- #COMPRESS VIDEO IN HANDBRAKE MOVIE#
- #COMPRESS VIDEO IN HANDBRAKE MP4#
- #COMPRESS VIDEO IN HANDBRAKE DOWNLOAD#
The default value is set to “20” which can be considered adequate for a DVD copy. HandBrake has a slider at “Constant Quality” allowing you to set an RF value, between 50 (low quality) and 0 (highest quality). Quality Setting for “Constant Quality” can be overdone. Rule of thumb: When converting never use a bitrate higher than the source file. “Single pass” encoding however has become significantly better these days. The good thing of “double pass” – and that is just my opinion – is that it does a pre-flight analysis of your video source, allowing it to better anticipate changes in the video. Note that so called “single pass” encoding can result in a less good quality or less efficient compression when compared to “multi pass” or “double pass” encoding – but that doesn’t have to be the case. It will only increase the file size but most certainly not increase quality – and probably even make the quality worse.
#COMPRESS VIDEO IN HANDBRAKE MP4#
High bitrates do not guarantee quality but seriously impact file size.Īlthough in general there is a good correlation between quality and bitrate, a higher bitrate is not a guarantee for quality.įor example when transcoding a existing MP4 file with a low bitrate, to an MP4 with a high bitrate is total nonsense. For example: older devices that are h264 capable might not yet support the newer “options” of this codec, resulting in crappy or even unplayable files. These settings or options can also be the root of all problems. The compression settings can make it that an old MPEG-2 codec can actually out perform a modern codec like h264. Some codecs (en Coder/ Decoder) are more efficient than others when it comes to compressing and storage. The common containers (AVI, MP4, MKV) typically support a variety of so called codecs (en Coder/ Decoders) and the selection of the codec is what influences quality and file size.Ī great codec is not a guarantee for quality but has a great influence on file size. MKV is (in my humble opinion) better, but not as widely supported.
AVI is widely supported but MP4 is definitely the strong upcoming format to use. Therefor I’d recommend using the container that is most compatible with your devices and/or software. Since the “container” file has a minimal or even negligible impact on file size or quality. The chosen file format, or “container”, has hardly any effect on file size or quality (MP4, MKV, AVI).
So based on personal experience (note that I’m not an expert) a few pointers:
#COMPRESS VIDEO IN HANDBRAKE MOVIE#
The times that encoding a movie from DVD took 8 hours are long gone, most of my computers can convert a DVD easily under 15 minutes. The time to encode a movie should be irrelevant – sometimes the time difference is really not worth it, for a few minutes extra you will get a better quality and/or smaller file size. Personally I believe that fine tuning should be a balance between file size and quality. Experimentation should help determine if it's suitable for you or not.Optimizing or fine tuning of video encoders comes basically down to:
#COMPRESS VIDEO IN HANDBRAKE DOWNLOAD#
Handbrake is free to download and use, so I'd suggest grabbing it and reading the documentation. Unless you're visually nitpicky with those pixels, it's unlikely that you'll notice the difference signficantly. It's more acceptable to only have to upload a 400-600MB compressed video compared to trying to upload a 10-15GB piece of footage (not to mention trying to find online storage to hold it).ĭepending on how you compress the video, it may look worse than the raw footage, but considering that most people use H.264 exporting from their video editor, it'll already technically be worse than the raw footage anyway. This especially applies to collaborations (particularly if your collaborators are not nearby).
It's acceptable to have slightly less quality in exchange for significantly smaller video that can be shared online. Handbrake is mainly used where bandwidth is an issue.
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