Description of problem or question:
On the "Video" tab of Handbrake, what really is the difference between adjusting the "Quality" slider and the "Encoder Preset" slider?
When I make adjustments to the quality, I can see huge differences in the resulting output quality and this makes a big difference in the resulting file size, but it does not seem to make a huge difference in the amount of processing time.
However, when I adjust the Encoder Preset, it makes a huge difference in how how it takes to process the video, but only minor difference to the output size and I'm also not really seeing a noticable difference in quality.
So, I'm wondering, can I bump up the speed by setting the Encoder Preset slider to a faster speed, and make up for any potential quality loss by setting the Quality slider to slightly better quality or is this misguided thinking?
HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):
1.3.3 for Windows
Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):
Windows 10, version 2004, x64
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"Quality" vs. "Encoder Preset"
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Re: "Quality" vs. "Encoder Preset"
Obviously you have done an encode as you know settings change speed.
Speed, quality, size. The rule is you can have 2.
Speed, quality, size. The rule is you can have 2.