HandBrake

It doesn't? What is it doing when you input a bigger frame size than is being served from Vegas?

I received clarification on that. 1800kbps max is the max that 540p will be encoded at at their end. I can upload a bigger file
Just started a new post on the vegas forum for HOS help going from DVD to H.264

I don't believe I'd be encoding at those high bitrates for SD footage on Wistia. Their guide indicates max bitrate of 1800kbps for 540p IIRC. I don't know if that means they want me to upload at that rate, or if that's the asset they create.

Thank you, wasn't even aware of Happy Otter script until now; I will look at it.
I think definitely I was getting better results using Vegas2Handbrake than I was using MainConcept in Vegas alone. To me, the video looks sharper when using HB.

Thanks for the reply. Clarifying question:

When you say to frame serve to HB, but upscale in Vegas, what do you mean? In Vegas, shouldn't the project properties match the media on the timeline? In this that would be the 720x480, interlaced (lower field first), etc?

I have several NTSC, 4:3 DVD videos that I need to convert and upload to Wistia and try to maintain as much quality as possible. I learned that Wistia doesn't support 480p, so the next step up for them would be 540p. Based on my research I learn that the video would need to be 960x720 as that is the...

Regarding source, for some DVDs, the original project files were lost, so all I have is the DVD to use as a source.. For others, I do have the original NLE project files so I can encode from those edited source AVI files.
I'll try those presets you mentioned and see how I make out

Please detail your question or problem in as much detail as possible: I have to convert some standard definition NTSC (720x480) 4:3 DVDs to individual H.264 MP4 files. So customers will have the option of buying the tangible DVD, or a downloadable product format. Question is, what settings would yo...

Ok, thank you for the info

So I take it the only way to get the presets back is to just go through that XML file and make notes of all the settings and set them up again in the new HB?

I'm on Windows 7 64 bit. Had 3 custom presets in the previous version of handbrake. I upgraded to 1.0 and notice that my custom presets are gone. Where can I find them, can I re-import them somehow? Edit: I just found the user_presets.xml in the appdata/roaming folder and it contains the old preset ...

656x480 turned out to be the best resolution

? I'm not creating a DVD. The DVD already exists. I want to make quality MP4 files of each chapter on the DVD and make these new MP4 files a downloadable option for purchase. So customers can choose to order the tangible DVD, or they can buy the downloadable version.

rollin, yes, obviously, that's what I want to do. What I'm trying to determine is what settings I should use in Handbrake to achieve the best video. Example, the DVD video is 720x480. What would be the optimum resize settings, what should the anamorphic be set to? What should the modulus be set to? ...

Well customers just want to be able to download and watch the videos I sell. And I just want to be able to provide them with the best quality video file that I can.

Thanks for the reply. No subtitles with any of my DVDs. The audio on the DVDs is all AC3. When you say retrieved, you mean downloaded at the time of purchase? If so, I have no idea. I'm sure some will buy with tablets and download either via their wifi or cellular if perhaps they are traveling, who ...

Please detail your question or problem in as much detail as possible: I have some NTSC 4:3 720x480 DVDs that I sell on a website, and I want to make H.264 MP4 that they can buy and download to own. Question is, what would be the best settings to use for each of the tabs in Handbrake to achieve the ...

I have a good CPU cooler, and never had any problems thus far with overheating so I think I'm ok there.

Are there any best practices or settings, like BIOS or elsewhere for getting the most encoding power possible from my CPU when encoding to x264 format? In other words, should certain settings be enabled/disabled for getting best performance? I have an Intel Core i7-2600k if that helps on an ASUS P8Z...

Yes it is better than using the dnxhd intermediate, however once in HB, you still need to use a preset for the x264 encode. I guess what I am asking is if there should be any modifications to the handbrake settings in your tutorial when using the Vegas2handbrake method as opposed to the DNxHD interm...

No, I selected Source Max Size as instructed in musicvid's youtube video. I will try custom instead. Thank you.
BTW, musicvid, do you have any suggestions for changes to the handbrake settings in the newer version, or is everything still basically the same?

True, but the problem is occurring in the current version.

Please describe the problem in as much detail as possible: After creating and saving a preset wherein I set the picture size to be 1280x720, when I go back to this preset, the size boxes indicate 1904x1072 What are the steps to reproduce this problem: See above. Using the "better" method ...

Youtube is a royal pain in the butt, I agree. To get the watch in high quality option, I always upload in MP4, 640x480 with a bitrate around 1000kbps. The normal quality is horrible though as you know. What you can do is just add an annotation at the beginning reminding the viewer they can click the...

Hi, I'm new to HandBrake and am a bit lost in the settings. I'd like to take segments of DVDs and save them as MP4 (which will later be saved as FLV) to use as samples on a website. My question for those with more experience is - what preset or settings would you recommend for saving footage from a ...