# Bitrate Codec Condition

With the help of the bit rate codec condition it is possible to use the bit rate of a video file as a condition for further actions. Helmut 4 uses Media Info for this, which is automatically installed when the client is installed. It is possible to define the bit rate in mbit as an integer. This condition is helpful if e.g. For each video file that exceeds a certain bit rate, a high res or proxy should be generated so as not to overuse the storage bandwidth.

The Bitrate Codec Condition can theoretically be queried in every stream, as it is not linked to the project object or the user object, but it mostly makes sense if there is a job object in the stream. The job object is available if it is a HelmutIO stream.

<figure><img src="/files/Kf5a8VB0qK2KK6s3GtCC" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Mediainfo binary path</p></figcaption></figure>

The path to the mediainfo binary can be customized if the binary is located in a different directory or if a different version is desired.


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