# Request: 2-pass option on the optimizer **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 1, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-2-pass-option-on-the-optimizer/140807 "2016-04-01T02:40:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@DFury](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DFury)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-2-pass-option-on-the-optimizer/140807/1 "2016-04-01T02:40:14Z")
I’ve noticed that the optimizer has a tendency to under-shoot the targeted bitrate. Many of the movies I’ve optimized at Universal Mobile @ 4mbps (Transcoder set to “slower”) come in at under 2.5mbps…and some at under 2mbps. Would it be possible to have the option for 2-pass transcoding (with the first pass being "turbo) for the optimizer…similar to what Handbrake offers? The compression benefit would be small…but it enables excellent accuracy on targeted-bitrates. I feel like the optimizer is leaving a lot of quality on the table. If I wanted my files to be 2mbps…I’d select 2mbps. ---
**Author:** ![aeonx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/aeonx/32/276390_2.png) [@aeonx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aeonx)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-2-pass-option-on-the-optimizer/140807/2 "2016-04-02T10:43:55Z")
Agreed… ---
**Author:** ![rruhland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rruhland/32/10704_2.png) [@rruhland](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rruhland)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-2-pass-option-on-the-optimizer/140807/3 "2016-04-02T15:25:12Z")
good idea +1 ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-2-pass-option-on-the-optimizer/140807/4 "2021-02-14T13:53:14Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Higher quality transcodes. (2 pass)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/higher-quality-transcodes-2-pass/27929): > > OK, i did some searching but i couldn’t find an answer on this topic. I’m wondering if it’s possible to do higher quality transcodes to save bandwidth with out killing quality. I don’t know if such a feature exists yet by simply editing profiles, but if it doesn’t it’d be nice to have. (and if it does exist please tell me how!) Here’s where i’m coming from: Most of my streaming is done on roku devieces, and most of my source files are incompatibe files that need to be transcoded. … ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-2-pass-option-on-the-optimizer/140807/5 "2021-06-10T00:45:04Z")