HandBrake

Could you test h.264 Main Profile? Please?!

Looks like none of them support h.264. H.264 is a MPEG4 codec is it not? It is based on MPEG4. Spec sheets usually list h.264/AVC separately. Here is another alternative, Pixel Magic Systems , it does not support h.264, or a Mac for that matter. I also found a better link for the KiSS 1600 . It loo...

So, I think I will be waiting it out and seeing if the appleTV sucks as much as I suspect it will (no AC3 sound). As far as I understand it Quicktime mixes down AAC 5.1 to stereo when you output to your awesome 5.1 system, so I can only assume the appleTV will do the same, as it is based on Quickti...

By not supporting CABAC and B-Frames does that mean @TV won't play those videos at all or will it just not turn that stuff on?

What is the point of using Main Profile over Baseline if one is not going to use CABAC or B-Frames?

Can only handle 160 kbs of audio! Not looking good for 5.1 AAC.

CAVLC? Does that mean no CABAC?

This is what the Apple TV spec page says about supported video. H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) iTunes Store purchased video:...

"so long as the content is in 5.1 surround" sounds like "so long as the audio is an AC-3 track". But why no definitive answer? They might be holding off on a definite answer because they want it to be a big announcement, maybe at NAB next month. "Now on Apple TV; HD Movies,...

Be careful when encoding music video DVDs! Music video DVDs are a mix of different source material, making cropping, aspect ratio correction, and deinterlacing difficult to determine for individual chapters. Many of my DVDs would have 4:3 and 16:9 content within the same title. Some had a mix of int...

Yes. Use MTR beta.

Your question is personal. Depends on your intended use (mobile, 50 inch LCD), how sensitive you are to compression artifacts, and the source quality. Look in the 'Post your Best Settings' topic for ideas on what others are using. I think I read a post where a handbrake encoded file was wrapped in a...

I like this idea. Having more queue information would be very useful to me as a double check before I walk away for two days. If MF can export details about the queue, then I can quickly read through them to make sure I did not mess something up (presets would really help too).

I have converted over 100 DVDs and have never had audio drop out. All DVDs were ripped with MTR. Recently, I have converted Borat, Maria Antoinette, and Casino Royale for my iPod at 1500 kbs, 2 pass, h.264, 128 kbs, and they all work perfectly. I also have used higher bitrates on some movies, 3000 k...

PCM is lossless audio, sorta like AIFF or WAV. HB/MF have problems with some (not all) PCM tracks. See if you can select a different audio track (ac3). If not you will need another program and/or will have to mux the audio with the video yourself.

...I used the example above to make this point obvious -- to me it would seem daft to use 720x576 with CRF -q 0.5 -- I think most people would think/agree it is better to use a lower resolution and a higher CRF -q value... Sorry, I don't agree. To my eyes, resolution is very important. I would neve...

ok, it's not QuickTime 7.1.5 that's causing my crashes. Before clean-installing OS X and all my apps (Adobe's product re-installs suck!), I carefully rethought the past few days to see if anything else on my system had changed. Nothing OS wise besides the QT 7.1.5 install. But, I did try something ...

Handbrake has problems with certain DVDs and cannot find all the titles. Run the VIDEO_TS folder through dvdoneX (movie only, remove zero cells if there) or rip with MTR 3.0 14r using 'Main Feature Extraction'.

Machine Type: iMac G5 CPU Speed: 1.8 Ghz / 512Mb RAM Number of CPUs: 1 Rip Format: MP4, AVC/H.264 Encoder: H264 Main Profile Video Size & settings: 640 x 480 Quality / Bit Rate: 3000 1 or 2 Pass: 2 Min/Max or Average Frames Per Second (FPS): ~ 3-5 FPS It takes about 24 hours to encode a 2 hour m...

WHY: Video for iPod PRIORITIES: Maximum iPod Quality SETTINGS: Title: The one(s) I want! Chapters: All Framerate (fps): Determined using ffmpegX and set appropriately Encoder: x264 (h.264 iPod) Target size (MB): OFF Average bitrate: 1500 Kbs Constant quality: OFF Grayscale encoding: OFF (ON for B&a...

baggss wrote:Ok, so that is the second movie I have seen MTR 3 r14 does not seem work on.

He did a 'Full disc extraction', if he had done a 'Main Feature Extraction' like I said it would of worked.

What other DVD did MTR 3 r14 not work on?

What MTR beta version do you have?

Only 'Main Feature Extraction' and 'Full Disc Extraction' produce a valid VIDEO_TS folder, not title/chapter extraction. Title/chapter extraction will produce one VOB file (at least it did in MTR 3.0 13r).

You need to make a VIDEO_TS folder with only one title. Use DVDoneX (Movie Only) like dynaflash said or MTR beta (Main Feature Extraction) if you already have that. MTR beta will remove zero cells automactically if they are there and is faster then ripping the entire disk and then using DVDoneX. Som...

I would like it to pause and call me on my cell phone. I can then come empty the trash and it can resume where it left off.

Is there a way to make the constant quality mode and quality settings easier to use? I have noticed a large bitrate range amongst my encodes at a set quality thus making it difficult (time consuming) to figure out what percentage to choose. For example, setting the quality to 70% will give bitrates ...

I had the same problem with Hitch (MF/HB would not find the main feature title). There are two ways you might be able to fix this, they both do the same thing which is to create a VIDEO_TS folder with only one title. You can use DVDoneX or MTR beta to do this.