Can't Get Video's To Embed In Discord After Re-Enoding

[Light1c3]

Description of problem or question:

Regardless of export settings, videos don't seem to embed in Discord after being exported from Handbrake


Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):

I've tried multiple different presets, and custom export settings, but none of them embed in a Discord chat when uploaded. The original files from OBS does embed correctly, so I'm not sure what's going on.

I've tried the General Presets, Discord Presets, and Web Presets. Sadly, none of them worked.
I changed it to .kmv and .mp4, but that didn't change anything. Nor did changing the codec; I tried H.264, VP8/9, Nvidia NVEnc. None of these worked for embeds


HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):

1.3.3 (2020061300)


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

Windows 10 Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363


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

https://pastebin.com/Kte52zWm

[Rodeo]

IIRC, Discord cannot embed VP9-encoded videos.

[Light1c3]

IIRC, Discord cannot embed VP9-encoded videos.

I tried other ones as well. It couldn't embed anything Handbrake exported

Can handbrake not transcode something that Discord supports?

[Rodeo]

H.264+AAC in MP4 should work, did you try that? Can you post the corresponding log please

[Light1c3]

H.264+AAC in MP4 should work, did you try that? Can you post the corresponding log please

I have tried that. Here is the log - https://pastebin.pl/view/1397c882

Still not working. What else can it be?

[Sigward003]

One thing I have heard that Discord limited the video files size up to 8MB. The maximum size of an uploaded video could be 50MB after premium service are purchased.

No idea how big your file size it is, just to mention.

[Light1c3]

This has nothing to do with file sizes. I have nitro, and the original video is 65MB. It uploads fine and is embedded. The Handbrake file is 34MB and it doesn't embed.

This is a little frustrating What else could it be?

[rollin_eng]

Try passing your audio through and rename your output to mp4 extension.

[Light1c3]

Try passing your audio through and rename your output to mp4 extension.

I thought I was passing the audio through. Could you explain what this means? I'll give the MP4 a shot

[Light1c3]

Try passing your audio through and rename your output to mp4 extension.

Hey, the MP4 worked... Not sure why MKV doesn't, cause the original file that can be embedded is MKV. Can I save export presets somehow so I can have a discord one? Also, side note, why is the existing Discord preset not already embedded?!

[rollin_eng]

Your source files are mp4.

[Light1c3]

Is there a way to have the output file always max out the quality up to a certain file size?

So Discord only allowed a maximum file size of 100MB. It would be very helpful, if I can drop a file in, and have handbrake get the best quality possible with that 100MB regardless of the input file size itself. Can I limit the output file size somehow? I know I can do Avg Bitrate and calculate it, but is there a way to tell Handbrake, don't make the file larger than X, and have it do the math for me?

[Light1c3]

Why doesn't my handbrake have this - https://i.imgur.com/6MNl5eh.png

[rollin_eng]

I know I can do Avg Bitrate and calculate it, but is there a way to tell Handbrake, don't make the file larger than X, and have it do the math for me?

Not with HB.

[Kalle256]

Discord doesn't support the mkv directly. However you can rename the file extention from .mkv to .webm and it will work even if it contains codecs that aren't for webm. This is because webm is based on mkv and just limits which codecs you can use. Discord should really just add true support for mkv.
VP9 works on discord, and is the best video codec discord supports.
One tiny problem with using webm is that they dont work on iOS and iPadOS devices, because apple is dumb and doesn't like open source, despite being in the "Alliance for Open Media"

[Ritsuka]

"Alliance for Open Media" is all about AV1.
And their preferred container format is not mkv or webm. It's ISOBMFF.