Problems with h.264 bitrates in AE CS5

Hi All,
We just started upgrading to CS5 from CS4 and I ran some test that are causing some issues. We normally create final products using the h.264 codec, when I ran a test no matter what I change the bitrate to it's rendering out to around 200kbps for the video and the audio is correct at 128.
Below the settings I'm using, I've adjusted them to increase the bitrate and changed the profile to high but I'm always getting the same results.
Profile: Main
Level: 3.1
CBR .45 (450 kbps)
Keyframe Distance set: 55 Frames
Audio
ACC
High Quality
128 kbps
Bitrate
Any help would me much appreciated.

typpeo wrote:
Sorry to bump but doesn anyone have any suggestions?
Yeah, but you won't like it: don't use AE to render H.264 files.
My reason for saying this comes from a standard response I make on the Creative Cow:
Dave's Stock Answer #3:
Don't use AE to compress files for final delivery. The various compressors are there only to make quick 'n dirty files showing a project's progress to producers, clients, the kids, etc. AE is incapable of doing multipass encoding, a crucial feature that greatly improves the image quality of H.264 and MPEG-type files in particular.
Render a high-quality file from AE, and use a different application to do the compression. Popular ones are Adobe Media Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze and Apple's Compressor, which comes bundled with Final Cut Suite. Even compressing in Quicktime Pro is better than compressing in AE.

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