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@@ -989,6 +989,13 @@ I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?
 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.
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+<TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
+Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative?
+</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
+Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the
+movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.
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