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by L255J
Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:25 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: Poor audio mix-down
Replies: 6
Views: 1755

Re: Poor audio mix-down

I think at least DRC 1.0 can't hurt, especially since it's only compressing the dynamic range according to how the source's AC3 track "hints" at how it should be done.
by L255J
Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:34 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: What does native VFR time stamp handling mean for Handbrake?
Replies: 3
Views: 838

What does native VFR time stamp handling mean for Handbrake?

x264 now has "native VFR time stamp handling". My uneducated impression is that this means regardless of the framerate, x264 will mux the audio and video by itself without Handbrake's help. Is this the case?
by L255J
Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:10 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Does it matter if the AC3 or DPLII track comes first?
Replies: 3
Views: 1772

Does it matter if the AC3 or DPLII track comes first?

Can someone explain what happens if one track is put in front of the other? Does the first track become the default? Does it even matter?
by L255J
Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:54 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: Poor audio mix-down
Replies: 6
Views: 1755

Re: Poor audio mix-down

I'm a little curious myself. Even when I encode using CoreAudio @ 320 kbps, the AC3 track is much louder.
by L255J
Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:45 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: What optical drive do you guys use?
Replies: 6
Views: 1304

Re: What optical drive do you guys use?

Oh, wow. That article has a lot to say about it's ability to read through scratches, which greatly interests me. However, it's $120, which isn't chump change. Does it work with a Mac?
by L255J
Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:07 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: What optical drive do you guys use?
Replies: 6
Views: 1304

Re: What optical drive do you guys use?

Yeah, external is what I meant. Thank you—that looks like a great deal! If I get the extra cash, I'll definitely plop down for that or something better if someone has a better suggestion.
by L255J
Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:47 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: What optical drive do you guys use?
Replies: 6
Views: 1304

What optical drive do you guys use?

A couple years back I wore down my laptop's built-in optical drive while importing my DVD collection like mad, so I got a new one put in under warranty. Well, I'm still into importing DVDs, but I don't want to wear out my laptop's optical drive and my warranty go out, so I think I'm gonna' need a mo...
by L255J
Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:58 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Change the Encode Finish sound.
Replies: 6
Views: 1829

Re: Change the Encode Finish sound.

There should be a different alert sound played when an encode is finished. The current one sounds like the Default Error Alert sound on OS X. A better option would be to use the "Glass" as it sounds like a dinner bell which is used to signify when an order is ready. Or even the "Hero...
by L255J
Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:56 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Enable the utilization of more CoreAudio import options.
Replies: 7
Views: 1899

Re: Enable the utilization of more CoreAudio import options.

Phew, that's a relief. That's the most important feature of the three anyway. Thank you.
by L255J
Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:12 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Save Deinterlace setting in custom Preset
Replies: 7
Views: 1899

Re: Save Deinterlace setting in custom Preset

I wish I knew why. It doesn't work for me. Either for 0.9.4 or the lastest SVN, both 64-bit Mac builds. I even deleted the old preferences and cache and all such other application support, but it just doesn't work. Issues with all picture filters in custom presets or just Deinterlace? I do know the...
by L255J
Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:43 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Save Deinterlace setting in custom Preset
Replies: 7
Views: 1899

Re: Save Deinterlace setting in custom Preset

well, when you save you're custom preset you have to check the box that says "use current filters" in order for whatever filters you have enabled to be saved. has worked since 0.9.3. and has been broken since 0.9.4, at least on the 64-bit Mac end. I've been using it without issue on the 6...
by L255J
Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:39 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Enable the utilization of more CoreAudio import options.
Replies: 7
Views: 1899

Enable the utilization of more CoreAudio import options.

At the moment, iTunes allows the following:
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If it's at all possible and worth your time, please allow us to utilize these extra audio encoding options: VBR encoding, HE encoding, and "Optimize for voice".
by L255J
Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:28 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Save Deinterlace setting in custom Preset
Replies: 7
Views: 1899

Re: Save Deinterlace setting in custom Preset

dynaflash wrote:well, when you save you're custom preset you have to check the box that says "use current filters" in order for whatever filters you have enabled to be saved. has worked since 0.9.3.
and has been broken since 0.9.4, at least on the 64-bit Mac end.
by L255J
Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:15 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: How do I set strict Pyramidal B-Frames in the option string?
Replies: 14
Views: 3839

How do I set strict Pyramidal B-Frames in the option string?

When I select Pyramidal B-Frames in Handbrake, it becomes "b-pyramid=1" in the advanced option string. Dark Shikari, when he made B-Pyramid spec-compliant , said that... Two modes are now available: 1) strict b-pyramid, while worse for compression, follows the rule mandated by Blu-ray (no ...
by L255J
Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: Mac
Topic: Please critique my high-fidelity setting.
Replies: 10
Views: 2066

Re: Please critique my high-fidelity setting.

I'm a little cautious on using too many reference frames. Reference frames, right now, seem to be everything when it comes to decoding videos, and I don't want my videos to be difficult to play back. 4 is the limit for Blu-ray, so I'm going to try to keep it at 4 if I can help it. At the moment I'm ...
by L255J
Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: Mac
Topic: Is it even possible to utilize subme10 with Handbrake?
Replies: 1
Views: 558

Is it even possible to utilize subme10 with Handbrake?

I'm using svn3036 x86_64 (2009121901), and I tried using subme10 (I know it requires trellis=2 and aq-mode > 0, so I put trellis to 2, and I heard aq-mode is, by default, 1, so I didn't bother manually setting it), but it turned psychovisual rate distortion optimization completely off. So I manually...
by L255J
Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:16 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: Please critique my high-fidelity setting.
Replies: 10
Views: 2066

Re: Please critique my high-fidelity setting.

I'm sorry. I forgot to mention that I'm using the latest SVN, which has the latest build of x264, which doesn't have that problem.
by L255J
Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:47 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: Please critique my high-fidelity setting.
Replies: 10
Views: 2066

Please critique my high-fidelity setting.

I've been working to get smart high-fidelity encodes for some time now, and I've managed to find a well-working setting: + encoder: x264 (r1376-3feaec2) + quality: 19.00 (RF) + options: ref=4:bframes=4:b-adapt=2:direct=auto:b-pyramid=1:rc-lookahead=60:me=umh:subq=9:merange=24:analyse=all:trellis=2:n...
by L255J
Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:43 am
Forum: Bugs
Topic: "Use Current Picture Filters" when creating a preset broken.
Replies: 2
Views: 603

"Use Current Picture Filters" when creating a preset broken.

I didn't see this in the Trac, so I'll say that when creating your own preset in Version 0.9.4 x86_64 (2009112300) or svn3036 x86_64 (2009121901), the selected video filters aren't saved when you ask Handbrake to "Use Current Picture Filters". Since the log ends at... [18:02:15] libhb: sca...
by L255J
Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:09 am
Forum: Bugs
Topic: re: readme before posting bugs...
Replies: 19
Views: 2336

Re: *** READ ME before posting bugs ***

I didn't see this in the Trac or in the list of changes for the latest SVN, so I'll say that when creating your own preset in Version 0.9.4 x86_64 (2009112300), the current video filters aren't saved when you ask Handbrake to "Use Current Picture Filters". Since the log ends at [18:02:15] ...
by L255J
Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:36 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: The activity log says a feature I selected isn't supported.
Replies: 2
Views: 595

Re: The activity log says a feature I selected isn't supported.

Awesome. Thank you very much!
by L255J
Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:31 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: The activity log says a feature I selected isn't supported.
Replies: 2
Views: 595

The activity log says a feature I selected isn't supported.

In the following activity log, it says "x264 [warning]: b-pyramid + mb-tree is not supported". Would someone please look through the log and explain how come? Did b-pyramid fly in the face of some other setting I had selected? Also, how would I get mb-tree to work? Thank you! EDIT: I know ...
by L255J
Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:34 am
Forum: Mac
Topic: Snow Leopard
Replies: 25
Views: 8501

Re: Snow Leopard

Rodeo wrote:
TysonEdwards wrote:OpenCL is roughly equivalent to CUDA, and we have seen that CUDA has nice performance benefits when it comes to video encoding.
At the expense of quality, however.
How come? Please explain how using a graphics processor to help quickly encode a video would hurt the quality.