HandBrake

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:12 pm**

Description of problem or question:
I can't find a way to reduce system resource use in HandbrakeCLI. Would like to throttle to about 25% overall (100% on 4/4 core intel x86 - i7)

Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):

HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):

1.2.2

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

MacOS 10.14.5

HandBrake Activity Log ***required*** (see How-to get an activity log)

Not pertinent, but seems the only way to ask a question around here...

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Dropbox txt file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l6hjt04j643v0gq/TheBallroom.txt

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:23 pm**

The first question is, "Why?" Are you having cooling problems on the machine?

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:52 pm**

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Posted: **Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:49 pm**

You can limit the video encoder to one thread, but you'll still have lots of other threads for decode/audio/filters/etc.

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 1:55 pm**

Woodstock wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:23 pm The first question is, "Why?" Are you having cooling problems on the machine?

No. But I have other things to do that are CPU intensive (including using the GUI HB for more pressing conversions). (The HB CLI is managed by a program I wrote to search for AVI files and convert them to .MP4/h265). So it's a very long job, but also not at all urgent.

Posted: **Sat Oct 05, 2019 1:56 pm**

I found that the simplest way is using apppolice. Each time HBCLI runs it applies the limit set in apppolice. So issue is solved.

Thanks anyway.

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