Issue with HandBrake

[radioguy]

Description of problem or question:

Hi All
I have recently started using HandBrake and it really does a perfect job. However, I have one minor issue with the program. Apparently, the conversion only works with ONE file at a time. I was wondering if it could be changed, modified, updated…whatever…to let it modify more than one file at a time.

I have found that by simply “bringing up” the program again I can accomplish this but that’s obviously a crazy way to do it. I know the files can be lined up in the queue…BUT…they are modified individually, not simultaneously. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):

Simply try to modify two files SIMULTANEOUSLY




HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):

1.3.3 (2020061300)




Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):

Windows 7




HandBrake Activity Log ***required*** (see How-to get an activity log)
HandBrake 1.3.3 (2020061300)
OS: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz
Ram: 16255 MB,
GPU Information:
Intel(R) HD Graphics - 9.17.10.2932
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 22.21.13.8569
Screen: 1920x1080
Temp Dir: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\
Install Dir: C:\Program Files\HandBrake
Data Dir: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake

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# Starting Encode ...

[02:01:37] base preset: Fast 1080p30
[02:01:37] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[02:01:37] Starting work at: Wed Jul 14 02:01:37 2021
[02:01:37] 1 job(s) to process
[02:01:37] json job:
{
"Audio": {
"AudioList": [
{
"Bitrate": 160,
"DRC": 0.0,
"Encoder": "av_aac",
"Gain": 0.0,
"Mixdown": 1,
"NormalizeMixLevel": false,
"Samplerate": 0,
"Track": 0,
"DitherMethod": 0
}
],
"CopyMask": [
"copy:aac",
"copy:ac3",
"copy:dtshd",
"copy:dts",
"copy:eac3",
"copy:flac",
"copy:mp3",
"copy:truehd"
],
"FallbackEncoder": "ac3"
},
"Destination": {
"ChapterList": [
{
"Name": "Chapter 1"
}
],
"ChapterMarkers": true,
"AlignAVStart": true,
"File": "C:\\Users\\User\\Desktop\\Bombers B-52-1.m4v",
"Mp4Options": {
"IpodAtom": false,
"Mp4Optimize": false
},
"Mux": "av_mp4"
},
"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": "0",
"crop-left": "0",
"crop-right": "0",
"crop-top": "0",
"height": "304",
"width": "720"
}
},
{
"ID": 6,
"Settings": {
"mode": "2",
"rate": "27000000/900000"
}
}
]
},
"PAR": {
"Num": 1,
"Den": 1
},
"Metadata": {},
"SequenceID": 0,
"Source": {
"Angle": 1,
"Range": {
"Type": "chapter",
"Start": 1,
"End": 1
},
"Title": 1,
"Path": "C:\\Users\\User\\Documents\\movies\\Bombers B-52.avi"
},
"Subtitle": {
"Search": {
"Burn": true,
"Default": false,
"Enable": true,
"Forced": true
},
"SubtitleList": []
},
"Video": {
"Encoder": "x264",
"Level": "4.0",
"TwoPass": false,
"Turbo": false,
"ColorMatrixCode": 0,
"Options": "",
"Preset": "fast",
"Profile": "main",
"Quality": 22.0,
"QSV": {
"Decode": false,
"AsyncDepth": 0
}
}
}
[02:01:37] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3330 CPU @ 3.00GHz
[02:01:37] - Intel microarchitecture Ivy Bridge
[02:01:37] - logical processor count: 4
[02:01:37] Intel Quick Sync Video support: yes
[02:01:37] - Intel Media SDK hardware: API 1.4 (minimum: 1.3)
[02:01:37] - H.264 encoder: yes
[02:01:37] - preferred implementation: hardware (any) via D3D11
[02:01:37] - capabilities (hardware): vsinfo opt1
[02:01:37] - H.265 encoder: no
[02:01:37] hb_scan: path=C:\Users\User\Documents\movies\Bombers B-52.avi, title_index=1
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:323: failed opening UDF image C:\Users\User\Documents\movies\Bombers B-52.avi
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV\index.bdmv
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:424: error opening file BDMV\BACKUP\index.bdmv
src/libbluray/bluray.c nav_get_title_list(C:\Users\User\Documents\movies\Bombers B-52.avi\) failed
[02:01:37] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 6.0.1
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[02:01:37] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, avi, from 'C:\Users\User\Documents\movies\Bombers B-52.avi':
Metadata:
encoder : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.1 (build 2439/release)
Duration: 01:41:53.64, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2135 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Advanced Simple Profile) (XVID / 0x44495658), yuv420p, 720x304 [SAR 1:1 DAR 45:19], 1934 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: ac3 ([0] [0][0] / 0x2000), 48000 Hz, mono, fltp, 192 kb/s
[02:01:38] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[02:01:38] scan: audio 0x1: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=192000 Unknown (AC3) (1.0 ch) (192 kbps)
[02:01:38] scan: 10 previews, 720x304, 25.000 fps, autocrop = 0/0/0/0, aspect 2.37:1, PAR 1:1
[02:01:38] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[02:01:38] Skipping subtitle scan. No suitable subtitle tracks.
[02:01:38] Starting Task: Encoding Pass
[02:01:38] Skipping crop/scale filter
[02:01:38] work: only 1 chapter, disabling chapter markers
[02:01:38] job configuration:
[02:01:38] * source
[02:01:38] + C:\Users\User\Documents\movies\Bombers B-52.avi
[02:01:38] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[02:01:38] + container: avi
[02:01:38] + data rate: 2135 kbps
[02:01:38] * destination
[02:01:38] + C:\Users\User\Desktop\Bombers B-52-1.m4v
[02:01:38] + container: MPEG-4 (libavformat)
[02:01:38] + align initial A/V stream timestamps
[02:01:38] * video track
[02:01:38] + decoder: mpeg4
[02:01:38] + bitrate 1934 kbps
[02:01:38] + filters
[02:01:38] + 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)
[02:01:38] + Decomb (mode=39)
[02:01:38] + Framerate Shaper (mode=2:rate=27000000/900000)
[02:01:38] + frame rate: 25.000 fps -> peak rate limited to 30.000 fps
[02:01:38] + Output geometry
[02:01:38] + storage dimensions: 720 x 304
[02:01:38] + pixel aspect ratio: 1 : 1
[02:01:38] + display dimensions: 720 x 304
[02:01:38] + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[02:01:38] + preset: fast
[02:01:38] + profile: main
[02:01:38] + level: 4.0
[02:01:38] + quality: 22.00 (RF)
[02:01:38] + color profile: 5-1-6
[02:01:38] * audio track 1
[02:01:38] + decoder: Unknown (AC3) (1.0 ch) (192 kbps) (track 1, id 0x1)
[02:01:38] + bitrate: 192 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[02:01:38] + mixdown: Mono
[02:01:38] + dither: none
[02:01:38] + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[02:01:38] + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[02:01:38] sync: expecting 152841 video frames
[02:01:38] encx264: encoding at constant RF 22.000000
[02:01:38] encx264: unparsed options: level=4.0:ref=2:8x8dct=0:weightp=1:subme=6:vbv-bufsize=25000:vbv-maxrate=20000:rc-lookahead=30
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX
x264 [info]: profile Main, level 4.0, 4:2:0, 8-bit
[02:01:38] sync: first pts video is 0
[02:01:38] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 0
[02:01:38] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0

# Encode Stopped

[02:04:27] work: average encoding speed for job is 70.538406 fps
[02:04:27] comb detect: heavy 20 | light 163 | uncombed 11714 | total 11897
[02:04:27] decomb: deinterlaced 20 | blended 163 | unfiltered 11705 | total 11888
[02:04:27] vfr: 11881 frames output, 0 dropped and 0 duped for CFR/PFR
[02:04:27] vfr: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[02:04:27] vfr: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[02:04:27] ac3-decoder done: 14975 frames, 0 decoder errors
[02:04:27] mpeg4-decoder done: 11949 frames, 0 decoder errors
[02:04:27] sync: got 11912 frames, 152841 expected
[02:04:27] sync: framerate min 25.000 fps, max 25.000 fps, avg 25.000 fps
x264 [info]: frame I:95 Avg QP:19.46 size: 24718
x264 [info]: frame P:3277 Avg QP:22.20 size: 6336
x264 [info]: frame B:8466 Avg QP:24.40 size: 1398
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 1.9% 6.9% 3.8% 87.4%
x264 [info]: mb I I16..4: 25.4% 0.0% 74.6%
x264 [info]: mb P I16..4: 2.3% 0.0% 4.1% P16..4: 48.9% 20.7% 12.8% 0.0% 0.0% skip:11.2%
x264 [info]: mb B I16..4: 3.1% 0.0% 0.4% B16..8: 21.5% 5.7% 0.6% direct:12.9% skip:55.8% L0:37.8% L1:45.3% BI:17.0%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 49.8% 65.0% 15.8% inter: 15.4% 28.4% 1.2%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 28% 27% 27% 18%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 20% 17% 18% 7% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 55% 22% 19% 4%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:15.0% UV:6.3%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 62.8% 37.2%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 81.5% 18.5%
x264 [info]: ref B L1: 95.4% 4.6%
x264 [info]: kb/s:590.46
[02:04:27] mux: track 0, 11835 frames, 34936063 bytes, 586.62 kbps, fifo 4096
[02:04:27] mux: track 1, 22332 frames, 9322058 bytes, 156.53 kbps, fifo 8192
[02:04:27] Finished work at: Wed Jul 14 02:04:27 2021
[02:04:27] libhb: work result = 1

# Encode Completed ...

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[s55]

I assume your talking about configuring jobs before adding them to the queue.

HandBrake has a preset system. If one of the built-in presets doesn't match your needs, you can create a custom preset. That way, you select the preset you've created, then add all the jobs you need to the queue.

The flow is configure -> Add. Not Add -> Configure.

If the right preset is selected, it's as simple as selecting source/title. Adding to the queue and pressing start.

[mduell]

OP wants to run two encodes at the same time, not a serial queue.

[s55]

Yeh, The wording was bit unclear so I made an assumption. "they are modified individually," (as if to say, using the job edit functionality)

Regardless, if he did mean run multiple encodes at the same time, that I3 CPU is simply to weak for running multiple jobs and actually getting nay benefit from it. 1 job will max it out.

[radioguy]

Hi
Thanks for the replies. Sorry if my explanation was apparently misworded a bit. Yes....what I would like to do is run multiple encodes at the same time. As far as any strain on the processor......it works with several other programs that are readily available, but I happen to like HandBrake.....and NOT just because it's free.....LOL. There is a program called Prism, for example, that will encode multiple files, and it also works perfectly.

One thing I have done is bring up one instance of HandBrake, start it (encoding a file) bring it up again, and have that one encode a different file (or files in the queue) and it all works perfectly......BUT.......that is not really the ideal method......it's just something that "works".

[s55]

There is no point in doing this. If 1 instance of HandBrake uses 100% of CPU time, then processing sequentially is the best option. Doing 2 encodes, will simply lead to 2 encodes taking twice as long as if they were run sequentially.

You need a high end CPU in order to be able to do this and yours just won't see any benefit.

[Woodstock]

Your CPU has 4 cores. Each handbrake encode will take up 8-12 threads. Any time the threads needed exceeds the number of physical cores, the CPU has the added overhead of context switching to handle those threads.

Just because something "works perfectly" does not mean it works well. A 2-core Atom processor will do encodes, too, with similar performance to doing 2 encodes on a 4-core processor.

[radioguy]

Thanks for the replies.....I see where this is headed. The processor just won't cut it......the WAY I want it to.