diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs index 849cf70835..2984efec37 100644 --- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs +++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding if (videoStream != null) { var isUpscaling = request.Height.HasValue && videoStream.Height.HasValue && - request.Height.Value > videoStream.Height.Value && request.Width.HasValue && videoStream.Width.HasValue && + request.Height.Value > videoStream.Height.Value && request.Width.HasValue && videoStream.Width.HasValue && request.Width.Value > videoStream.Width.Value; // Don't allow bitrate increases unless upscaling @@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding private int GetMinBitrate(int sourceBitrate, int requestedBitrate) { + // these values were chosen from testing to improve low bitrate streams if (sourceBitrate <= 2000000) { sourceBitrate = Convert.ToInt32(sourceBitrate * 2.5);