diff --git a/components/codecs/src/nvpipe_encoder.cpp b/components/codecs/src/nvpipe_encoder.cpp
index 5b4fbdcc5f4c6f9d7345bc45beabfb373a1bd00a..28407a6583d39f3f9091dd6e5fd52c991d562e3e 100644
--- a/components/codecs/src/nvpipe_encoder.cpp
+++ b/components/codecs/src/nvpipe_encoder.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static uint64_t calculateBitrate(definition_t def, bitrate_t rate) {
 	switch (def) {
 	case definition_t::UHD4k	: bitrate = 24.0f; break;
 	case definition_t::HTC_VIVE	: bitrate = 16.0f; break;
-	case definition_t::HD1080	: bitrate = 12.0f; break;
+	case definition_t::HD1080	: bitrate = 16.0f; break;
 	case definition_t::HD720	: bitrate = 8.0f; break;
 	case definition_t::SD576	:
 	case definition_t::SD480	: bitrate = 4.0f; break;
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ static uint64_t calculateBitrate(definition_t def, bitrate_t rate) {
 bool NvPipeEncoder::_createEncoder(const cv::Mat &in, definition_t def, bitrate_t rate) {
 	if (_encoderMatch(in, def) && nvenc_) return true;
 
+	uint64_t bitrate = calculateBitrate(def, rate);
+	LOG(INFO) << "Calculated bitrate: " << bitrate;
+
 	if (in.type() == CV_32F) is_float_channel_ = true;
 	else is_float_channel_ = false;
 	current_definition_ = def;
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ bool NvPipeEncoder::_createEncoder(const cv::Mat &in, definition_t def, bitrate_
 		(is_float_channel_) ? NVPIPE_UINT16 : NVPIPE_RGBA32,
 		(preference_ == codec_t::Any || preference_ == codec_t::HEVC) ? NVPIPE_HEVC : NVPIPE_H264,
 		(is_float_channel_) ? NVPIPE_LOSSLESS : NVPIPE_LOSSY,
-		16*1000*1000,
+		bitrate,
 		fps,				// FPS
 		ftl::codecs::getWidth(def),	// Output Width
 		ftl::codecs::getHeight(def)	// Output Height