HandBrake

Please post an Activity Log so we can get a better idea of what's going on.

You're running QT 7.4.5, correct? It appears that this version breaks AC3 support in Perian, as detailed in this thread on Perian's forum.

I believe that VLC handles AC3 audioin MP4, but only in SVN. Either build from source, or download one of their nightly builds.

Your best bet is to adjust settings to your liking for the first episode, then hit "add to queue" and select the next title (episode); the picture and audio settings will carry over, so you just need to select a new output filename. Keep doing this with the other titles, across several dis...

IIRC, the avergage FPS is written as part of the post encode report from the x264 encoder... don't have a log to hand to confirm this.

This is a known bug with XviD that only affects Intel Macs, currently corrected in SVN. You have three options at this stage: 1. Wait for 0.9.3 or roll back to 0.9.1 2. Download and build from SVN or wait for a snaphshot binary (next week or so) 3. Use ffmpeg instead http://trac.handbrake.fr/changes...

Woo, feel the heat in here... While on the (off)topic of audio formats let me take the opportunity to announce the impending release of Q-Ogg (pronounced Quag), which uses quantum superposition to encode an entire track into ONE 16bit frame. Thus, my 160kbit encode is smaller than yours... giggety! ...

There are many quick and dirty fixes for cleaning or repairing scratched discs.... from the sublime to the ridiculous . Anything that fills in the pits and scratches in the polycarbonate will do the trick, at least long enough to rip or copy the disc. Personally speaking, I've used both furniture po...

Now, I wouldn't have picked that one up Van. I never bother altering samplerate unless my playback device requires it. Unecessary downsampling makes the audio pixies cry.

Please tell me that you've taken the time to read the FAQ and other documentation... I assume that you've ripped the DVD to hard disk first? Handbrake can't read copy protected DVDs, primarily for legal reasons.

DVDFab Decrypter, RipIt4Me or AnyDVD are all good for decrypting protected DVDs.

If the DVD plays without the artifacts in WMP or PowerDVD, then it's not interference. As I mentioned in my previous post, Handbrake can't handle encrypted media... rip the disc to HDD first, using one of the programs I mentioned - THEN feed the decrypted folders into Handbrake.

jbrjake wrote:Or you could install Perian. I know it works because I'm on a PowerMac G5 too and I'm using 10.5.2 the same as you and I just finished watching a video with 5.1 AC3 audio passed-through to my Yamaha surround receiver.

QFT... If you're on a Mac, you must install Perian.

http://www.perian.org/

Which version are you running, Mac or Windows? If you're running the Windows version, you must rip it to hard disk first... Handbrake does not read encrypted DVDs.

AnyDVD, RipIt4Me or DVDFab Decrypter would be my suggestions.

Are you running under Windows Vista? If so, try right-clicking on the program's shortcut icon, select properties then check "run as administrator".

There's something about the MKV container generated by Handbrake that some apps don't like; mkvmerge simply copies the audio and video streams into a new container. I have a similar problem with playing Handbrake encoded AVIs on my Cowon D2... the file plays OK, but the listed running time is either...

Is the DVD an import? If not, what region is your computer's DVD drive set to? Does the DVD play with Apple's DVD Player.app? Handbrake is unable to open the DVD for reading... and the superdrives used in Apple Macbooks and iMacs do not play well with DVDs from regions other than what the drive is s...

Half a meg isn't much of a problem... you could atribute that to a streamlined MKV container. PAR should be fine, since it's flagged in the video stream which mkvmerge won't have touched.

Thanks for the crashlog, but we need the activity log so we can see what HB is actually trying to do.

http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/ActivityLog

I would wager its the diff in dvd drives. the macbook [Censored] superdrives are notoriously poor for ripping. On my mbp, a disk will fail on the superdrive, but as soon as I use my firewire pioneer drive it works fine. I'll second that. The [Censored] and Hitachi LG superdrives are naff for rippin...

With the Fawlty Towers DVD (awesome show BTW), did you try selecting another Title using the combo box? After the initial scan, Hanbrake automatically selects the longest title on the DVD... the other episodes are probably in the following titles. http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/TitlesAndChapters Not ...

Encoding: task 2 of 2, 0.02 %MP4ERROR: MP4Open: failed: Read-only file system

Handbrake is unable to create the output file on the second pass... try setting the output to a directory you can write to.

Perhaps I can clear this up. Dolby Pro Logic is a 2 channel format, but is specially encoded so that a suitable decoder can recreate a surround mix from it. It is commonly used to allow surround audio on VHS and analogue TV broadcasts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Pro_Logic A quick check on Go...

I can't really offer too much more help on this, I'm afraid. As nightstrm and I mentioned, without access to the device in question we're working blind. Based on the eBay info and the info from the sample file, the recommendations I made above are a good starting point. It looks like you'll need to ...

I'd try ffmpeg video (~500 kbps) and MP3 audio (128 kbps) in an AVI container. Resize video to 320 x X (depending on source aspect ratio) and you may have to drop framerate down to 20 fps.

Other than that, trial and error is probably your best option I'm afraid.

You need to look at pixel aspect ratio (PAR), specifically the CLI appendix in the Handbrake Users Guide.

http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/AnamorphicGuide#cli