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by DougL
Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:54 pm
Forum: Mac
Topic: Web optimized?
Replies: 5
Views: 915

Re: Web optimized?

I figured it out, with the help of someone who warned me about this forum.

I did it again, and got pretty much the same size. So changing the source had nothing to do with it. Sayonara.
by DougL
Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:55 pm
Forum: Mac
Topic: Web optimized?
Replies: 5
Views: 915

Web optimized?

My earlier query was locked, because "With all respect, you seem to have misanalyzed the problem and are rejecting others' astute responses without providing the required log(s), so I'm closing this one.". I didn't reject anything, and I'm here specifically for astute comments. I'm trying ...
by DougL
Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:38 pm
Forum: Mac
Topic: Web optimized?
Replies: 7
Views: 1195

Re: Web optimized?

OK, I'll get the logs later today. "So all you changed is possibly everything"? Uh, no. I was specific. All I changed from the default Handbrake config was Web Optimization. But yes, the source was changed as well. True about multiple generations of lossy encodes, but I'd think that's not ...
by DougL
Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Mac
Topic: Web optimized?
Replies: 7
Views: 1195

Re: Web optimized?

You want eight pages of logs posted here? (Four for each conversion.) What I did was to pull a 70 minute video DVD into Handbrake, and produce an mp4, using default settings. H.264 (x264) 30fps 710x480 comb detect, decomb. That produced a 1.5 GB mp4 file. I then pulled that mp4 file back into Handbr...
by DougL
Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:28 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: Web optimized?
Replies: 7
Views: 1195

Web optimized?

Description of problem or question: When I output to mp4 with "Web optimized" selected, I get a file that is half as big as when I don't select it. What's it doing to my video?? Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable): HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0): 1.1.2 Operating system and ver...