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I think this is because I using -b 2500. I am sure that you can probably get similar quality, with variable bit rate and a lower file size - I will probably be looking into this during the week. I encoded a few more movies and was getting 2.7Gb, which is way too big. I would be happy with around 2Gb...

It's probably simpler to use VLC to view the results on the encoding machine and get instant gratification on whether or not you were successful. I have SSH access only, and I can't export DISPLAY. The real problem is my just my impatience :) would adding the anamorphic resolution to the CLI output...

I am pretty sure I understand the excellent anamorphic guide http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/AnamorphicGuide , but I wanted someone to confirm something for me. I don't have anyone to chat to about video - these forums are it for me :) I am encoding for my PS3 using the following command: ./HandBrakeC...

(UPDATE - I have just compared two movies I have with my right now, the broken one has a resolution of 1024x428 and the one that works has a resolution of 1024x424 leading me to believe that the resolution not being dividable by 16 does cause the black screen on the PS3. I don't have more the 100% ...

Ok - if i certainly has HDMI ports then it will be able to handle 5.1 PCM. You don't need HDMI 1.3 for this, 1.1 will be fine I found this in AVForums discussing the package I have: Hi The EU version has an HDMI Switch (so no audio) which is why we decided to drop the HDMI section on the UK model. ...

Just looking at your model type and according to Yamaha's website it doesn't mention anything about having HDMI ports on it. If you don't have this, you will not be able to get 5.1 PCM from the PS3 - your best route to get 5.1 on your PS3 is to carry on what you are doing - MKV2VOB. Getting slightl...

Hopefully Sony will either support the .mkv container through the XMB which will allow me to cut out the mkv2vob step, or work out how to do 6 Channel AAC in MP4's and I will move back to MP4's and skip the mkv2vob. The PS3 supports MP4's with 6 channel AAC now - it converts it internally to 5.1 PC...

I have decided to encode to mkv's, using H.264 and passing through the AC3 using the following command: ./HandBrakeCLI -v -i /tmp/MOVIE -o /tmp/test/MOVIE.mkv -e x264 -f mkv -p -b 2500 -2 -T -x crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:bime=1:weightb=1:subq=7:trellis=2:analyse=all:level=41:merange=64:no-f...

I use the MP4 extension. I am using an original PSP (Phat!), with the offical 3.90 System Software. I encode using H.264 at 480*x 1024kbps using H.264 for video and AAC 128kpbs for audio using HandBrakeCLI on Linux, having just moved from OS X and the MacUI. EDIT: Both MP4 and M4V work. I download M...

Hi Folks, I wasn't too sure if I should be posting in devices or in here, I opted for here as I know exactly what device and how I want my movie encoded. I am moving from the MacUI to HandBrakeCLI. I am basically trying to duplicate a preset I have set up for my PSP. To create this preset I followed...

I wanted to say thanks to trondah and the rest of the posters for this useful thread. I am encoding my movies using an MP4 container, with AVC/H.264 1024kpbs video at 480*X and AAC 128kbps audio using the following x264 advanced options: crf=18:ref=2:mixed-refs=1:bframes=3:bime=1:weightb=1:subq=7:tr...

Thanks for the reply. That all makes sense now.... ...and I suppose in a way its good that this has been tailed to the sticky for other newbies to see. I just wish that it wasn't me that asked the question :) Could all these threads be deleted and replaced with this paraphrased post, which explains ...

Excuse me! I didn't expect an aggressive reply like this for a second! Why do you *want* to be second-class citizens? Um... to be honest, moving from Handbrake on OS X using to Handbrake CLI under Linux makes me feel like a second class citizen. Right now there is no UI for Handbrake under Linux tha...

This code for HandbrakeGTK (or Rippedwire) seems unmaintained and hard to get hold of. If anyone has the source code, can you tell me what license it uses? If someone was willing to maintain the code, could it be forked and added to the Handbrake repository as official code, or have the design and c...

Is there a nightly build I can check out somewhere? I can't compile Handbrake on my own :( Actually the dividable by 16-theory is wrong. I have found a third encode that has 1021x554 and I know that works fine. I don't know whats breaking the encodes now. I have the chapter markers checked, but IIRC...

Hi Folks, I have been going through my DVD collection encoding movies to keep on my PS3's hard drive. I have found that most of the time the encodes work, but using a preset that I know works sometimes produces movies that will play fine on a Mac or under Windows (even on the 360!) but not on the PS...

I found this http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Backup_a_DVD which seems to contain all the info I need to replace MTR.

Hi Folks, My 1GHz iMac 17" is starting to show its age, I am currently taking about 27 hours to encode a DVD* as AVC/H.264 2500kbps Video / AAC 160kbps Audio (chosen so I can play them on my PS3) with two passes. Time isn't a major issue as I leave my computer on 24 hours, but I would like to g...

Cavalicious wrote:The PS3 nor Xbox360 knows what to do with 5.1 AAC. The Xbox360 won't recognize the file.

So the best I can make is DPLII, which will work on all three?

Ok, I have re-read the wiki, and I think I am able to answer my own question: By default, Handbrake uses Dolby Pro Logic II, which is most likey what my movies contain, and I have mistaken the PL II icon on my amplifier as 2-channel sound when I didn't see Dolby Digital or DTS. If I want to, I can u...

Hi Folks, I have been running a few tests with Handbrake by encoding DVD's I own for my PS3. I have the video to my liking now, but the sound was only 2-channel, which I was a little disappointed about. I am hoping to get 5.1 sound from the movies I encode. I was using the bundled HB-PS3 preset. Can...

Hi Folks, I thought I would let people know my experience using Handbrake and encoding The Matrix for my PS3. I have decided to rip movies to my hard disk, and use the original CD as my back-up media. I only do this for movies I own, and I hate piracy. First, I ripped the movie to my hard disk using...

Hey Thanks for looking In From doing some searching this topic has been covered a bit already, however was never really tested or confirmed. What i want is a setting/preset that will work for both Apple TV and the PS3. the previous discussion came up with this string level=41:bframes=3:ref=1:subme=...

Did you get confirmation that your PS3 and AppleTV combined preset works on both the PS3 and ATV? I am thinking doing all my movies in that format incase I get an AppleTV. Sorry to reply to my own post, but this got me thinking - can you make a movie that will play on the XBOX 360, AppleTV and the ...

Hey If you switch on the PS3 preset and then click 2 pass it wipes the special commands to the encoder. to check these are active simply go to preferences and select " show chosen x264 advanced settings in main window" this will show you if the important "level=41" is there. You...