Converting HD MKV

[jpingen]

Hi,

I am new to this forum, and new to handbrake. I have been using handbrake for the pas 2 weeks to rip dvd's. And it works great.

I also run windows to convert HD MKV files to HD VOB files wth ac3 sound.
Since this is the only thing i use windows for, i would like to convert those files on my mac. But i have a hard time finding a good application to do that.

If i convert a HD MKV with these settings:

Format: avi files

video:
video codes H.264 (x264)
Framerate: Same as source
2-pass encoding checked
turbo first pass checked
average bitrate: 1800

Audio & subtitles:
Audio Codec: ac3 passthru


Will the picture be in HD quality?

The source file is 1280 x 720
the output file is 1280x720 too, according to handbrake. But when i watch the converted file, i'm not completely sure the picture is HD quality.

[nightstrm]

Not quite sure what you're asking... anything 720p or greater is technically HD. There is no specific bitrate requirement to make something HD.

That said I would NEVER use ABR to convert a HD source via Handbrake. CQ will give you a much better result (especially if you are using ABR=1800 as mentioned in your post). There are a bunch of threads on this forum talking about converting HD sources with Handbrake.

[jpingen]

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my message.
I just found a really good and fast way to convert mkv files with tsmuxer. This program was exactly what i needed.

Grtz Jeroen

[Smithcraft]

That bit rate is way too low for HD. I use 1500 for regular DVDs and sometimes it's not good. For HD, you would want something closer to 8000.

SC

[rileymark]

I think he's looking to HandBrake to finally support output to VOB.

[rhester]

...which will never happen.

Rodney