Currently I am converting my raw MKV files which I got from my DVDs I owned. Movies are something like 4 GB in size, series episodes 1,5 GB. In XMediaRecode I convert them like: subtitles and audio copied MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 (Nvidia NVENC) VBR, 2500 to 10000 kpbs Examples: Winnie Puuh DVD,…

Just to let everyone know: Problem solved. I’ve found my perfect settings. Everything like above. VBR 2500 to 10000 for animation movies with no preset set. VBR 6000 to 15000 for big movies. Also, no preset set. I’ve converted 6 animation movies and 3 normal movies so far and saved 20,2 GB witho…

I use handbrake: https://handbrake.fr/

Handbrake is too complicated in my opinion. But the settings whould be the same. What settings do you use for DVD to MKV (compressed)?

So with VBR (2500 to 10000) everything seems to be OK. Audio I let original / source. I converted 7 videos so far with XMediaRecode. Before 21,9 GB, now 12,6 GB. Question: is there a difference when converting with CPU x264 or GPU x264 regarding playback later?

GPU based will provide worse quality then CPU based right now… that’s the trade off for speed. XMediaRecode is using ffmpeg in the backend with some generic defaults Handbrake is using a mix of things depending on source/result and give you some control to tweak megui/staxrip + avisyn is the full…

If I can save some hdd space, I will try Handbrake. I will let you know later what I got. But I think I will use Nvidia NVecn in any case. CPU rendering takes just TOO long time.

Just remember to use the presets so it auto-populates and does most the work for you Only thing that needs adjusting: If a cartoon select Animation and everything else is safe with Film Anything B/W should use greyscale… it’ll cut down on size and time to encode RF around ~20 (I think it defaul…

[image] melrhombus: Anything B/W should use greyscale… it’ll cut down on size and time to encode What about “Schindlers List”. it’s 95% of the time black and white but there are a few seconds we can see a little girl with red clothes. Would “Greyscale” in handbrake remove that red color?

Pretty sure it would Handbrake has a sample option that encodes just parts of a few seconds so you can see what it will do

OK I think i already gave up using Handbrake after 5 minutes. It’s just too over-complicated for normal users who do not do video editing all day long. I continue using XMediaRecode with NVENC. Handbrake is for pro’s and I’m not one. The GUI is horrible, too small, everything hidden … not for me.

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Here is a nice writeup from @JuiceWSA for his dvd handbrake settings: DVD Rip Quality on Plex/Roku Ultra

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