HandBrake

HandBrake doesn't allow you to use 360, at least not on mine. I'm using the Windows version. It accepts 352.

Well, I just restricted the file size to 50mb and the bit rate was like 183 kbps and the rez was at 320x240. It looked great. Great quality at 183kbps? Just curious. How long was the "movie"? At that bitrate and file size your movie would have to be about 22 minutes long. Or if it's a 90 ...

You will lose quality no matter what, even at 3/4 the source bitrate, or even at a bigger file size if you encode MPEG-2 to H.264. Yes, H.264 is equivalent in quality/efficiency/compression at about 50%, even 33% in some cases, of MPEG-2's file size. But only if you encode to MPEG-2 and H.264 from t...

That's not enough information. Are you using a high rez or low rez profile? Or, what bitrate are you using? For a final iPod file at 640x480, movie-length (about 90+ minutes), at a bitrate of 1000kbps to 1500kbps that sounds about right for the file sizes and the minimum to get decent to great quali...

yo know right, almsot everything form h264 High Profile is supported in QuickTime 7.2. One notable exception are pyramidal b-frames. ...and multiple reference frames that are higher than a few... no way QT yet can handle the full load of the H.264 standard, which is 16. Yes, Apple has recently expa...

HandBrake in Windows has no preview window (yet). You got 8x8dct working in QT? About cropping - strictly a matter of taste. Some like it and swear by it, others like me, avoid it. It's like me disagreeing with you that you chose a red car over a black car. I won't tell you whether to crop, or not, ...

I have to respectfully disagree, personally you can still see banding, etc. if the encode is bad enough. Correct. I should have said you can get away with less bitrate and worse encodes on the iPod instead of just "any bad encode". Even though the gap closes somewhat, I certainly do agree...

If your encoded content is only for the iPod's small screen and no where else you can get away with almost any bad encode. You already have difficulty seeing movie details in the first place, so how would artifacting be an issue? My solution? Encode with MPEG-4 at 900kbps with 1-pass ABR. It will be...

Hey Dynaflash, I agree with Puzzler, however I might caution that a very "dirty" (read: noisy) source can easily lead to > 4gb file sizes for a feature film with crf quality settings in the 68% to 72% area. Yes, high grain levels shoot up the bitrate quite drastically with CRF. I was at on...

To extend on Royone's comments: what exactly is this "rainbow" in the original? And she/he is dead-on with no-fast-pskip. I use this all the time when, for example, I encode a soccer game. It helps tremendously in giving the background grass a lush "grainier" natural look instead...

@ Puzzler: However, some movies will look weak at 2000kbps so 2500kbps and even 3000kbps will show MUCH more noticable improvement and maybe only up to 3500kbps will the quality curve start to smooth out. Ah! So you are saying you have seen movies where you visually saw a difference between 2000 an...

@sr55:

Forgot to lock the car door!

I noticed that if you have a value in the 'Avg Bitrate' field and then type in a value into 'Target Size' whatever value that was in 'Avg Bitrate' disappears. Feature: There are three ways to specify bitrate: as % of original quality (CRF), as Avg Bitrate, or as Target Size. You can't specify more ...

Hey Michael, It's out of the box. I'm on Windows so I don't know if any hacks (yet) exist there for Apple TV. Note: To add, yes, even though I'm disappointed with Apple TV, and it's already useless in my home, and believe H.264 encoding is not worth it without some of its better features (ie:CABAC),...

I have a better idea than Eddyg. He has to stand on one leg, I do my encoding while sleeping - I'm that good! :wink: Seriously though Cass, the best way is to do your encoding overnight or when you're at work. Understand that encoding to something like H.264 is a CPU intensive process. Even with a D...

Kurtz, thank you for your posts. Nice of you to help out. I use Cabac on my PS3 and it plays great. it can also use high profile H.264 according the specs. :D :D :D the PS3 accepts the MP4/m4v but i cant find a way of selecting the second audio format from the menu. :cry: :cry: :cry: @Rhester: Yes, ...

How about the higher complexity CABAC encoded H.264 files?

Great thread BTW. I'm watching it closely.

CABAC is one of the darlings of the H.264 standard. I refuse to encode without it, otherwise I personally would rather stick to DivX and save myself alot of pain. Anybody have a Windows solution? I have an Apple TV and I hate it. It stutters on all my CABAC encodes. I know Apple never guaranteed CAB...

I too am confident this is a CABAC issue. Forgive me mods if this is slightly off topic. I have had a few arguments (albiet of a gentle/respectful type) on this forum for Apple TV's (lack of) support of CABAC. APPLE TV DOES NOT SUPPORT CABAC. It's on the Apple site, and it's as so on my Apple TV. St...

It seems like developers this time around are falling behind the world of hardware which is moving quite fast. Threading a program over multiple cores is still quite difficult logistically, but it's the future. But here are some other options for you. With the latest HandBrake you can set the priori...

Don't know man. Avoid "--direct none" is what other so-called experts have recommended from other forums. Just repeating it and passing it on. I personally have tried it and, although I didn't get any terrible results with it, it never made an improvement on anything I encoded with it in t...

What's with you Hawkman? Posting the same time as me of late....

EDIT: Rhester too? My, aren't we quick...

Other than the founder "Titer" ... no one really knows...

Unless someone has the answer you can check this thread for some insight in the meantime.

Best command line in this case: --direct auto Yes, you're correct. You are working with a steering wheel when there is no vehicle to steer. Result? The steering wheel is useless. What's the point in steering B-frames when they don't exist? "Spatial" or "temporal" seem like, and a...

Hi, I'm not too sure this is a HandBrake, or even an "encoding" or H.264 issue. Sounds more like editing first before anything else. I'm not really clear on what your source truly is or how you're going to be displaying this content: by DvD, AppleTV, or ..., ? You mention, "clips from...