Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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kdantas
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Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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Description of problem or question:

Is it possible to select Constant Quality at decimal intervals in Handbrake Windows GUI? Or even using x264 Encoder Options?
i.e.: 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 21.9, ...


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HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):

1.1.2 (2018090500) - 64bit


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

Windows 10 Pro


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Re: Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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Quality slider granularity can be modified in preferences
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Re: Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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What is the use case for this?
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Re: Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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mduell wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:44 pm What is the use case for this?
To get finer control over CQ setting.
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Re: Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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JohnAStebbins wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 5:39 pm Quality slider granularity can be modified in preferences
Thank you so much. At least 0.25 intervals.
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Re: Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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rollin_eng wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:51 pm
mduell wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 6:44 pm What is the use case for this?
To get finer control over CQ setting.
I understand the mechanical intent, but what is the actual utility of this?

Do people really look at RF 23.25 and RF 23.5 and say yes, this one is usefully better than that one?
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Re: Handbrake GUI - How to Select Constant Quality at Decimal Intervals?

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I do use half-points myself TBH. And for very grainy full HD sources sometimes a half-point difference is like up to 10% bitrate difference.
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