Questions tagged [handbrake]
HandBrake is an open source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows.
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How do I trim a video using Handbrake?
I can't seem to figure out the solution to a very simple problem. I want to trim a video in Handbrake and keep the video as is (resolution, encoding, etc), just chop off the first few seconds, but I ...
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Can HandBrake flip/rotate a video?
I'd like to use HandBrake to compress some video that was taken via a camera that was mounted upside down.
I found a reference to a command-line rotate option, but I can't find it in the GUI.
Am I ...
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Handbrake settings to convert MKV to MP4 while retaining the original quality
I have a ton of MKV files I need to convert to MP4 and my chosen software is Handbrake.
I'm stuck on which settings would be best for the conversion. I want to retain full quality. Do I just convert ...
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Shouldn't we always use Web Optimized for Handbrake?
I use Handbrake sometimes to compress video files, and notice that the "Web Optimized" option is not chosen by default, and cannot be set to the default in Options either.
But I tried both Web ...
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How to make Handbrake preserve capture time / creation time?
Handbrake is an awesome video compression tool, but it doesn't seem to preserve the original capture time after a video is compressed. Any idea how to fix this?
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How to add all titles to queue in Handbrake on OS X
How do I easily add all titles to the queue in Handbrake on OS X and ideally automatically include the title number in the file name as well?
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How can I re-encode H.264 video with minimal quality loss?
I have a lot of MPEG-TS files (.TS container but H.264 video) and playback is fine except that when you skip forward/backward or fast forward it's very sluggish and gets pixelated, etc.
I've been ...
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How do I translate HandbrakeCLI options to FFmpeg options?
I have a bunch of commandline settings that work for handbrake, but sometimes on some videos (I have no idea why) handbrake throws "Out of memory exception". I was wondering if I can find the same ...
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Set a custom preset for HandbrakeCLI?
I'm at a very long task at converting 800+ small files to mp4, and I'm using Handbrake at the moment. Its fast, but since there are many files, it takes a lot of time. I created a automator workflow ...
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How to convert 50 episodes from DVD into 50 .mp4 with HandBrake, easily?
I loaded a DVD with 50 episodes in it (chose VIDEO_TS from the program), now when i open it in HandBrake, it shows 50 "titles" in there. i choose 320x240 output format and start converting. Then i ...
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Can a GPU be used to Encode h264?
I am wondering if I get a better graphics card could it speed up h264 encoding on my machine using handbrake?
If so how can I tell what graphics card will support this?
I am aware that the GPU can ...
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How to replicate the Handbrake and DVD43 combination on 64 bit Windows 7?
I recently upgraded my pc to windows 7. On my old 32bit machine I used to be able to run DVD43 in the background and use Handbrake to rip a DVD into iPhone format? DVD43 doesn't work on Windows 7 64 ...
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How to set output video file size in Handbrake 1.1.1?
There used to be an option in older versions of HandBrake to set a target file size for the video file it outputs. However, it seems that option is no longer there in the UI.
Does anybody have any ...
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How to see what command-line options handbrake sends to mencoder
I want to see what command-line options handbrake is sending to mencoder. I looked at the Activity Window and it shows a lot of stuff but not what I'm looking for. How can I find it?
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Combine/concatenate multiple MP4 files, making each file into a chapter
I am looking to use handbrake to combine 43 short mp4 files into one larger file. However, I want to ensure that the start of each file is recognized as a chapter. I'd be using vlc to play the file.
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Changing video resolution with Handbrake - anamorphic and modulus parameter
I would like to convert a video in 16:9 format (1920*1080) to a 4:3 format (640*480) with Handbrake. Can anyone explain me what are anamorphic and modulus parameters? I tried to set modulus to 2 or 16 ...
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How can I mix two movies together before I handbrake them?
How can I mix two movies together before I handbrake them?
I've got a two part movie on my disk as a pair of VideoTS folders. I want to generate one output movie. I plan on using handbrake to do the ...
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Handbrake --stop-at parameter not working as intended
I run the following from command line:
handbrakeCLI.exe -i SourceFile.mkv -o OutputFile.mkv --stop-at 120
According to the CLIGuide you can supply the --stop-at value as seconds (which is what I ...
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How do I convert WTV (and DVR-MS) files into a smaller standard format?
The external hard drive on my HTPC is almost full and so I'm going to need to convert a large number of the films recorded from the television (in WTV format) into something smaller. At present, a 2 ...
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Ripping DVDs to 700 MB video files
When downloading movies on torrent websites, usually they come as 700 MB video files and with the .avi extension.
In one single DVD I have 4~6 movies and they play very nice (with good quality) in my ...
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How to make Handbrake save default audio settings?
I click on the "configure default..." button in the audio tab, I set it to the codec/bitrate that I prefer.
However, if I close and re-open Handbrake, these defaults are gone. If I open another file ...
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Handbrake: How to retain sharpness when down-sampling video during an encode?
I have a bunch of 1280x720 resolution videos, but I really don't need to have that high resolution, so I thought of re-encoding and resizing them to 852x480 to save some space, but I noticed Handbrake ...
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Handbrake: How to batch convert videos including resize?
I am using the latest Handbrake v0.9.9. I would like to batch convert 200 video files from format 800x600 to 640x480. The problem is, if I add the videos to the Queue (clicking on >Source >Folder), ...
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Retrieve the HandBrakeCLI command from HandBrake GUI
I understand that the HandBrake application uses the HandBrakeCLI command-line application to do the actual encoding job
From all the encoding settings I've set on the HandBrake UI, how can I ...
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Handbrake: Getting avio_open2 failed, errno -2 when converting video on FreeBSD
On FreeBSD 9.2. Getting a cryptic error when converting a video using HandBrakeCLI.
$ HandBrakeCLI --preset "iPad" --input "Wolf.Totem.mkv" --output "/mnt/media/Ad Hoc/Wolf Totem.mp4"
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How to use ffmpeg to downmix 5.1 DTS HD MA or Dolby TrueHD to stereo AAC with Dolby Pro Logic II?
I'm creating audio tracks from movies that can be played on Apple TV and iOS devices. Handbrake could downmix 5.1 audio to stereo with Pro Logic II matrix encoding. How can I do that with ffmpeg?
I ...
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Handbrake "Storage Geometry" and "Display Geometry" difference
In the latest stable Handbrake release (1.0.1), under the dimensions tab there are two areas with dimension settings "Storage Geometry" and "Display Geometry". Can someone help me understand what ...
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How to leave the audio track as-is and just re-encode the video when using HandBrake?
I want to encode an MKV video to MP4 in HandBrake, but whenever I do this, the resulting video is fine but the audio is horrible - tons of scritchy high pitched artifacts.
How to I tell Handbrake (the ...
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How to make a sample file with Handbrake
I want to test a couple things with my encode before I encode the whole file. Is there a way for me to make a sample file (30 seconds long or something like that) that I can analyse using different ...
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How can I automate Handbrake to monitor and encode new files within a folder?
Here is what I'd like to do in Windows 7:
Monitor a folder for new ISO files (Blu-ray ISOs).
When there is a new file detected, launch Handbrake in the background and encode the ISO to MKV based on a ...
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Best Handbrake settings for encoding TV shows
Been using Handbrake since it's the fastest and easiest program for me to understand as I'm not a real A/V guy and I'm getting some under par results from it when it comes to TV shows.
I see episodes ...
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Ripping a home video VCD on Linux or Windows with VLC or otherwise
I have a VCD with 22 minutes of video on it. I would like to retain this footage and throw away the VCD.
I can play the whole thing with VLC ("open disc -> vcd -> /dev/sr0 -> play"): all 22 minutes ...
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How to soft code an MKV with subtitles?
I have an avi and corresponding .srt file for subtitles. I hate having two files for this movie, so what I want to do is convert this file to mkv as I heard it can hold subtitles. I have handbrake ...
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How to keep subtitle in HandBrakeCLI?
I do use the commandline version of HandBrake - HandBrakeCLI.
I like the Normal preset of HandBrake and would like to continue using it. I found the actual command input of this preset, but what do ...
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Why does Handbrake keep cropping my videos?
I have some 640x360 videos I want to re-encode with Handbrake to make their file size smaller. When I choose automatic cropping it shows 2 pixel cropping at the top and left, so I chose custom ...
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Hindi matra misplaced in subtitles burned with ffmpeg
When trying to burn in subtitles, I get
incorrectly shaped subs, when the text should have actually read कहानियों के बारे में
The command was
ffmpeg -i ~/in.mp4 -y -vf subtitles=~/hindi.srt:...
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Best way to repackage ripped DVD to mpg
I have a bunch of DVDs that I've already ripped into a VIDEO_TS directory containing .IFO and .VOB files.
I have a cheap primitive video player that will accept .mpg files.
I've tried two different ...
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Is it illegal to use software video ripping software such as HandBrake, AnyDVD, etc? [closed]
Is it illegal for one use a ripping and decoding software to rip his or her own DVD collection? Does the Digital Millennium Copyright Act make it illegal? I was always under the impression that a ...
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How do I fix Handbrake mp4s that produce Error -2041 when loaded in QuickTime?
After encoding a DVD video to MP4 using Handbrake 0.9.4(2009112300) using the High Profile preset, my video will not open in QuickTime. The video itself does not appear to be corrupt, I can play it ...
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Join two h.264 movie files, merging chapters?
I have two h.264 encoded .m4v files, generated with Handbrake 0.9.3. They used the same Handbrake preset. How can I merge the two files into one movie, and do I need to do anything special to preserve ...
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Handbrake output .WMV
I'm trying to convert .AVI files to something a DMA2100 (Windows Media Center Extender) has an easier time handling. I can play .avi files but if you stop the video you have to skip back to the same ...
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How can I get WMC to play MKV files?
I'm trying to play a .mkv file (created with handbrake) in Windows Media Center.
I'm running Win 7 x64
I've installed haali media splitter (file: MatroskaSplitter110109)
I've installed ffdshow ...
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Handbrake batch converting with CLI assistance
Using the GUI tool ALWAYS crashes for me so I've come up with a command to convert my files to my needs. It takes a preset that I created in the GUI and converts the file.
I have many videos that I ...
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x264 vs x265 at high bitrates
I currently have a large collection of songs (regional) which are 1080p Remuxes from BluRays (these are not copyright protected FYI). I intend to compress them to save space as they are currently take ...
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Why Handbrake compressing a video from a DVD can become 300MB, 1GB, or 2GB when the original should be only 600MB?
Handbrake can convert a DVD clip which is about 30 minutes to a 300MB .mkv file. For experiment, I tried also 1GB file size and 2GB, and they both came out as 1GB or 2GB.
But I estimate that the ...
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Getting an “ignoring title (too short)” error when using Handbrake to convert multiple files
I am trying to use Handbrake to convert multiple videos files to mp4.
I have turned on "Automatic File Naming", set the default path and changed thhe file format to {source}.
Adding an entire folder ...
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Keeping Text Sharp whilst shrinking video size - Handbrake
I've recorded a bunch of videos using a high def webcam, and with a website overlay (think of a sports broadcast, with the score on the bottom of the screen).
These videos are 720p avi's, but have a ...
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video size reduction by grayscaling it
When we convert a video into grayscale, all of its 3 colors (RGB) in a pixel are assigned the same number (instead of 3 different numbers). So theoretically we must have reduction in size almost by 66%...
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Ffmpeg producing worse result than Handbrake using x265 with identical settings
I'm trying to replicate Handbrake settings with ffmpeg, because I'd like to add some metadata and some other things with ffmpeg that Handbrake can not do.
What I've done seems to be close, the ...
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FFMpeg and Handbrake
I have a brilliant preset saved in Handbrake but now I need to be able to use that preset in FFMPEG. Is there an easy way to translate or would I have to break apart the commands one by one?
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