Body: <p>I am trying to export a video with a low bitrate. Regardless of what I set as the target bitrate, the video always is exported with the highest possible bitrate. This occurs whether I use VBR or CBR.</p>
  
  <p>The option to set a Maximum Bitrate is not present. Why?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Welcome to Video Production Stack Exchange! 
  I presume this is Adobe Premiere Pro?
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Comments.Text: Yes, thank you.
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Tags: <premiere><encoding><h.264><bitrate>
Title: No Maximum Bitrate H264 codec
UserDisplayName: Sidereal
ThreadText: # No Maximum Bitrate H264 codec
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-23)
  
  I am trying to export a video with a low bitrate. Regardless of what I set as the target bitrate, the video always is exported with the highest possible bitrate. This occurs whether I use VBR or CBR.
  
  The option to set a Maximum Bitrate is not present. Why?
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/CjDDX.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/CjDDX.png)
  
  **Tags:** premiere, encoding, h.264, bitrate
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Welcome to Video Production Stack Exchange!  I presume this is Adobe Premiere Pro?  
  > **username_0**: Yes, thank you.  
  
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