diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Sync/ISyncManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Sync/ISyncManager.cs
index dedde2d9e1..e0ea6eb9a2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Sync/ISyncManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Sync/ISyncManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Querying;
@@ -149,5 +150,20 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Sync
         /// <param name="query">The query.</param>
         /// <returns>QueryResult&lt;System.String&gt;.</returns>
         QueryResult<string> GetLibraryItemIds(SyncJobItemQuery query);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the audio options.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="jobItem">The job item.</param>
+        /// <returns>AudioOptions.</returns>
+        AudioOptions GetAudioOptions(SyncJobItem jobItem);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the video options.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="jobItem">The job item.</param>
+        /// <param name="job">The job.</param>
+        /// <returns>VideoOptions.</returns>
+        VideoOptions GetVideoOptions(SyncJobItem jobItem, SyncJob job);
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
index 116eda66ad..e3db46427a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncJobProcessor.cs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
             var video = item as Video;
             if (video != null)
             {
-                await Sync(jobItem, video, user, deviceProfile, enableConversion, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await Sync(jobItem, job, video, user, deviceProfile, enableConversion, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
             else if (item is Audio)
@@ -436,24 +436,27 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
 
             else
             {
-                await SyncGeneric(jobItem, item, deviceProfile, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await SyncGeneric(jobItem, item, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task Sync(SyncJobItem jobItem, Video item, User user, DeviceProfile profile, bool enableConversion, IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private async Task Sync(SyncJobItem jobItem, SyncJob job, Video item, User user, DeviceProfile profile, bool enableConversion, IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var options = new VideoOptions
-            {
-                Context = EncodingContext.Static,
-                ItemId = item.Id.ToString("N"),
-                DeviceId = jobItem.TargetId,
-                Profile = profile,
-                MediaSources = item.GetMediaSources(false, user).ToList()
-            };
+            var options = _syncManager.GetVideoOptions(jobItem, job);
+
+            options.DeviceId = jobItem.TargetId;
+            options.Context = EncodingContext.Static;
+            options.Profile = profile;
+            options.ItemId = item.Id.ToString("N");
+            options.MediaSources = item.GetMediaSources(false, user).ToList();
 
             var streamInfo = new StreamBuilder().BuildVideoItem(options);
             var mediaSource = streamInfo.MediaSource;
-            var externalSubs = streamInfo.GetExternalSubtitles("dummy", false);
+
+            // No sense creating external subs if we're already burning one into the video
+            var externalSubs = streamInfo.SubtitleDeliveryMethod == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode ?
+                new List<SubtitleStreamInfo>() :
+                streamInfo.GetExternalSubtitles("dummy", false);
 
             // Mark as requiring conversion if transcoding the video, or if any subtitles need to be extracted
             var requiresConversion = streamInfo.PlayMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode || externalSubs.Any(i => RequiresExtraction(i, mediaSource));
@@ -610,14 +613,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
 
         private async Task Sync(SyncJobItem jobItem, Audio item, User user, DeviceProfile profile, bool enableConversion, IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var options = new AudioOptions
-            {
-                Context = EncodingContext.Static,
-                ItemId = item.Id.ToString("N"),
-                DeviceId = jobItem.TargetId,
-                Profile = profile,
-                MediaSources = item.GetMediaSources(false, user).ToList()
-            };
+            var options = _syncManager.GetAudioOptions(jobItem);
+
+            options.DeviceId = jobItem.TargetId;
+            options.Context = EncodingContext.Static;
+            options.Profile = profile;
+            options.ItemId = item.Id.ToString("N");
+            options.MediaSources = item.GetMediaSources(false, user).ToList();
 
             var streamInfo = new StreamBuilder().BuildAudioItem(options);
             var mediaSource = streamInfo.MediaSource;
@@ -693,7 +695,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
             await _syncRepo.Update(jobItem).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        private async Task SyncGeneric(SyncJobItem jobItem, BaseItem item, DeviceProfile profile, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private async Task SyncGeneric(SyncJobItem jobItem, BaseItem item, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             jobItem.OutputPath = item.Path;
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs
index e468a5d73b..3c5b27d63c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Sync/SyncManager.cs
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
 
             var target = GetSyncTargets(request.UserId)
                 .FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(request.TargetId, i.Id));
-            
+
             if (target == null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException("Sync target not found.");
             }
 
             var jobId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
-         
+
             var job = new SyncJob
             {
                 Id = jobId,
@@ -748,5 +748,39 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Sync
         {
             return _repo.GetLibraryItemIds(query);
         }
+
+        public AudioOptions GetAudioOptions(SyncJobItem jobItem)
+        {
+            var profile = GetDeviceProfile(jobItem.TargetId);
+
+            return new AudioOptions
+            {
+                Profile = profile
+            };
+        }
+
+        public VideoOptions GetVideoOptions(SyncJobItem jobItem, SyncJob job)
+        {
+            var profile = GetDeviceProfile(jobItem.TargetId);
+            var maxBitrate = profile.MaxStaticBitrate;
+
+            if (maxBitrate.HasValue)
+            {
+                if (job.Quality == SyncQuality.Medium)
+                {
+                    maxBitrate = Convert.ToInt32(maxBitrate.Value * .75);
+                }
+                else if (job.Quality == SyncQuality.Low)
+                {
+                    maxBitrate = Convert.ToInt32(maxBitrate.Value * .5);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return new VideoOptions
+            {
+                Profile = profile,
+                MaxBitrate = maxBitrate
+            };
+        }
     }
 }