HandBrake

Hello all I’ve been playing around with different audio settings and have a question regarding AAC. Long time ago when ripping my cd collection (back in the xp days) the highest bit rate was 320bit so it was my understanding that 320bit is cd quality. In Handbrake there are two settings above 320bit...

Oooo that explains a lot. So then what is happening if you select Mixdown None vs Dolby Pro Logic II vs Stereo, why is the bitrate grayed out (correction more like outlined in red) when None is selected? Also if the surround sound is hidden in a stereo track why does vlc show up as stereo does it no...

Then how come when I choose AAC its always comes out as stereo.

Ok that makes things a little more clear but how does this apply when the format you select is not surround sound. I use AAC witch from my understanding is stereo only (I use this to keep file size down) so how does that effect Mixdown. Also what happens to the bit rat if your on AAC and choose none...

In handbrake’s audio section there is something called a Mixdown, what exactly does this do/mean? Also when I select Mixdown none the bitrate is grayed out. I’m on Handbrack 0.10.5.0-64bit.