what settings for only burn in subs

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jondalar
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what settings for only burn in subs

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Description of problem or question:
Hello,
I have a 50GB blu-ray movie and I want to make it a MKV of the same quality with Burn In subs (Dutch).
So I want the audio and video untouched (no loss in quality).
What are the proper settings?
I treid some but I can't find the right ones.

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HandBrake 1.3.2 (2020050300)
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CPU: AMD A8-7410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics    
Ram: 7125 MB, 
GPU Information:
GPU Information is unavailable
Screen: 1920x1080
Temp Dir: C:\Users\X\AppData\Local\Temp\
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# Starting Encode ...

[04:15:31] base preset: Super HQ 1080p30 Surround (Modified)
[16:15:31] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[16:15:31] Starting work at: Sun May 17 16:15:31 2020
[16:15:31] 1 job(s) to process
[16:15:31] json job:
{
  "Audio": {
    "AudioList": [
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        "Bitrate": 160,
        "DRC": 0.0,
        "Encoder": "av_aac",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": 4,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Track": 0,
        "DitherMethod": 0
      },
      {
        "DRC": 0.0,
        "Encoder": "copy:ac3",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": -1,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Track": 0,
        "DitherMethod": 0
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    ],
    "CopyMask": [
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      "copy:ac3",
      "copy:dtshd",
      "copy:dts",
      "copy:eac3",
      "copy:flac",
      "copy:mp3",
      "copy:truehd"
    ],
    "FallbackEncoder": "ac3"
  },
  "Destination": {
    "ChapterList": [
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 1"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 2"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 3"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 4"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 5"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 6"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 7"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 8"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 9"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 10"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 11"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 12"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 13"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 14"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 15"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 16"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 17"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 18"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 19"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 20"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 21"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 22"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 23"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 24"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 25"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 26"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 27"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 28"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 29"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 30"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 31"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 32"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 33"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 34"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 35"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 36"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 37"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 38"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 39"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 40"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 41"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 42"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 43"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 44"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 45"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 46"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 47"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 48"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 49"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 50"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 51"
      }
    ],
    "ChapterMarkers": true,
    "AlignAVStart": false,
    "File": "e:\\Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace-1.mkv",
    "Mp4Options": {
      "IpodAtom": false,
      "Mp4Optimize": false
    },
    "Mux": "av_mkv"
  },
  "Filters": {
    "FilterList": [
      {
        "ID": 4,
        "Settings": {
          "mode": "7"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 3,
        "Settings": {
          "block-height": "16",
          "block-thresh": "40",
          "block-width": "16",
          "filter-mode": "2",
          "mode": "3",
          "motion-thresh": "1",
          "spatial-metric": "2",
          "spatial-thresh": "1"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 12,
        "Settings": {
          "crop-bottom": "276",
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          "crop-right": "0",
          "crop-top": "276",
          "height": "1080",
          "width": "1920"
        }
      },
      {
        "ID": 6,
        "Settings": {
          "mode": "2",
          "rate": "27000000/900000"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "PAR": {
    "Num": 90,
    "Den": 67
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    },
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      {
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  },
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    "Preset": "veryslow",
    "Profile": "high",
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    "QSV": {
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      "AsyncDepth": 0
    }
  }
}
[16:15:31] CPU:
[16:15:31]  - logical processor count: 4
[16:15:31] Intel Quick Sync Video support: no
[16:15:31] hb_scan: path=E:\BD test\Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace, title_index=1
src/libbluray/bluray.c:1089: WARNING: BluRay profile 6 BD-J menu support is experimental
[16:15:31] scan: BD has 1 title(s)
[16:15:31] bd: scanning title 1
[16:15:31] bd: playlist 00000.MPLS
[16:15:31] bd: duration is 02:16:11 (8171579 ms)
[16:15:31] bd: video id=0x1011, stream type=HEVC, format 2160p
[16:15:31] bd: aspect = 16:9
[16:15:31] bd: audio id=0x761100, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[16:15:31] bd: audio id=0x721100, lang=English (TrueHD), 3cc=eng
[16:15:31] bd: audio id=0x1101, lang=English (AC3), 3cc=eng
[16:15:31] bd: subtitle id=0x12a0, lang=English [PGS], 3cc=eng
[16:15:31] bd: subtitle id=0x12a1, lang=Francais [PGS], 3cc=fra
[16:15:31] bd: subtitle id=0x12a2, lang=español [PGS], 3cc=spa
[16:15:31] bd: subtitle id=0x12a3, lang=Nederlands [PGS], 3cc=nld
[16:15:31] bd: subtitle id=0x12a4, lang=Nederlands [PGS], 3cc=nld
[16:15:31] bd: chap 1, 21771 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 2, 91632 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 3, 362613 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 4, 120620 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 5, 82791 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 6, 125418 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 7, 85626 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 8, 144436 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 9, 206708 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 10, 104354 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 11, 167584 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 12, 259927 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 13, 128670 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 14, 250250 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 15, 296837 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 16, 207750 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 17, 468259 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 18, 179263 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 19, 204079 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 20, 239781 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 21, 185310 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 22, 273899 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 23, 71028 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 24, 303012 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 25, 107147 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 26, 138263 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 27, 231816 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 28, 146603 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 29, 189941 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 30, 67693 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 31, 126125 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 32, 252878 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 33, 104896 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 34, 207415 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 35, 127837 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 36, 97680 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 37, 108485 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 38, 137220 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 39, 382715 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 40, 145396 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 41, 78327 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 42, 49925 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 43, 62062 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 44, 93594 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 45, 78161 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 46, 70864 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 47, 57182 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 48, 65814 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 49, 84544 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 50, 377126 ms
[16:15:31] bd: chap 51, 251 ms
[16:15:31] bd: title 1 has 51 chapters
[16:15:31] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[16:15:31] scan: title angle(s) 1
[16:15:31] scan: audio 0x1101: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=320000 English (AC3) (2.0 ch) (320 kbps)
[16:15:31] scan: audio 0x761100: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 English (AC3) (5.1 ch) (Dolby Digital EX) (640 kbps)
[16:15:31] scan: audio 0x721100: truehd, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=128000 English (TrueHD) (7.1 ch) (128 kbps)
[16:15:52] scan: 10 previews, 3840x2160, 23.976 fps, autocrop = 276/276/0/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1
[16:15:52] scan: supported video decoders: avcodec qsv
[16:15:52] stream: 7 good frames, 0 errors (0%)
[16:15:52] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[16:15:52] Starting Task: Encoding Pass
[16:15:52] job configuration:
[16:15:52]  * source
[16:15:52]    + E:\BD test\Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace
[16:15:52]    + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 51
[16:15:52]  * destination
[16:15:52]    + e:\Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace-1.mkv
[16:15:52]    + container: Matroska (libavformat)
[16:15:52]      + chapter markers
[16:15:52]  * video track
[16:15:52]    + decoder: hevc
[16:15:52]      + bitrate 200 kbps
[16:15:52]    + filters
[16:15:52]      + Comb Detect (mode=3:spatial-metric=2:motion-thresh=1:spatial-thresh=1:filter-mode=2:block-thresh=40:block-width=16:block-height=16)
[16:15:52]      + Decomb (mode=39)
[16:15:52]      + Framerate Shaper (mode=2:rate=27000000/900000)
[16:15:52]        + frame rate: 23.976 fps -> peak rate limited to 30.000 fps
[16:15:52]      + Subtitle renderer ()
[16:15:52]      + Crop and Scale (width=1920:height=1080:crop-top=276:crop-bottom=276:crop-left=0:crop-right=0)
[16:15:52]        + source: 3840 * 2160, crop (276/276/0/0): 3840 * 1608, scale: 1920 * 1080
[16:15:52]    + Output geometry
[16:15:52]      + storage dimensions: 1920 x 1080
[16:15:52]      + pixel aspect ratio: 90 : 67
[16:15:52]      + display dimensions: 2579 x 1080
[16:15:52]    + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[16:15:52]      + preset:  veryslow
[16:15:52]      + options: ref=5:bframes=5
[16:15:52]      + profile: high
[16:15:52]      + level:   4.0
[16:15:52]      + quality: 0.00 (RF)
[16:15:52]      + color profile: 9-16-9
[16:15:52]  * subtitle track 1, Nederlands [PGS] (track 3, id 0x12a3, Picture) -> Render/Burn-in
[16:15:52]  * audio track 1
[16:15:52]    + decoder: English (AC3) (5.1 ch) (Dolby Digital EX) (640 kbps) (track 1, id 0x761100)
[16:15:52]      + bitrate: 640 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[16:15:52]    + mixdown: Stereo
[16:15:52]    + dither: none
[16:15:52]    + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[16:15:52]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[16:15:52]  * audio track 2
[16:15:52]    + decoder: English (AC3) (5.1 ch) (Dolby Digital EX) (640 kbps) (track 1, id 0x761100)
[16:15:52]      + bitrate: 640 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[16:15:52]    + AC3 Passthru
src/libbluray/bluray.c:1089: WARNING: BluRay profile 6 BD-J menu support is experimental
[16:15:52] sync: expecting 195921 video frames
[16:15:52] encx264: min-keyint: 24, keyint: 240
[16:15:52] encx264: encoding at constant RF 0.000000
[16:15:52] apply_h264_profile [warning]: lossless requires high444 profile, disabling
[16:15:52] encx264: unparsed options: ref=4:bframes=5:level=4.0:b-adapt=2:direct=auto:analyse=all:me=umh:merange=24:subme=10:trellis=2:vbv-bufsize=31250:vbv-maxrate=25000:rc-lookahead=60
x264 [info]: using SAR=90/67
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX BMI1 SlowPshufb
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0, 4:2:0, 8-bit
[16:15:56] sync: first pts video is 0
[16:15:56] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 0
[16:15:56] sync: first pts audio 0x761100 is 0
[16:15:56] sync: first pts audio 0x761100 is 0

rollin_eng
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Re: what settings for only burn in subs

Post by rollin_eng »

You have to encode the video, so there will be minimal loss of video quality.
jondalar
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Re: what settings for only burn in subs

Post by jondalar »

rollin_eng wrote: Sun May 17, 2020 2:43 pm You have to encode the video, so there will be minimal loss of video quality.
Thank you for your quick response.

Yes, I want to do that, but what are the best settings?
rollin_eng
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Re: what settings for only burn in subs

Post by rollin_eng »

Pick the present that matches your needs/playback device.
jondalar
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Re: what settings for only burn in subs

Post by jondalar »

I'll try.
It takes about a week to complete the encoding of this setting.
Woodstock
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Re: what settings for only burn in subs

Post by Woodstock »

But you do not have to encode the whole file to find out if the settings work - Select a section that has fairly complicated video and at least one subtitle, encode just that section with different settings. Compare the results. Which look best?
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