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What is bitrate?

Bitrate is the amount of data a video uses per second, usually in megabits per second (Mbps). Higher bitrate means more detail and bigger files.

Updated October 20262 min readZoomr 1.15.1

Screen recordings have sharp text and edges, which need more bitrate than camera footage. Zoomr lets you choose 8–80 Mbps: 8–12 for most laptops, 16–32 for strong computers or Retina screens.