diff --git a/vp8/encoder/ratectrl.c b/vp8/encoder/ratectrl.c
index dd324f4..c05e80e 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/ratectrl.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/ratectrl.c
@@ -45,46 +45,48 @@
 // Bits Per MB at different Q (Multiplied by 512)
 #define BPER_MB_NORMBITS    9
 
+// Work in progress recalibration of baseline rate tables based on
+// the assumption that bits per mb is inversely proportional to the
+// quantizer value.
 const int vp8_bits_per_mb[2][QINDEX_RANGE] =
 {
-    // (Updated 19 March 08) Baseline estimate of INTRA-frame Bits Per MB at each Q:
+    // Intra case 450000/Qintra
     {
-        674781, 606845, 553905, 524293, 500428, 452540, 435379, 414719,
-        390970, 371082, 359416, 341807, 336957, 317263, 303724, 298402,
-        285688, 275237, 268455, 262560, 256038, 248734, 241087, 237615,
-        229247, 225211, 219112, 213920, 211559, 202714, 198482, 193401,
-        187866, 183453, 179212, 175965, 171852, 167235, 163972, 160560,
-        156032, 154349, 151390, 148725, 145708, 142311, 139981, 137700,
-        134084, 131863, 129746, 128498, 126077, 123461, 121290, 117782,
-        114883, 112332, 108410, 105685, 103434, 101192,  98587,  95959,
-        94059,  92017,  89970,  87936,  86142,  84801,  82736,  81106,
-        79668,  78135,  76641,  75103,  73943,  72693,  71401,  70098,
-        69165,  67901,  67170,  65987,  64923,  63534,  62378,  61302,
-        59921,  58941,  57844,  56782,  55960,  54973,  54257,  53454,
-        52230,  50938,  49962,  49190,  48288,  47270,  46738,  46037,
-        45020,  44027,  43216,  42287,  41594,  40702,  40081,  39414,
-        38282,  37627,  36987,  36375,  35808,  35236,  34710,  34162,
-        33659,  33327,  32751,  32384,  31936,  31461,  30982,  30582,
+        1125000,900000, 750000, 642857, 562500, 500000, 450000, 450000,
+        409090, 375000, 346153, 321428, 300000, 281250, 264705, 264705,
+        250000, 236842, 225000, 225000, 214285, 214285, 204545, 204545,
+        195652, 195652, 187500, 180000, 180000, 173076, 166666, 160714,
+        155172, 150000, 145161, 140625, 136363, 132352, 128571, 125000,
+        121621, 121621, 118421, 115384, 112500, 109756, 107142, 104651,
+        102272, 100000, 97826,  97826,  95744,  93750,  91836,  90000,
+        88235,  86538,  84905,  83333,  81818,  80357,  78947,  77586,
+        76271,  75000,  73770,  72580,  71428,  70312,  69230,  68181,
+        67164,  66176,  65217,  64285,  63380,  62500,  61643,  60810,
+        60000,  59210,  59210,  58441,  57692,  56962,  56250,  55555,
+        54878,  54216,  53571,  52941,  52325,  51724,  51136,  50561,
+        49450,  48387,  47368,  46875,  45918,  45000,  44554,  44117,
+        43269,  42452,  41666,  40909,  40178,  39473,  38793,  38135,
+        36885,  36290,  35714,  35156,  34615,  34090,  33582,  33088,
+        32608,  32142,  31468,  31034,  30405,  29801,  29220,  28662,
     },
-
-    // (Updated 19 March 08) Baseline estimate of INTER-frame Bits Per MB at each Q:
+    // Inter case 285000/Qinter
     {
-        497401, 426316, 372064, 352732, 335763, 283921, 273848, 253321,
-        233181, 217727, 210030, 196685, 194836, 178396, 167753, 164116,
-        154119, 146929, 142254, 138488, 133591, 127741, 123166, 120226,
-        114188, 111756, 107882, 104749, 102522,  96451,  94424,  90905,
-        87286,  84931,  82111,  80534,  77610,  74700,  73037,  70715,
-        68006,  67235,  65374,  64009,  62134,  60180,  59105,  57691,
-        55509,  54512,  53318,  52693,  51194,  49840,  48944,  46980,
-        45668,  44177,  42348,  40994,  39859,  38889,  37717,  36391,
-        35482,  34622,  33795,  32756,  32002,  31492,  30573,  29737,
-        29152,  28514,  27941,  27356,  26859,  26329,  25874,  25364,
-        24957,  24510,  24290,  23689,  23380,  22845,  22481,  22066,
-        21587,  21219,  20880,  20452,  20260,  19926,  19661,  19334,
-        18915,  18391,  18046,  17833,  17441,  17105,  16888,  16729,
-        16383,  16023,  15706,  15442,  15222,  14938,  14673,  14452,
-        14005,  13807,  13611,  13447,  13223,  13102,  12963,  12801,
-        12627,  12534,  12356,  12228,  12056,  11907,  11746,  11643,
+        712500, 570000, 475000, 407142, 356250, 316666, 285000, 259090,
+        237500, 219230, 203571, 190000, 178125, 167647, 158333, 150000,
+        142500, 135714, 129545, 123913, 118750, 114000, 109615, 105555,
+        101785, 98275,  95000,  91935,  89062,  86363,  83823,  81428,
+        79166,  77027,  75000,  73076,  71250,  69512,  67857,  66279,
+        64772,  63333,  61956,  60638,  59375,  58163,  57000,  55882,
+        54807,  53773,  52777,  51818,  50892,  50000,  49137,  47500,
+        45967,  44531,  43181,  41911,  40714,  39583,  38513,  37500,
+        36538,  35625,  34756,  33928,  33139,  32386,  31666,  30978,
+        30319,  29687,  29081,  28500,  27941,  27403,  26886,  26388,
+        25909,  25446,  25000,  24568,  23949,  23360,  22800,  22265,
+        21755,  21268,  20802,  20357,  19930,  19520,  19127,  18750,
+        18387,  18037,  17701,  17378,  17065,  16764,  16473,  16101,
+        15745,  15405,  15079,  14766,  14467,  14179,  13902,  13636,
+        13380,  13133,  12895,  12666,  12445,  12179,  11924,  11632,
+        11445,  11220,  11003,  10795,  10594,  10401,  10215,  10035,
     }
 };