![]() The second contention is the x264 preset of Very Fast. I used to encode DVDs with a much lower (higher quality) rate factor, but with the extra detail of a high-def source it just doesn’t seem to need it, and RF 21 is a fair balance on file size for me too. Two things that might be contentious here.įirst of all the RF setting of 21. I found Bourne Legacy to benefit from some denoising – strong spatial and a little temporal denoising did little damage to the final quality but reduced the file size by around 40%. Filters Settingsįor some very grainy films (read Matt Gadient’s post on de-noising in Handbrake) you might need to adjust the Denoise filter. ![]() The French film Switch is in 4:3 aspect ratio at 1080p which means that there are no black bars to trim off – there is nearly 50% more screen to cover than usual so the encoded output is proportionately larger. Note that the size here has a huge impact on output size. Don’t worry, this is expected on an HD film, and will still result in 1080p ouput – it just saves having to encode those black strips all the way through. You’ll notice that the source was 1920×1080, but that Handbrake is going to automatically trim a horizontal strip of 140 pixels (or thereabouts, depending on your film) at the top and bottom. Width: match source, usually 1920 for HD films.Load it up into Handbrake, and choose the following options: Output & Picture Settings: When ripping, find the main feature and then keep the video track, your preferred audio track (I use the DTS-Core as the DTS-Master is just huge and I don’t have the decoder – or ears – to benefit from it just now), and all of the subtitle tracks (you’ll want all the ones in your own language, and it’s quicker than unchecking each one that you don’t need). ![]() Here are my settings, with the key elements of rationale behind them.įirst up, the outline process: I rip my DVD and Bluray media using MakeMKV, encode using Handbrake, store with Nas4Free, and watch through Kodi. Some key refinements took place when I switched from DVD to Bluray recently, as part of the inexorable move to high-def and the wonderful visual detail that it brings. I’ve been using Handbrake to rip films for years – it does a great job – but my preferred settings have evolved over time as I’ve learned from successes and failures on an ever widening digital library.
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