diff --git a/VideoNodes/InputNodes/VideoFile.cs b/VideoNodes/InputNodes/VideoFile.cs
index 2bb355b1..fa9f823b 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/InputNodes/VideoFile.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/InputNodes/VideoFile.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
                 { "vi.Duration", 1800 },
                 { "vi.VideoInfo", new VideoInfo() 
                     {
+                        Bitrate = 10_000_000,
                         VideoStreams = new List<VideoStream> {
                             new VideoStream { }
                         },
diff --git a/VideoNodes/Tests/VideoInfoHelperTests.cs b/VideoNodes/Tests/VideoInfoHelperTests.cs
index d59d735a..b6a5117c 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/Tests/VideoInfoHelperTests.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/Tests/VideoInfoHelperTests.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ namespace VideoNodes.Tests
         public void VideoInfoTest_JudgeDreed()
         {
             var vi = new VideoInfoHelper(@"C:\utils\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe", new TestLogger());
-            vi.Read(@"D:\videos\unprocessed\Hellboy 2019 Bluray-1080p.mp4");
+            var info = vi.Read(@"D:\videos\unprocessed\Injustice.mkv");
+            Assert.IsNotNull(info);
 
         }
 
diff --git a/VideoNodes/VideoInfo.cs b/VideoNodes/VideoInfo.cs
index f713250f..e3f8e235 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/VideoInfo.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/VideoInfo.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
     public class VideoInfo
     {
         public string FileName { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the bitrate in bytes per second
+        /// </summary>
+        public float Bitrate { get; set; }
         public List<VideoStream> VideoStreams { get; set; } = new List<VideoStream>();
         public List<AudioStream> AudioStreams { get; set; } = new List<AudioStream>();
         public List<SubtitleStream> SubtitleStreams { get; set; } = new List<SubtitleStream>();
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
         public string Title { get; set; } = "";
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The bitrate(BPS) of the video stream
+        /// The bitrate(BPS) of the video stream in bytes per second
         /// </summary>
         public float Bitrate { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/VideoNodes/VideoInfoHelper.cs b/VideoNodes/VideoInfoHelper.cs
index 2f6a9f84..2dc2fb43 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/VideoInfoHelper.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/VideoInfoHelper.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
                     var streamMatches = rgxStreams.Matches(output);
                     int streamIndex = 0;
 
+
+                    // get a rough estimate, bitrate: 346 kb/s
+                    var rgxBitrate = new Regex(@"(?<=(bitrate: ))[\d\.]+(?!=( kb/s))");
+                    var brMatch = rgxBitrate.Match(output);
+                    if (brMatch.Success)
+                    {
+                        vi.Bitrate = float.Parse(brMatch.Value) * 1_000; // to convert to b/s
+                    }
+
                     int subtitleIndex = 1;
                     foreach (Match sm in streamMatches)
                     {
diff --git a/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.csproj b/VideoNodes/VideoNodes.csproj
index a456479e..a68a0b59 100644
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