Converting Blu Ray Rips from VC-1 to H264

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MrBfJohn
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Converting Blu Ray Rips from VC-1 to H264

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Description of problem or question:
I'm trying to convert a bunch of blu ray files I ripped in MKV format, as they're in a VC-1 format, which my new Firestick 4K can't play. The fire stick CAN play the H264 blu ray rips I have, so I was hoping to do a near as possible like for like conversion. They all have the usual HD audio tracks or high bitrate PCM, as well as lower quality DD and DTS audio tracks.
I tried converting a movie using a slightly modified version of one of the 1080p presets, but the file size dropped from 23.2GB down to 6GB, and all the audio tracks were converted to AC3.
Obviously I messed up :lol: , but I'm not sure where.
Could anyone possibly point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance.
John.

HandBrake version 1.2.2

Operating system and version Windows 10

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HandBrake 1.2.2 (2019022300)
OS: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.17134.0
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Ram: 16254 MB, 
GPU Information:
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  Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000 - 9.17.10.4459
Screen: 2560x1080
Temp Dir: C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\
Install Dir: C:\Program Files\HandBrake
Data Dir: C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake

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# Starting Encode ...

[20:19:37] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[20:19:37] 1 job(s) to process
[20:19:37] json job:
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        "Encoder": "copy",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": -1,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Track": 0,
        "DitherMethod": 0
      },
      {
        "DRC": 0.0,
        "Encoder": "ac3",
        "Gain": 0.0,
        "Mixdown": -1,
        "NormalizeMixLevel": false,
        "Samplerate": 0,
        "Track": 1,
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 17"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 18"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 19"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 20"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 21"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 22"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 23"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 24"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 25"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 26"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 27"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 28"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 29"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 30"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 31"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 32"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 33"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 34"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 35"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 36"
      },
      {
        "Name": "Chapter 37"
      }
    ],
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    "File": "E:\\Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets.mkv",
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      "Mp4Optimize": false
    },
    "Mux": "mkv"
  },
  "Filters": {
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        "Settings": {
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          "crop-right": "0",
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          "width": "1920"
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      },
      {
        "ID": 6,
        "Settings": {
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        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "PAR": {
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    "Den": 1
  },
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      "End": 37
    },
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    "Path": "\\\\NAS\\Videos\\2D Movies\\Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.mkv"
  },
  "Subtitle": {
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      "Default": false,
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    },
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      {
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[20:19:37] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
[20:19:37]  - Intel microarchitecture Sandy Bridge
[20:19:37]  - logical processor count: 4
[20:19:37] Intel Quick Sync Video support: no
[20:19:37] hb_scan: path=\\NAS\Videos\2D Movies\Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.mkv, title_index=1
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
src/libbluray/disc/disc.c:323: failed opening UDF image \\NAS\Videos\2D Movies\Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.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
[20:19:37] 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
[20:19:37] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, matroska,webm, from '\\NAS\Videos\2D Movies\Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.mkv':
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    creation_time   : 2016-05-05T21:11:50.000000Z
  Duration: 02:40:56.19, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 20681 kb/s
    Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 180.972458
    Metadata:
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    Chapter #0:1: start 180.972458, end 475.266458
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 02
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    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 03
    Chapter #0:3: start 640.765125, end 846.887708
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 04
    Chapter #0:4: start 846.887708, end 1077.701625
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 05
    Chapter #0:5: start 1077.701625, end 1335.792792
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 06
    Chapter #0:6: start 1335.792792, end 1549.589708
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 07
    Chapter #0:7: start 1549.589708, end 1730.019958
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 08
    Chapter #0:8: start 1730.019958, end 1867.949417
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 09
    Chapter #0:9: start 1867.949417, end 2114.112000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 10
    Chapter #0:10: start 2114.112000, end 2280.361417
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 11
    Chapter #0:11: start 2280.361417, end 2567.648417
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 12
    Chapter #0:12: start 2567.648417, end 2896.101542
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 13
    Chapter #0:13: start 2896.101542, end 3136.091292
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 14
    Chapter #0:14: start 3136.091292, end 3476.890083
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 15
    Chapter #0:15: start 3476.890083, end 3793.790000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 16
    Chapter #0:16: start 3793.790000, end 4070.483083
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 17
    Chapter #0:17: start 4070.483083, end 4316.061750
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 18
    Chapter #0:18: start 4316.061750, end 4642.346042
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 19
    Chapter #0:19: start 4642.346042, end 4893.805583
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 20
    Chapter #0:20: start 4893.805583, end 5139.634500
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 21
    Chapter #0:21: start 5139.634500, end 5382.210167
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 22
    Chapter #0:22: start 5382.210167, end 5610.313042
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 23
    Chapter #0:23: start 5610.313042, end 5862.565042
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 24
    Chapter #0:24: start 5862.565042, end 6168.829333
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 25
    Chapter #0:25: start 6168.829333, end 6421.289875
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 26
    Chapter #0:26: start 6421.289875, end 6667.994667
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 27
    Chapter #0:27: start 6667.994667, end 6926.044125
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 28
    Chapter #0:28: start 6926.044125, end 7253.162583
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 29
    Chapter #0:29: start 7253.162583, end 7449.442000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 30
    Chapter #0:30: start 7449.442000, end 7772.055958
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 31
    Chapter #0:31: start 7772.055958, end 8072.397667
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 32
    Chapter #0:32: start 8072.397667, end 8285.902625
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 33
    Chapter #0:33: start 8285.902625, end 8480.180042
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 34
    Chapter #0:34: start 8480.180042, end 8795.411625
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 35
    Chapter #0:35: start 8795.411625, end 9102.718625
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 36
    Chapter #0:36: start 9102.718625, end 9656.190000
    Metadata:
      title           : Chapter 37
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: vc1 (Advanced) (WVC1 / 0x31435657), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc
    Metadata:
      BPS-eng         : 15401159
      DURATION-eng    : 02:40:56.188208333
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 231517
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 18589561184
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 001011
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.9.10 win(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2016-05-05 21:11:50
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 640 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      title           : Surround 5.1
      BPS-eng         : 640000
      DURATION-eng    : 02:40:56.192000000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 301756
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 772495360
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 001100
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.9.10 win(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2016-05-05 21:11:50
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
    Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), s16, 4608 kb/s
    Metadata:
      title           : Surround 5.1
      BPS-eng         : 4608000
      DURATION-eng    : 02:40:56.190000000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 289686
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 5561965440
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 001101
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.9.10 win(x64-release)
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2016-05-05 21:11:50
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
    Stream #0:3(eng): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
    Metadata:
      BPS-eng         : 27619
      DURATION-eng    : 02:39:41.592854166
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 3020
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 33079605
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 001200
      _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.9.10 win(x64-release)
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[20:19:38] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[20:19:38] scan: audio 0x1: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 English (AC3) (5.1 ch) (Dolby Digital EX)
[20:19:38] scan: audio 0x2: pcm_s16le, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=4608000 English (pcm_s16le) (5.1 ch)
[20:19:38] scan: 10 previews, 1920x1080, 23.976 fps, autocrop = 140/140/2/2, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1
[20:19:38] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[20:19:39] Skipping subtitle scan.  No suitable subtitle tracks.
[20:19:39] starting job
[20:19:39] Auto Passthru: allowed codecs are AAC, AC3, E-AC3, TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, MP3, FLAC
[20:19:39] Auto Passthru: fallback is AC3
[20:19:39] Auto Passthru: using AC3 Passthru for track 1
[20:19:39] work: mixdown not specified, track 2 setting mixdown 5.1 Channels
[20:19:39] work: bitrate not specified, track 2 setting bitrate 640 Kbps
[20:19:39] job configuration:
[20:19:39]  * source
[20:19:39]    + \\NAS\Videos\2D Movies\Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.mkv
[20:19:39]    + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 37
[20:19:39]    + container: matroska,webm
[20:19:39]    + data rate: 20681 kbps
[20:19:39]  * destination
[20:19:39]    + E:\Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets.mkv
[20:19:39]    + container: Matroska (libavformat)
[20:19:39]      + chapter markers
[20:19:39]  * video track
[20:19:39]    + decoder: vc1
[20:19:39]    + filters
[20:19:39]      + Framerate Shaper (mode=0)
[20:19:39]        + frame rate: same as source (around 23.976 fps)
[20:19:39]      + Crop and Scale (width=1920:height=1080:crop-top=0:crop-bottom=0:crop-left=0:crop-right=0)
[20:19:39]        + source: 1920 * 1080, crop (0/0/0/0): 1920 * 1080, scale: 1920 * 1080
[20:19:39]    + Output geometry
[20:19:39]      + storage dimensions: 1920 x 1080
[20:19:39]      + pixel aspect ratio: 1 : 1
[20:19:39]      + display dimensions: 1920 x 1080
[20:19:39]    + encoder: H.264 (libx264)
[20:19:39]      + preset:  medium
[20:19:39]      + profile: main
[20:19:39]      + level:   4.0
[20:19:39]      + quality: 20.00 (RF)
[20:19:39]      + color profile: 1-1-1
[20:19:39]  * subtitle track 1, English [PGS] (track 0, id 0x3, Picture) -> Passthrough, Forced Only
[20:19:39]  * audio track 1
[20:19:39]    + decoder: English (AC3) (5.1 ch) (Dolby Digital EX) (track 1, id 0x1)
[20:19:39]      + bitrate: 640 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:19:39]    + AC3 Passthru
[20:19:39]  * audio track 2
[20:19:39]    + decoder: English (pcm_s16le) (5.1 ch) (track 2, id 0x2)
[20:19:39]      + bitrate: 4608 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:19:39]    + mixdown: 5.1 Channels
[20:19:39]    + dither: none
[20:19:39]    + encoder: AC3 (libavcodec)
[20:19:39]      + bitrate: 640 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[20:19:39] sync: expecting 231517 video frames
[20:19:39] encx264: min-keyint: 24, keyint: 240
[20:19:39] encx264: encoding at constant RF 20.000000
[20:19:39] encx264: unparsed options: level=4.0:8x8dct=0:vbv-bufsize=25000:vbv-maxrate=20000
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
[20:19:39] sync: first pts video is 0
[20:19:39] sync: "Chapter 1" (1) at frame 1 time 0
[20:19:39] sync: first pts audio 0x1 is 0
[20:19:39] sync: first pts audio 0x2 is 0
[20:22:36] sync: "Chapter 2" (2) at frame 4341 time 16291275
[20:27:30] sync: "Chapter 3" (3) at frame 11396 time 42773981
[20:30:16] sync: "Chapter 4" (4) at frame 15364 time 57668861
[20:33:25] sync: "Chapter 5" (5) at frame 20306 time 76219893
[20:37:02] sync: "Chapter 6" (6) at frame 25840 time 96993146
[20:40:55] sync: "Chapter 7" (7) at frame 32028 time 120221351
[20:44:47] sync: "Chapter 8" (8) at frame 37154 time 139463073
[20:47:53] sync: "Chapter 9" (9) at frame 41480 time 155701796
[20:49:51] sync: "Chapter 10" (10) at frame 44788 time 168119201
[20:54:04] sync: "Chapter 11" (11) at frame 50689 time 190270080
[20:56:53] sync: "Chapter 12" (12) at frame 54676 time 205236281
[21:01:21] sync: "Chapter 13" (13) at frame 61563 time 231088357
[21:06:28] sync: "Chapter 14" (14) at frame 69438 time 260649138
[21:10:06] sync: "Chapter 15" (15) at frame 75193 time 282251970
[21:16:38] sync: "Chapter 16" (16) at frame 83363 time 312920107
[21:21:22] sync: "Chapter 17" (17) at frame 90961 time 341441100
[21:25:55] sync: "Chapter 18" (18) at frame 97596 time 366347231
[21:29:40] sync: "Chapter 19" (19) at frame 103483 time 388445557
[21:34:37] sync: "Chapter 20" (20) at frame 111307 time 417814897
[21:38:43] sync: "Chapter 21" (21) at frame 117335 time 440442502
[21:42:24] sync: "Chapter 22" (22) at frame 123229 time 462567105
[21:46:21] sync: "Chapter 23" (23) at frame 129046 time 484402668
[21:49:47] sync: "Chapter 24" (24) at frame 134515 time 504931927
[21:53:45] sync: "Chapter 25" (25) at frame 140562 time 527630853
[21:58:33] sync: "Chapter 26" (26) at frame 147905 time 555194640
[22:02:16] sync: "Chapter 27" (27) at frame 153958 time 577916088
[22:06:10] sync: "Chapter 28" (28) at frame 159873 time 600119520
[22:10:05] sync: "Chapter 29" (29) at frame 166060 time 623343971
[22:14:46] sync: "Chapter 30" (30) at frame 173903 time 652784632
[22:17:43] sync: "Chapter 31" (31) at frame 178609 time 670449780
[22:22:32] sync: "Chapter 32" (32) at frame 186344 time 699485036
[22:27:19] sync: "Chapter 33" (33) at frame 193545 time 726515790
[22:30:40] sync: "Chapter 34" (34) at frame 198664 time 745731236
[22:33:25] sync: "Chapter 35" (35) at frame 203323 time 763219957
[22:38:00] sync: "Chapter 36" (36) at frame 210880 time 791587046
[22:42:59] sync: "Chapter 37" (37) at frame 218248 time 819244676
[22:48:27] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[22:48:31] work: average encoding speed for job is 25.922447 fps
[22:48:31] vfr: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[22:48:31] vfr: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
[22:48:31] ac3-decoder done: 301756 frames, 0 decoder errors
[22:48:31] pcm_s16le-decoder done: 289686 frames, 0 decoder errors
[22:48:31] vc1-decoder done: 231517 frames, 0 decoder errors
[22:48:31] sync: got 231517 frames, 231517 expected
[22:48:31] sync: framerate min 23.981 fps, max 23.981 fps, avg 23.976 fps
x264 [info]: frame I:3252  Avg QP:13.44  size:109518
x264 [info]: frame P:67812 Avg QP:16.96  size: 34920
x264 [info]: frame B:160453 Avg QP:19.88  size: 14341
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames:  6.6%  2.4%  2.1% 89.0%
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 42.6%  0.0% 57.4%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4:  4.5%  0.0%  4.0%  P16..4: 38.1% 13.3%  6.7%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:33.3%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  0.3%  0.0%  0.4%  B16..8: 38.8%  4.0%  0.6%  direct: 4.0%  skip:51.9%  L0:45.2% L1:49.8% BI: 5.0%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 55.0% 66.0% 30.2% inter: 14.0% 21.8% 0.8%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 45% 19% 12% 24%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 25% 18% 18%  7%  8%  7%  6%  6%  5%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 56% 20% 19%  6%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:6.1% UV:2.3%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 56.0% 10.4% 22.8% 10.2%  0.6%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 86.6% 10.4%  3.0%
x264 [info]: ref B L1: 95.1%  4.9%
x264 [info]: kb/s:4163.30
[22:48:32] mux: track 0, 231517 frames, 5025088684 bytes, 4163.19 kbps, fifo 1024
[22:48:32] mux: track 1, 301756 frames, 772495360 bytes, 640.00 kbps, fifo 2048
[22:48:32] mux: track 2, 301755 frames, 772492800 bytes, 640.00 kbps, fifo 2048
[22:48:32] mux: track 3, 0 frames, 0 bytes, 0.00 kbps, fifo 8
[22:48:32] libhb: work result = 0

# Encode Completed ...


Woodstock
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Re: Converting Blu Ray Rips from VC-1 to H264

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Your audio is pcm_s16le, which is not a supported pass-through codec; it was converted to the fallback codec for your installation (AC3).
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Re: Converting Blu Ray Rips from VC-1 to H264

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If I can't keep the PCM as it is, could it possibly be converted to Dolby True HD or DTS Master HD to retain the audio quality?
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Re: Converting Blu Ray Rips from VC-1 to H264

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Nope. In HandBrake, your only option for lossless audio is FLAC.

There is no GPL-compatible TrueHD nor DTS-HD MA encoder that I know of, so those two options are out.
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Re: Converting Blu Ray Rips from VC-1 to H264

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No, the only lossless encoder currently supported is FLAC, and a lot of playback environments do not support FLAC.
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Re: Converting Blu Ray Rips from VC-1 to H264

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I see. Looks like I'll have to try different options. Thanks for the clarification though :D
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