BluRay.x264-CtrlHD
To the uninitiated, the string Amelie.2001.1080p.BluRay.x264-CtrlHD looks like gibberish. To a member of private trackers like PassThePopcorn or Awesome-HD, it is a promise. Let’s break it down: not age. Amélie has prominent grain