--- a/QTfrontend/gameuiconfig.cpp	Sat Aug 25 22:55:47 2012 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/gameuiconfig.cpp	Thu Aug 30 22:13:42 2012 -0400
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 void GameUIConfig::reloadVideosValues(void)
 {
     Form->ui.pageVideos->framerateBox->setValue(value("videorec/fps",25).toUInt());
+    Form->ui.pageVideos->bitrateBox->setValue(value("videorec/bitrate",400).toUInt());
     bool useGameRes = value("videorec/usegameres",true).toBool();
     if (useGameRes)
     {
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@
     setValue("videorec/videocodec", videoCodec());
     setValue("videorec/audiocodec", audioCodec());
     setValue("videorec/fps", rec_Framerate());
+    setValue("videorec/bitrate", rec_Bitrate());
     setValue("videorec/width", res.width());
     setValue("videorec/height", res.height());
     setValue("videorec/usegameres", Form->ui.pageVideos->checkUseGameRes->isChecked());
@@ -466,6 +468,11 @@
     return Form->ui.pageVideos->framerateBox->value();
 }
 
+int GameUIConfig::rec_Bitrate()
+{
+    return Form->ui.pageVideos->bitrateBox->value();
+}
+
 bool GameUIConfig::recordAudio()
 {
     return Form->ui.pageVideos->checkRecordAudio->isChecked();

--- a/QTfrontend/gameuiconfig.h	Sat Aug 25 22:55:47 2012 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/gameuiconfig.h	Thu Aug 30 22:13:42 2012 -0400
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
         QString audioCodec();
         QRect rec_Resolution();
         int rec_Framerate();
+        int rec_Bitrate();
         bool recordAudio();
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__

--- a/QTfrontend/net/recorder.cpp	Sat Aug 25 22:55:47 2012 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/net/recorder.cpp	Thu Aug 30 22:13:42 2012 -0400
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@
     arguments << prefix;
     arguments << config->AVFormat();
     arguments << config->videoCodec();
-    arguments << "5"; // video quality
+// Could use a field to use quality instead. maybe quality could override bitrate - or just pass (and set) both. 
+// The library does support using both at once after all.
+    arguments << QString::number(config->rec_Bitrate()*1024);
     arguments << (config->recordAudio()? config->audioCodec() : "no");
 
     return arguments;

--- a/QTfrontend/ui/page/pagevideos.cpp	Sat Aug 25 22:55:47 2012 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/ui/page/pagevideos.cpp	Thu Aug 30 22:13:42 2012 -0400
@@ -203,6 +203,17 @@
         framerateBox->setSingleStep(1);
         pOptLayout->addWidget(framerateBox, 6, 1);
 
+        // label for Bitrate
+        QLabel *labelBitrate = new QLabel(pOptionsGroup);
+        labelBitrate->setText(QLabel::tr("Bitrate (Kbps)"));
+        pOptLayout->addWidget(labelBitrate, 6, 2);
+
+        // bitrate
+        bitrateBox = new QSpinBox(pOptionsGroup);
+        bitrateBox->setRange(100, 5000);
+        bitrateBox->setSingleStep(100);
+        pOptLayout->addWidget(bitrateBox, 6, 3);
+
         // button 'set default options'
         btnDefaults = new QPushButton(pOptionsGroup);
         btnDefaults->setText(QPushButton::tr("Set default options"));
@@ -432,6 +443,7 @@
 void PageVideos::setDefaultOptions()
 {
     framerateBox->setValue(25);
+    bitrateBox->setValue(400);
     checkRecordAudio->setChecked(true);
     checkUseGameRes->setChecked(true);
     setDefaultCodecs();

--- a/QTfrontend/ui/page/pagevideos.h	Sat Aug 25 22:55:47 2012 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/ui/page/pagevideos.h	Thu Aug 30 22:13:42 2012 -0400
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         PageVideos(QWidget* parent = 0);
 
         QSpinBox  *framerateBox;
+        QSpinBox  *bitrateBox;
         QLineEdit *widthEdit;
         QLineEdit *heightEdit;
         QCheckBox *checkUseGameRes;

--- a/share/Makefile	Sat Aug 25 22:55:47 2012 +0200
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-# CMAKE generated file: DO NOT EDIT!
-# Generated by "Unix Makefiles" Generator, CMake Version 2.8
-
-# Default target executed when no arguments are given to make.
-default_target: all
-.PHONY : default_target
-
-#=============================================================================
-# Special targets provided by cmake.
-
-# Disable implicit rules so canonical targets will work.
-.SUFFIXES:
-
-# Remove some rules from gmake that .SUFFIXES does not remove.
-SUFFIXES =
-
-.SUFFIXES: .hpux_make_needs_suffix_list
-
-# Suppress display of executed commands.
-$(VERBOSE).SILENT:
-
-# A target that is always out of date.
-cmake_force:
-.PHONY : cmake_force
-
-#=============================================================================
-# Set environment variables for the build.
-
-# The shell in which to execute make rules.
-SHELL = /bin/sh
-
-# The CMake executable.
-CMAKE_COMMAND = /usr/bin/cmake
-
-# The command to remove a file.
-RM = /usr/bin/cmake -E remove -f
-
-# Escaping for special characters.
-EQUALS = =
-
-# The program to use to edit the cache.
-CMAKE_EDIT_COMMAND = /usr/bin/ccmake
-
-# The top-level source directory on which CMake was run.
-CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR = /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk
-
-# The top-level build directory on which CMake was run.
-CMAKE_BINARY_DIR = /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk
-
-#=============================================================================
-# Targets provided globally by CMake.
-
-# Special rule for the target edit_cache
-edit_cache:
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Running CMake cache editor..."
-	/usr/bin/ccmake -H$(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR) -B$(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR)
-.PHONY : edit_cache
-
-# Special rule for the target edit_cache
-edit_cache/fast: edit_cache
-.PHONY : edit_cache/fast
-
-# Special rule for the target install
-install: preinstall
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Install the project..."
-	/usr/bin/cmake -P cmake_install.cmake
-.PHONY : install
-
-# Special rule for the target install
-install/fast: preinstall/fast
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Install the project..."
-	/usr/bin/cmake -P cmake_install.cmake
-.PHONY : install/fast
-
-# Special rule for the target install/local
-install/local: preinstall
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Installing only the local directory..."
-	/usr/bin/cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCAL_ONLY=1 -P cmake_install.cmake
-.PHONY : install/local
-
-# Special rule for the target install/local
-install/local/fast: install/local
-.PHONY : install/local/fast
-
-# Special rule for the target install/strip
-install/strip: preinstall
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Installing the project stripped..."
-	/usr/bin/cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DO_STRIP=1 -P cmake_install.cmake
-.PHONY : install/strip
-
-# Special rule for the target install/strip
-install/strip/fast: install/strip
-.PHONY : install/strip/fast
-
-# Special rule for the target list_install_components
-list_install_components:
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Available install components are: \"Unspecified\""
-.PHONY : list_install_components
-
-# Special rule for the target list_install_components
-list_install_components/fast: list_install_components
-.PHONY : list_install_components/fast
-
-# Special rule for the target package
-package: preinstall
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Run CPack packaging tool..."
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && /usr/bin/cpack --config ./CPackConfig.cmake
-.PHONY : package
-
-# Special rule for the target package
-package/fast: package
-.PHONY : package/fast
-
-# Special rule for the target package_source
-package_source:
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Run CPack packaging tool for source..."
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && /usr/bin/cpack --config ./CPackSourceConfig.cmake /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk/CPackSourceConfig.cmake
-.PHONY : package_source
-
-# Special rule for the target package_source
-package_source/fast: package_source
-.PHONY : package_source/fast
-
-# Special rule for the target rebuild_cache
-rebuild_cache:
-	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --cyan "Running CMake to regenerate build system..."
-	/usr/bin/cmake -H$(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR) -B$(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR)
-.PHONY : rebuild_cache
-
-# Special rule for the target rebuild_cache
-rebuild_cache/fast: rebuild_cache
-.PHONY : rebuild_cache/fast
-
-# The main all target
-all: cmake_check_build_system
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && $(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_start /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk/CMakeFiles /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk/share/CMakeFiles/progress.marks
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && $(MAKE) -f CMakeFiles/Makefile2 share/all
-	$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_start /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk/CMakeFiles 0
-.PHONY : all
-
-# The main clean target
-clean:
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && $(MAKE) -f CMakeFiles/Makefile2 share/clean
-.PHONY : clean
-
-# The main clean target
-clean/fast: clean
-.PHONY : clean/fast
-
-# Prepare targets for installation.
-preinstall: all
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && $(MAKE) -f CMakeFiles/Makefile2 share/preinstall
-.PHONY : preinstall
-
-# Prepare targets for installation.
-preinstall/fast:
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && $(MAKE) -f CMakeFiles/Makefile2 share/preinstall
-.PHONY : preinstall/fast
-
-# clear depends
-depend:
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && $(CMAKE_COMMAND) -H$(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR) -B$(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR) --check-build-system CMakeFiles/Makefile.cmake 1
-.PHONY : depend
-
-# Help Target
-help:
-	@echo "The following are some of the valid targets for this Makefile:"
-	@echo "... all (the default if no target is provided)"
-	@echo "... clean"
-	@echo "... depend"
-	@echo "... edit_cache"
-	@echo "... install"
-	@echo "... install/local"
-	@echo "... install/strip"
-	@echo "... list_install_components"
-	@echo "... package"
-	@echo "... package_source"
-	@echo "... rebuild_cache"
-.PHONY : help
-
-
-
-#=============================================================================
-# Special targets to cleanup operation of make.
-
-# Special rule to run CMake to check the build system integrity.
-# No rule that depends on this can have commands that come from listfiles
-# because they might be regenerated.
-cmake_check_build_system:
-	cd /home/baphomet/hg/hedgewars/trunk && $(CMAKE_COMMAND) -H$(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR) -B$(CMAKE_BINARY_DIR) --check-build-system CMakeFiles/Makefile.cmake 0
-.PHONY : cmake_check_build_system
-