HandBrake

Description of problem or question: Handbrake fails to inhibit sleep. Handbrake runs, my system goes to sleep, and I come back 3-4 hours later to find out that no encodes have been completed in the time I was gone. Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable): 1) Change system & display sleep...

I was running it because it was what the Debian repository had.

I've spent the last couple hours trying to install Handbrake via Flatpak CLI, PPA, and the Flatpak extension for Discover (KDE alternative to Gnome software), but I still haven't been able to get it to install.

Description of problem or question: When I try different post-processing options and levels and check the results with the preview window, Handbrake seems to neglect to release the memory that it it used to render the preview(s). If I switch to a different thumbnail in the preview window, the RAM u...

I just bought the first season of Mad Men on Blu-Ray a few days ago. I've noticed that there's a fair amount of grain and it could be a bit sharper as well. Is the grain in the first season of Mad Men from the film transfer or was it added digitally? I'm curious because the review for the second sea...

Description of problem or question: I just bought the Blu-Ray set of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The files are smaller than I expected, weighing in at 5.3 gigabytes. I'm uncertain as to whether or not it would be worth the time to do full encodes via Handbrake or if I should just use FFMPEG to conv...

You REALLY need to update your handbrake version. 1.2.x had a lot of fixes in it, including some for these type of edge lines, and 1.3.0 was just released with even MORE fixes. The flatpak distribution should work just fine on your copy of Ubuntu. I updated to version 1.2.1, had it run the encode a...

Description of problem or question: I copied a Scooby-Doo DVD and there's a vertical purple line on the far right side of the frame. VLC snapshots: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5xpw9f7bpudzoh1/AADsV38BfemwMIO5GoZ4jr3Oa?dl=0 Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable): Use Handbrake to copy Scooby-...

What would you think if the recipe titled "Best Settings for Ghostbusters (4K Optimized release)" was created by someone who had improperly set their monitor, but tuned the recipe to make it look good on that monitor? That sort of thing happens, far more often than people think. Turn the ...

I wasn't talking about presets, per se, with "changes between versions." There are things in the nightly builds that aren't available in v1.2.x, which could change what "recipe" is optimal. And even stock presets have differences between versions. You refer to "particularly...

"Recipes" change, with things like: Version of handbrake, including official vs. broken builds (like ubuntu's). Source of video (DVD, BD, "other"). Preferences and perceptions of the user. The last is a hard one to account for. Some people prefer artificially sharpened "edg...

I also found a resolution to the Eureka encoding problem. I feel kinda stupid for not realizing it, but it turns out that the reason why the picture quality looked the way it did and none of the filter settings I tried helped is because I had my monitors' brightness and contrast too low. I tend to t...

I really think it would be great if there was a section of the forum where people could post their “recipes” for particularly perplexing discs like Ghostbusters, Lie to Me, and Eureka.

I would just do a bunch of tests, but my system is on the slow side (Intel i3, 8GB) and buckles even when generating just 15-second previews. I've queued up some short samples to test some different filter levels, but I don't want to spend days or weeks trying to find the right settings. I'm really ...

Description of problem or question: I recently purchased the Blu-Ray set of Eureka, but the video quality isn't what I was expecting. It's kinda blurry and doesn't look great. It looks kinda like a bad DVD. Does anyone here have this set? How did you improve the quality? Which filters should I use?...

Thanks! I’ll keep it in mind!

Which anamorphic setting provides a better picture, especially on larger or hi-res displays? Strict or Loose? Or is the automatic setting best?

That's fine. That's really good to know. Thanks!

So, I could copy Handbrake plist files from a Mac to a PC and they'll work in Handbrake without me having to do anything aside from importing them in Handbrake?

Really? But wouldn't Mac plist files be incompatible?

I found a way to convert the plist files that are used for presets in Handbrake to XML files in Terminal. Would the resulting XML files work in Windows?

They're in separate drives.

The Mac version of Handbrake has a problem where it quits in the middle of the queue. Specifically, when multiple discs of a TV show are in the queue, Handbrake will finish encoding the first disc’s content and then quits. I can’t even resume Handbrake’s progress by reopening it and clicking on “Rel...

Okay.

I've tried that repeatedly, but Handbrake quits every time.

I don't see that option in the Mac version. I've seen in in the Windows version, but not the Mac version. I would really appreciate that kind of functionality. Queue export and export functionality would allow me to set up a queue at night, and then get it going quickly and easily early in the morni...