I'm sorry if this kind of question is generally looked down upon via this community. I've tried google so I'm coming to the masters for help. I'm not familiar with all of the settings and vernacular so please bear with me.
What I'm looking for is the "best" settings to use for my current goals. In no particular order they are 1. Faster encoding, 2. Lower file size, and 3. Best visual quality. I know that's typically a pick 2 out of 3 situation so if I had to give one up it would be faster encoding. But, if theres a way to speed up my encoding over what I'm currently doing, without sacrificing lower file size and quality, I'd like to know.
All machine specs are listed below and for reference my workflow is bluray through Make MKV, and then to handbrake.
I'm currently using H.265(video toolbox), peak framerate, 30fps, average bitrate set to 6000. I don't even remember where I got those numbers so they could be all wrong and I'd have no idea. Any help would be appreciated!!
HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):
I'm using 1.6.1 for Mac OS
Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):
Running on Ventura 13.1. The Machine is an iMac with a 4.2ghz quad core i7 (Kaby lake) with a Radeon Pro 575 (4gb) video card.
The devices I'm playing on are Apple TVs. I have 1 Apple TV HD, and a couple 1st generation 4k models. I plan to get the 3rd gens at some point.
My home theater setup is nothing crazy. Audio is simple 5.1 and the TV is a decent 4K Samsung.
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[17:03:50] macgui: Handbrake Version: 1.6.1 (2023012200)
[17:03:50] Compile-time hardening features are enabled
[17:03:50] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[17:11:22] macgui: ScanCore scanning titles with a duration of 10 seconds or more
[17:11:22] CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz
[17:11:22] - Intel microarchitecture Kaby Lake
[17:11:22] - logical processor count: 8
[17:11:22] hb_scan: path=/Users/timothy/Movies/The Big Lebowski/The Big Lebowski_t01.mkv, title_index=0
udfread ERROR: ECMA 167 Volume Recognition failed
disc.c:333: failed opening UDF image /Users/timothy/Movies/The Big Lebowski/The Big Lebowski_t01.mkv
disc.c:437: error opening file BDMV/index.bdmv
disc.c:437: error opening file BDMV/BACKUP/index.bdmv
[17:11:22] bd: not a bd - trying as a stream/file instead
libdvdread: DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdnav: vm: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[17:11:22] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
Input #0, matroska,webm, from '/Users/timothy/Movies/The Big Lebowski/The Big Lebowski_t01.mkv':
Metadata:
title : The Big Lebowski
encoder : libmakemkv v1.17.2 (1.3.10/1.5.2) darwin(x64-release)
creation_time : 2023-02-01T22:26:39.000000Z
Duration: 00:24:35.94, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 5324 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Main), yuv420p(tv, bottom first), 720x480 [SAR 40:33 DAR 20:11], SAR 109:90 DAR 109:60, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 1k tbn
Metadata:
BPS-eng : 4999996
DURATION-eng : 00:24:35.941133333
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 44234
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 922462520
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001011
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.17.2 darwin(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2023-02-01 22:26:39
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 256 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
title : Stereo
BPS-eng : 255000
DURATION-eng : 00:24:35.946666666
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 138370
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 47045800
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001100
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.17.2 darwin(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2023-02-01 22:26:39
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:2(eng): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
Metadata:
BPS-eng : 26730
DURATION-eng : 00:23:14.976916666
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 844
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 4661087
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001200
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.17.2 darwin(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2023-02-01 22:26:39
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:3(spa): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
Metadata:
BPS-eng : 20970
DURATION-eng : 00:23:16.745350000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 816
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 3661318
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001201
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.17.2 darwin(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2023-02-01 22:26:39
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
Stream #0:4(fra): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
Metadata:
BPS-eng : 22259
DURATION-eng : 00:23:16.745350000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 820
NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 3886346
SOURCE_ID-eng : 001202
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP-eng: MakeMKV v1.17.2 darwin(x64-release)
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2023-02-01 22:26:39
_STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
[17:11:22] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[17:11:22] scan: audio 0x1: dca, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=256000 English (DTS) (2.0 ch) (256 kbps)
[17:11:22] WARNING: Video PAR 40:33 != container PAR 109:90
[17:11:22] scan: 10 previews, 720x480, 29.970 fps, autocrop = 4/4/102/96, aspect 16:9, PAR 40:33, color profile: 6-1-6, chroma location: left
[17:11:22] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[17:11:22] macgui: ScanCore scan done