Handbrake now has an AppleTV 3 preset

[Optical1]

So, I'm a total newb when it comes to ripping DVD's. I have been reading as much as possible on forums to educate myself, but I still have a few questions. I would like to watch my ripped files on my iphone, ipad (retina), and ATV3. I have my handbrake settings for each device modified from their default settings with web-optimized checked, and anamorphic set to strict. All other settings remain unchanged.

Using these settings results in an ipad file that is approximately 3/4 the size of the ATV3 file, which seems about right. The thing that seems strange to me is that the iphone file size is the same as the ipad file. I would think that these would be smaller than the ipad files?

I guess my real question is: what are the best settings for these three devices? Also, is there any reason to rip a lossless version as well, or am I just wasting hard-drive space? I'm planning on ripping our collection of DVDs, and I'd like to get it 'right' the first time if at all possible.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

[dante.martins]

Originally Posted by dynaflash

Personally, I use strict on everything. You should see no difference.

Dynaflash, I'm using strict on everything and is actually better.

I have two questions:
1. about the use of RF vs. average bit rate and 2 pass encode.
On DVD I'm using 2500 kbps with two 2 pass encoding. Will RF=20 on a DVD get a better final quality instead?

2. web optimized will impact on the image quality or just handle to have the metadata in the beginning of the file?

I'm using atv3 setup with web optimized checked and 2500 kbps with two 2 pass encoding. Will you suggest another setup thinking in a best quality? I don't care about file size but have to be reasonable size.

I have ATV3 and all my data is on an iMac 27" I7, 12TB thunderbolt drive, all network is 1Gbps wired.

[dynaflash]

Originally Posted by dante.martins

Dynaflash, I'm using strict on everything and is actually better.

I have two questions:
1. about the use of RF vs. average bit rate and 2 pass encode.
On DVD I'm using 2500 kbps with two 2 pass encoding. Will RF=20 on a DVD get a better final quality instead?

Yes ... it should and at a lower bitrate depending on the source.

Originally Posted by dante.martins

2. web optimized will impact on the image quality or just handle to have the metadata in the beginning of the file?

No impact on video quality. No downside besides muxing time.

Originally Posted by dante.martins

I'm using atv3 setup with web optimized checked and 2500 kbps with two 2 pass encoding. Will you suggest another setup thinking in a best quality? I don't care about file size but have to be reasonable size.

Yes, the atv 3 preset. Abr is not of use in your case.