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by jd17
Mon May 22, 2017 10:51 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: x264 10-Bit: encode 10 Bit, output 8 Bit?
Replies: 36
Views: 14278

x264 10-Bit: encode 10 Bit, output 8 Bit?

Hello! I have recently been experimenting with the x264 and x265 10-Bit libraries. My standard encoding setting used to be: x264 (regular 8-Bit) CRF16 slow tune film I now tested the same settings with the x264 10-Bit library. Result: - smaller filesize - smoother gradations (less banding) On paper,...
by jd17
Sun May 14, 2017 2:15 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

Well, I tested at least ten 7.1 DTS-HD MA tracks now, all are only recognized as 5.1 in Handbrake 1.0.7. I just installed "Hybrid", which I do not like. However, it can decode 8 channel DTS-HD and also has a "don't change" downmix option, which is essentially my "passthrough...
by jd17
Sun May 14, 2017 11:07 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

Thank you! Can you comment on the DTS-HD situation? I read somewhere that it always shows 5.1 because Handbrake can only decode the DTS core, not the HD track - but it can passthrough the DTS-HD. That would explain what I see. However, that discussion is from 2011 (another forum). Is that still the ...
by jd17
Sun May 14, 2017 10:52 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

Maybe post a log or two. Well, I know what kind of bitrates I will be looking at - I will do a (dummy video) test run first to get the average HD audio bitrate and the resulting FLAC. So deciding if it's worth to encode in FLAC is not the question. For instance: [11:47:31] work: average encoding sp...
by jd17
Sun May 14, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

Sources would always be Blu-rays with either TrueHD/Atmos or DTS-HD MA tracks. Example 1: http://i.imgur.com/fvlP7nY.png Example 2: http://i.imgur.com/x33eoTO.png While I am writing this, I think I have to report a bug. I was looking for a 7.1 DTS-HD MA track, but Handbrake lists every single one I ...
by jd17
Sun May 14, 2017 10:15 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

Thanks again for your help! :) One last question if I may, you seem to know so much about audio codec efficiency and google did not help me... I will use FLAC 16 for all HD tracks in the future, but I am considering adding a "safety net" compability audio track, as long as the combined bit...
by jd17
Sat May 13, 2017 9:38 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

OMG this is embarrassing... I just updated to 1.07 and voila! Downmix 6.1 and 7.1 options! :D But still, is a "passthrough channels" option not a good idea too? :) Edit: I might have been extra stupid regarding 6.1/7.1 downmix. I just realized that I looked at a 5.1 DTS-HD MA track before,...
by jd17
Sat May 13, 2017 9:23 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

Thank you so much for helping me out with this Rodeo! This is really great. :) I already learned a lot! I just encoded a 20min DTS-HD MA sample out of "Captain America: Civil War" in both Opus 1536kbit/s and FLAC 16bit, result: Opus file size: 993MB FLAC file size: 929MB (Video is encoded ...
by jd17
Sat May 13, 2017 7:26 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

But we're talking about a DTS core from DTS-HD, that's 1,536 Kbps… which is FLAC 16-bit territory, rather than a direct competitor to the aforementioned lossy encoders. Why is that? Opus and AAC have that same bitrate as option too (Vorbis is limited to a still high 1344kbit/s) and as far as I unde...
by jd17
Fri May 12, 2017 9:44 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

...plus DTS is a terribly inefficient format… Now that you say that I have to admit that I never really looked into the alternatives in handbrake! Shame on me. :shock: I see that AAC, Vorbis and Opus offer high bitrates at 5.1. Would those offer better audio quality at the same bitrate than DTS? Wh...
by jd17
Fri May 12, 2017 1:13 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Re: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

You can extract the core DTS from DTS-HD already I think. Really? Can you tell me how? The last time I tried this I selected "DTS passthrough" on a DTS-HD audio track, but that did not work. I believe there is no open source DTS encoder thus no option for it in HB. I just googled "op...
by jd17
Fri May 12, 2017 11:23 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)
Replies: 26
Views: 11348

Possibility to transcode/downmix to regular (non-HD) DTS and passthrough core only from DTS-HD (MA)

Please describe what you would like to see added to HandBrake: I would very much like the possibility to select regular (non-HD) DTS as non-passthrough option and as core extraction option for DTS-HD (MA). Why would you like to see this added: Two scenarios I would like to use on a regular basis: a...