Enter Picture Dimensions via keyboard in the GUI

[sdm]

I've always wanted to be able to enter the picture dimensions in using the keyboard rather than using the up/down arrow buttons in the picture settings/size and crop sections of the GUI.
An example of when this would be helpful is when scaling from 1920x1080 to 1280x720 or 960x540, it would be nice just to enter one of the values via the keyboard and have the other dimension calculated (or not). Another implementation might be the addition of drop down menu of common mod 16 values.
Another example of when this would be helpful is if automatic crop doesn't work. ie. 16x9 content hard-letterboxed in a 4x3 frame - sometimes autocrop doesn't work, especially if there is a channel logo floating in the black bar.

I realise this may conflict with HB's auto size/crop calculations and the way HB makes previews - this really is just a wish for a pony ... if its more trouble than its worth, so be it.

--sdm.

[Cavalicious]

you can always edit the .plist file.

[sdm]

you can always edit the .plist file.

Okay, I'll look into that - unless you want to expand?
--sdm.

[Cavalicious]

...not sure what you what me to expand on ??

~/Library/Application Support/HandBrake/UserPresets.plist is the file you want to edit. You can manually enter any setting you want. I resorted to this when I couldn't get the proper resolution I wanted in the MacGUI a while back.

[sdm]

okay, I opened the .plist file using PlistEdit Pro. I see I can change the presets to anything I want like you say.

I don't want to edit presets. I want to manually enter picture size and crop in the picture settings dialog, on a source by source basis.

For cropping anyways, it doesn't make sense to include this info in a preset. Know what I mean?

--sdm.

[cvk_b]

Although I couldn't find it, I believe that was discussed on IRC. I think the devs said 'no' because a.) Something about extra support that would be required because of dumb user input and b.) Something about preview generation.

[dynaflash]

One of my projects is to get mod8 working in the macgui, we are currently mod16 for more granular sizing. Currently hb_get_preview barfs on mod 8 (I think, something in libhb does when done from the macgui and I *think* I figure out it was get preview). At any rate, will take a look at mod 8 in more down the road. Not sure about user enterable numbers.