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HandBrake ripping compatibility tests

Borjan said:
Just to confirm, I've followed the instructions on the thread, and am ending up with brilliant looking files, only they are around 1018 by 554 pixels in size...

These obviously play fine on the computer, but they still will be okay for the iPod correct? Bitrate is 2500kbp btw..
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Unfortunately not... max 1500kbps for iPods.
 
Borjan said:
But higher for the iPod Touches?

Also, what about the higher resolution that I mentioned?
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sorry, that bit rate limit is the same for all iPods, including the iPhone. And from that resolution, it sounds as if your videos are anamorphic which is also not supported by iPods. Officially the max res for iPods is 640x480, however this is not the case as non-HD movies from iTunes are often 8xx pixels wide. So as long as you bit rates are 1500 or below and you do not use anamorphic, you don't really need to worry about the resolution.
 
Tom B. said:
sorry, that bit rate limit is the same for all iPods, including the iPhone. And from that resolution, it sounds as if your videos are anamorphic which is also not supported by iPods. Officially the max res for iPods is 640x480, however this is not the case as no-HD movies from iTunes are often 8xx pixels wide. So as long as you bit rates are 1500 or below and you do not use anamorphic, you don't really need to worry about the resolution.
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But I thought from the very tests done at the beginning of this thread, the iPhone was handling video at 2500kbps just fine... or am I missing something?
 
Borjan said:
But I thought from the very tests done at the beginning of this thread, the iPhone was handling video at 2500kbps just fine... or am I missing something?
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Sorry it seems I was the one missing something. :eek:

You should probably just ignore my last two posts. :(
 
Well I am now getting through ripping 2 DVD's a night and have got through about 100 of my favourite UK Region 2 films.

Before loading on the other 300 UK films I have around 300 US Region 1 films which I would prefer to add as I rate them higher.

Every one that I have tried to rip I get a red and black error message saying their are some bad sectors and while the film may work it may miss some of the content. This error message is from Mac the Ripper as I use this before handbrake.

Is there a way around this? The message usually comes up after about 20 mins whereas a UK Region 2 film usually take 30-40 mins to run through.

There is a lot of content here that I would like access to so if the wise forum could help I would be greatful.
 
So I'm having a brain lapse.

If I'm taking TV shows, which I believe are currently ripped in DivX, and convert them using this exact guide, the file size of the output is bigger, presumably because the bitrate is being increased with the conversion? What that says to me is that I don't need to use the preset created in this guide because it's excessive when doing a transcode anyway...but I don't know.

Am I right? Thoughts?
 
Rayne said:
So I'm having a brain lapse.

If I'm taking TV shows, which I believe are currently ripped in DivX, and convert them using this exact guide, the file size of the output is bigger, presumably because the bitrate is being increased with the conversion? What that says to me is that I don't need to use the preset created in this guide because it's excessive when doing a transcode anyway...but I don't know.

Am I right? Thoughts?
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I'm sure you know but obviously to get the best quality out of anything is to have the original. So if you only have a divx file and are converting it to m4v or mp4 then the quality will degrade. So if the divx file is encoded at 1500 kbps then there is no reason to convert it to a m4v/mp4 at 2500.

You can still use the preset (I'm not sure which one you are referring to) and just lower the bitrate to whatever the divx file is. The file still may be bigger but at least it won't be so much bigger with no difference in quality.
 
ScootPatoot said:
I'm sure you know but obviously to get the best quality out of anything is to have the original. So if you only have a divx file and are converting it to m4v or mp4 then the quality will degrade. So if the divx file is encoded at 1500 kbps then there is no reason to convert it to a m4v/mp4 at 2500.

You can still use the preset (I'm not sure which one you are referring to) and just lower the bitrate to whatever the divx file is. The file still may be bigger but at least it won't be so much bigger with no difference in quality.
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What's the best way to check the bitrate of a file on a Mac, anyhoo?
 
what settings are best for a ps3 and iphone with the new HandBrake 0.9.3? Is CRF worth the extra time it takes to encode (seems like it takes about twice as long)?
 
On some DVD's I get audio or video frame drops. Messages like 'audio time went backwards' or 'video time went backwards' in the log. Resulting in some hick-ups in the audio or the video. Anyone, an idea how I could solve this.

Do I need te repair the DVD stream or something?
 
XBOX 360 and TIVO?

How do these files work with a Xbox 360 running connect360 or a TIVO with pytivox or mac2tivo?

I would like to convert all my movies with Handbrake to a format I can run on all of my boxes.

Macs, ipods, Iphone, Xbox360, Tivo, and eventually :apple:TV

What format would you suggest as good rounded for all these machines?

The TIVO just needs a file that Pytivox or mac2tivo can convert on the fly to mpeg2, it does not have to be mpeg2 on the server though.
 
Chaos123x said:
How do these files work with a Xbox 360 running connect360 or a TIVO with pytivox or mac2tivo?

I would like to convert all my movies with Handbrake to a format I can run on all of my boxes.

Macs, ipods, Iphone, Xbox360, Tivo, and eventually :apple:TV

What format would you suggest as good rounded for all these machines?

The TIVO just needs a file that Pytivox or mac2tivo can convert on the fly to mpeg2, it does not have to be mpeg2 on the server though.
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The following can play M4V:

Macs, iPods, iPhone, Xbox360 (using Zune Server Software), AppleTV

Not sure about the others. But I think MPEG4 (m4v) is the direction most systems are going. I believe Windows 7 will have native support for it in WMP as well (not sure).
 
Apple TV

Finally got an :apple:TV hooked up!

Hit a few problems though, when ripping with HandBrake on the :apple:TV setting on the new version 0.9.3 all I am getting in :apple:TV is an error message reading that the movie is an Unrecognised Format, I double checked it is M4V.

So I am a little stumped, is there some tweaking out there that can fix me up? Any help would be great.

Thanks.

Matt.
 
Hey Everyone!

Can you guyz help me out?
it was until yesterday that I found out about HandBrake :eek::eek:
and I'm Lovin' it!!
but the thing is, I'm ripping my DVD's.. but I want to be able to have the best quality for my MacBook (2.4 Ghz, White one) and my soon-to-buy iPhone..
I don't have an :apple:TV so I won't need to enhance my settings like the thread starter did..
so, what are my best options??

Thanks!
 
I am ripping ALL my DVD's and am using handbrake to convert to m4v

the settings I use are

Apple Universal
Tick 'web optimised'
and I add :nf=1 to the end of the advanced code string

This creates great versions that stream to my macmini & plex on my 40" HDTV AND upstairs to my apple TV

i dont know what the settings do.. but they work!

any opinions on them? could anything be changed to get better pictures?

average file sizes AFTER compression are around 1.5 GB from a 5-6GB TS_Folder
 
Setting fps correctly for ATV 720p

I downloaded the Hunt for Gollum movie (flv) and converted it to Apple TV. The ATV preset scales down the resolution, but keeps the fps at whatever it's set at.

What if I want to do the opposite? That is, keep the resolution at 720p? Then what fps should I select? There doesn't seem to be a way to set it to be "max fps but no more than 25" or whatever. You have to select a specific fps. I selected 25 which worked ok, but in one or two spots the movement was a little stilted. Then of course there's variable fps, which I don't really understand how to deal with.

So, if you want to use Hanbrake to convert to ATV but keep the resolution at max (720p) what's the best way to handle the fps?
 
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