--- gstx264enc.c	2015-11-26 09:13:07.981213739 +0100
+++ gstx264enc_patched.c	2015-11-26 09:12:11.569214402 +0100
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_BITRATE,
       g_param_spec_uint ("bitrate", "Bitrate", "Bitrate in kbit/sec", 1,
-          100 * 1024, ARG_BITRATE_DEFAULT,
+          2000 * 1024, ARG_BITRATE_DEFAULT,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS |
           GST_PARAM_MUTABLE_PLAYING));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, ARG_VBV_BUF_CAPACITY,
