Re-directed from the end of my thread here: viewtopic.php?f=6&p=184362#p184362.
I've ripped numerous blu-ray discs using MakeMKV. When doing this i never know which audio & subtitle options to select (in MakeMKV) so i basically just select everything that says English. The downside to this is that sometimes i wind up with audio on the video file that is basically just like the director talking about the movie.
I want to convert a number of my rips as i've barely any space on my 6TB HDD. I don't necessarily want to convert the files down to a specific size, i just want to get most of them down from approx. 30GB each, just to free up space on the drive. I want to do this without any visible loss in video & audio quality.
I'm not 100% confident in my video settings but i'm fairly confident i can select something that's suitable for my aim. I'm not so confident on the audio settings though.
I currently play these files via Plex on my TV, therefore the audio comes out of my TV speakers (which aren't the best). I'm considering buying a soundbar although this isn't a certainty but who knows, in the future i may have one. In the future-future i may end up moving house and have a 5.1 or 7.1 setup. I doubt it but who knows - i'd rather the video files be ready for that event than for me to end up in that situation & be like damn i wish i'd done XYZ with these video files. In short i only want to convert/compress/encode (insert correct terminology here pls?) ONCE.
The problem is there's numerous audio files and i don't know what to select. There's also numerous options.
Which codec? AAC, AC3 (seem to be default), then there's this thing called Passthru?
Which bitrate. There's so many numbers to choose from. Again, i want to future proof the converted file and i only want to convert ONCE.
Which mixdown to use? The default appears to be Dolby Pro Logic II but there's other options. In this one video file, the bottom option is 5.1 channels.
Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):
N/A
HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):
1.1.2 (64-bit)
Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
HandBrake Activity Log ***required*** (see How-to get an activity log)
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HandBrake 1.1.2 (2018090500) - 64bit
OS: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 - 64bit
CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor
Ram: 16383 MB,
GPU Information:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 - 21.21.13.7619
Screen: 1920x1080
Temp Dir: C:\Users\Kev\AppData\Local\Temp\
Install Dir: C:\Program Files\HandBrake
Data Dir: C:\Users\Kev\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake
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# Starting Encode ...
[11:11:44] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[11:11:45] 1 job(s) to process
[11:11:45] json job:
{
"Audio": {
"AudioList": [
{
"Bitrate": 640,
"DRC": 0.0,
"Encoder": 2048,
"Gain": 0.0,
"Mixdown": 7,
"NormalizeMixLevel": false,
"Samplerate": 48000,
"Track": 0,
"DitherMethod": 0
},
{
"Bitrate": 192,
"DRC": 0.0,
"Encoder": 65536,
"Gain": 0.0,
"Mixdown": 6,
"NormalizeMixLevel": false,
"Samplerate": 48000,
"Track": 0,
"DitherMethod": 0
}
],
"CopyMask": [
1073807360,
1073743872,
1074003968,
1073750016,
1090519040,
1074790400,
1074266112,
1107296256
],
"FallbackEncoder": 2048
},
"Destination": {
"ChapterList": [
{
"Name": "Chapter 1"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 2"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 3"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 4"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 5"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 6"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 7"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 8"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 9"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 10"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 11"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 12"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 13"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 14"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 15"
},
{
"Name": "Chapter 16"
}
],
"ChapterMarkers": true,
"AlignAVStart": false,
"File": "D:\\Video\\MILE 22\\test.mkv",
"Mp4Options": {
"IpodAtom": false,
"Mp4Optimize": false
},
"Mux": 2097152
},
"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": 11,
"Settings": {
"crop-bottom": "140",
"crop-left": "0",
"crop-right": "0",
"crop-top": "140",
"height": "1080",
"width": "1920"
}
},
{
"ID": 6,
"Settings": {
"mode": "2",
"rate": "27000000/900000"
}
}
]
},
"PAR": {
"Num": 27,
"Den": 20
},
"Metadata": {},
"SequenceID": 0,
"Source": {
"Angle": 1,
"Range": {
"Type": "chapter",
"Start": 1,
"End": 16
},
"Title": 1,
"Path": "D:\\Video\\MILE 22\\MILE 22_t00.mkv"
},
"Subtitle": {
"Search": {
"Burn": true,
"Default": false,
"Enable": true,
"Forced": true
},
"SubtitleList": [
{
"Burn": false,
"Default": true,
"Forced": false,
"ID": 1,
"Offset": 0,
"Track": 0
}
]
},
"Video": {
"Encoder": 65536,
"Level": "4.0",
"TwoPass": false,
"Turbo": false,
"ColorMatrixCode": 0,
"Options": "",
"Preset": "slow",
"Profile": "high",
"Quality": 20.0,
"HWDecode": false,
"QSV": {
"Decode": false,
"AsyncDepth": 0
}
}
}
[11:11:45] CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor
[11:11:45] - logical processor count: 5
[11:11:45] Intel Quick Sync Video support: no
[11:11:45] hb_scan: path=D:\Video\MILE 22\MILE 22_t00.mkv, title_index=1
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:323: failed opening UDF image D:\Video\MILE 22\MILE 22_t00.mkv
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
[11:11:45] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 6.0.0
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
[11:11:45] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'D:\Video\MILE 22\MILE 22_t00.mkv':
Metadata:
title : MILE 22
Duration: 01:34:21.73, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 37193 kb/s
Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 456.914792
Metadata:
title : Chapter 01
Chapter #0:1: start 456.914792, end 784.283500
Metadata:
title : Chapter 02
Chapter #0:2: start 784.283500, end 957.081125
Metadata:
title : Chapter 03
Chapter #0:3: start 957.081125, end 1448.738958
Metadata:
title : Chapter 04
Chapter #0:4: start 1448.738958, end 1811.017542
Metadata:
title : Chapter 05
Chapter #0:5: start 1811.017542, end 2174.505667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 06
Chapter #0:6: start 2174.505667, end 2528.859667
Metadata:
title : Chapter 07
Chapter #0:7: start 2528.859667, end 2910.282375
Metadata:
title : Chapter 08
Chapter #0:8: start 2910.282375, end 3130.001875
Metadata:
title : Chapter 09
Chapter #0:9: start 3130.001875, end 3519.182333
Metadata:
title : Chapter 10
Chapter #0:10: start 3519.182333, end 3832.078250
Metadata:
title : Chapter 11
Chapter #0:11: start 3832.078250, end 4086.791042
Metadata:
title : Chapter 12
Chapter #0:12: start 4086.791042, end 4650.479167
Metadata:
title : Chapter 13
Chapter #0:13: start 4650.479167, end 4926.880292
Metadata:
title : Chapter 14
Chapter #0:14: start 4926.880292, end 5207.577375
Metadata:
title : Chapter 15
Chapter #0:15: start 5207.577375, end 5661.739417
Metadata:
title : Chapter 16
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High)
yuv420p, 1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9
23.98 fps, 1k tbn
Metadata:
BPS-eng : 29744172
DURATION-eng : 01:34:21.739416666
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 135746
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 21050467381
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001011
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.3 win(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-04-16 19:28:29
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: dts (DTS-HD MA)
48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 1536 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
title : Surround 5.1
BPS-eng : 2011070
DURATION-eng : 01:34:21.749333333
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 530789
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 1423272340
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001100
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.3 win(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-04-16 19:28:29
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: dts (DTS)
48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 1536 kb/s
Metadata:
title : Surround 5.1
BPS-eng : 1509000
DURATION-eng : 01:34:21.749333333
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 530789
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 1067947468
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001100
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.3 win(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-04-16 19:28:29
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:3(eng): Audio: dts (DTS-HD MA)
48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 1536 kb/s
Metadata:
title : Surround 5.1
BPS-eng : 2361617
DURATION-eng : 01:34:21.749333333
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 530789
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 1671360380
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001101
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.3 win(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-04-16 19:28:29
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:4(eng): Audio: dts (DTS)
48000 Hz, 5.1, fltp, 1536 kb/s
Metadata:
title : Surround 5.1
BPS-eng : 1509000
DURATION-eng : 01:34:21.749333333
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 530789
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 1067947468
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001101
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.3 win(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-04-16 19:28:29
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:5(eng): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
Metadata:
BPS-eng : 55367
DURATION-eng : 01:27:50.536104166
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 2562
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 36477373
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001200
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.14.3 win(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2019-04-16 19:28:29
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:6: Video: mjpeg
yuvj420p, pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown
640x360 [PAR 72:72 DAR 16:9]
90k tbn
Metadata:
filename : cover.jpg
mimetype : image/jpeg
[11:11:45] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[11:11:45] scan: audio 0x1: dca, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1536000 English (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch)
[11:11:45] scan: audio 0x2: dca, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1536000 English (DTS) (5.1 ch)
[11:11:45] scan: audio 0x3: dca, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1536000 English (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch)
[11:11:45] scan: audio 0x4: dca, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=1536000 English (DTS) (5.1 ch)
[11:11:47] scan: 10 previews, 1920x1080, 23.976 fps, autocrop = 140/140/0/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1
[11:11:47] scan: supported video decoders: avcodec qsv
[11:11:47] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[11:11:47] starting job
[11:11:47] decomb filter thread started for segment 0
[11:11:47] decomb filter thread started for segment 1
[11:11:47] decomb filter thread started for segment 2
[11:11:47] decomb filter thread started for segment 3
[11:11:47] decomb filter thread started for segment 4
[11:11:47] decomb check thread started for segment 0
[11:11:47] decomb check thread started for segment 1
[11:11:47] decomb check thread started for segment 2
[11:11:47] mask filter thread started for segment 0
[11:11:47] decomb check thread started for segment 4
[11:11:47] decomb check thread started for segment 3
[11:11:47] mask filter thread started for segment 1
[11:11:47] mask filter thread started for segment 2
[11:11:47] mask filter thread started for segment 3
[11:11:47] mask filter thread started for segment 4
[11:11:47] mask erode thread started for segment 0
[11:11:47] mask erode thread started for segment 1
[11:11:47] mask erode thread started for segment 2
[11:11:47] mask dilate thread started for segment 0
[11:11:47] mask erode thread started for segment 4
[11:11:47] mask erode thread started for segment 3
[11:11:47] mask dilate thread started for segment 1
[11:11:47] mask dilate thread started for segment 2
[11:11:47] mask dilate thread started for segment 3
[11:11:47] mask dilate thread started for segment 4
[11:11:47] yadif thread started for segment 0
[11:11:47] yadif thread started for segment 1
[11:11:47] yadif thread started for segment 2
[11:11:47] yadif thread started for segment 3
[11:11:47] yadif thread started for segment 4
[11:11:47] job configuration:
[11:11:47] * source
[11:11:47] + D:\Video\MILE 22\MILE 22_t00.mkv
[11:11:47] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 16
[11:11:47] + container: matroska,webm
[11:11:47] + data rate: 37193 kbps
[11:11:47] * destination
[11:11:47] + D:\Video\MILE 22\test.mkv
[11:11:47] + container: Matroska (libavformat)
[11:11:47] + chapter markers
[11:11:47] * video track
[11:11:47] + decoder: h264
[11:11:47] + filters
[11:11:47] + 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)
[11:11:47] + Decomb (mode=39)
[11:11:47] + Framerate Shaper (mode=2:rate=27000000/900000)
[11:11:47] + frame rate: 23.976 fps -> peak rate limited to 30.000 fps
[11:11:47] + Crop and Scale (width=1920:height=1080:crop-top=140:crop-bottom=140:crop-left=0:crop-right=0)
[11:11:47] + source: 1920 * 1080, crop (140/140/0/0): 1920 * 800, scale: 1920 * 1080
[11:11:47] + Output geometry
[11:11:47] + storage dimensions: 1920 x 1080
[11:11:47] + pixel aspect ratio: 27 : 20
[11:11:47] + display dimensions: 2592 x 1080
[11:11:47] * Foreign Audio Search: Render/Burn-in, Forced Only
[11:11:47] + subtitle, English [PGS] (track 0, id 0x5, Picture)
[11:11:47] sync: expecting 135745 video frames
[11:14:48] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[11:14:48] work: average encoding speed for job is 0.000000 fps
[11:14:48] comb detect: heavy 0 | light 0 | uncombed 0 | total 0
[11:14:48] decomb: deinterlaced 0 | blended 0 | unfiltered 0 | total 0
[11:14:48] vfr: 0 frames output, 0 dropped and 0 duped for CFR/PFR
[11:14:48] vfr: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[11:14:48] vfr: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[11:14:49] h264-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors
[11:14:49] sync: got 0 frames, 135745 expected
[11:14:49] Subtitle track 0 (id 0x5) 'English [PGS]': 1281 hits (0 forced)
[11:14:49] No candidate detected during subtitle scan
[11:14:49] starting job
[11:14:49] decomb filter thread started for segment 0
[11:14:49] decomb filter thread started for segment 1
[11:14:49] decomb filter thread started for segment 2
[11:14:49] decomb filter thread started for segment 3
[11:14:49] decomb filter thread started for segment 4
[11:14:49] decomb check thread started for segment 0
[11:14:49] decomb check thread started for segment 1
[11:14:49] decomb check thread started for segment 2
[11:14:49] decomb check thread started for segment 3
[11:14:49] decomb check thread started for segment 4
[11:14:49] mask filter thread started for segment 0
[11:14:49] mask filter thread started for segment 1
[11:14:49] mask filter thread started for segment 2
[11:14:49] mask filter thread started for segment 3
[11:14:49] mask filter thread started for segment 4
[11:14:49] mask erode thread started for segment 0
[11:14:49] mask erode thread started for segment 1
[11:14:49] mask erode thread started for segment 2
[11:14:49] mask erode thread started for segment 3
[11:14:49] mask erode thread started for segment 4
[11:14:49] mask dilate thread started for segment 0
[11:14:49] mask dilate thread started for segment 1
[11:14:49] mask dilate thread started for segment 2
[11:14:49] mask dilate thread started for segment 3
[11:14:49] mask dilate thread started for segment 4
[11:14:49] yadif thread started for segment 0
[11:14:49] yadif thread started for segment 1
[11:14:49] yadif thread started for segment 2
[11:14:49] yadif thread started for segment 3
[11:14:49] yadif thread started for segment 4
[11:14:49] work: track 1, dithering not supported by codec
[11:14:49] work: track 2, dithering not supported by codec
[11:14:49] job configuration:
[11:14:49] * source
[11:14:49] + D:\Video\MILE 22\MILE 22_t00.mkv
[11:14:49] + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 16
[11:14:49] + container: matroska,webm
[11:14:49] + data rate: 37193 kbps
[11:14:49] * destination
[11:14:49] + D:\Video\MILE 22\test.mkv
[11:14:49] + container: Matroska (libavformat)
[11:14:49] + chapter markers
[11:14:49] * video track
[11:14:49] + decoder: h264
[11:14:49] + filters
[11:14:49] + 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)
[11:14:49] + Decomb (mode=39)
[11:14:49] + Framerate Shaper (mode=2:rate=27000000/900000)
[11:14:49] + frame rate: 23.976 fps -> peak rate limited to 30.000 fps
[11:14:49] + Crop and Scale (width=1920:height=1080:crop-top=140:crop-bottom=140:crop-left=0:crop-right=0)
[11:14:49] + source: 1920 * 1080, crop (140/140/0/0): 1920 * 800, scale: 1920 * 1080
[11:14:49] + Output geometry
[11:14:49] + storage dimensions: 1920 x 1080
[11:14:49] + pixel aspect ratio: 27 : 20
[11:14:49] + display dimensions: 2592 x 1080
[11:14:49] + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[11:14:49] + preset: slow
[11:14:49] + profile: high
[11:14:49] + level: 4.0
[11:14:49] + quality: 20.00 (RF)
[11:14:49] * subtitle track 1, English [PGS] (track 0, id 0x5, Picture) -> Passthrough, Default
[11:14:49] * audio track 1
[11:14:49] + decoder: English (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch) (track 1, id 0x1)
[11:14:49] + bitrate: 1536 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[11:14:49] + mixdown: 5.1 Channels
[11:14:49] + encoder: AC3 (libavcodec)
[11:14:49] + bitrate: 640 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[11:14:49] * audio track 2
[11:14:49] + decoder: English (DTS-HD MA) (5.1 ch) (track 1, id 0x1)
[11:14:49] + bitrate: 1536 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[11:14:49] + mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II
[11:14:49] + encoder: AAC (libavcodec)
[11:14:49] + bitrate: 192 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[11:14:49] sync: expecting 135745 video frames
[11:14:49] encx264: min-keyint: 24, keyint: 240
[11:14:49] encx264: encoding at constant RF 20.000000
[11:14:49] encx264: unparsed options: level=4.0:ref=4:direct=auto:subme=8:trellis=2:vbv-bufsize=31250:vbv-maxrate=25000:rc-lookahead=50
x264 [info]: using SAR=27/20
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast LZCNT
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0
[11:14:49] sync: first pts video is 0
[11:14:49] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 0
[11:14:49] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
[11:14:49] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
As yet that question hasn't been answered so i took the gamble that i don't need to spend 4 hours and instead can just set up the conversion with the settings, get the log made & then paste that log here.
Hopefully the gamble paid off. Apologies if it didn't.