![]() ![]() Unless you have a reason not to, I'd probably use it as the other Handbrake presets use less efficient encoder settings to some degree. I don't have the latest Handbrake/Vidcoder installed but in the past Handbrake's High Profile preset (default settings) uses the default x264 encoder settings while setting High Profile, Level 4.1. The quality at a given CRF value isn't necessarily the same when using different x264 speed presets, although you might need to compare a very fast preset with a slower one to see any difference, but given the different Handbrake presets don't use the same x264 speed presets by default there's no guarantee the same CRF value will produce exactly the same quality for each Handbrake preset. The profiles control the efficiency of the encoder in lieu of using the advanced settings yourself. Quality is still controlled by the CRF setting. That's a pretty good explanation but the profiles don't really sacrifice quality. It allows for I4x4 blocks (smaller macroblocks for coding efficiency on I frames), custom quant matrices. "high" uses High profile, and "medium" x264 settings. "normal" uses Main profile, which means CABAC and b-frames, but uses "very fast" settings for x264, which makes some compromises on compression and quality for the benefit of conversion speed It's a basically "dumbed down" version because some devices aren't powerful enough to play more advanced features It means lower quality at a given bitrate or filesize. It's a lower compression format suitable for older devices. "universal" uses Baseline profile, which means no CABAC, no b-frames. These are basically tradeoffs for conversion speed and quality, and ensuring device compatiblity In general terms it means fast, medium, slower for conversion speed and compression/quality wise it's low, medium, better I've looked at this,, which gives technical explanations, but was does this generally mean in terms of file size, output quality, etc.?Ĭould someone, please, in general terms, explain the difference among Normal, Universal, and High Profile? If you want to convert Blu-ray and DVD for Plex with ease, you have to choose an alternative solution instead.I've used Handbrake for awhile, and I've just had a look at the latest version of VidCoder.īoth have settings for Normal, Universal, and High Profile presets, as well as other device-specific ones that are pretty self-explanatory. No mention about the difficulties to set up the best HandBrake settings for Plex, you might not able to extract the DVD/Blu-ray movies with DRM protection. ![]() But if you need to get the optimal HandBrake settings for the Plex media server from the Advanced Settings, here is a chart you can take for reference. The basic settings of HandBrake should be enough for most of the video files. AAC with Stereo for track 2 mixdown 96 bitrate that compatibility for when the file is played in not Plex- not needed if the file is only for Plex.Īdvanced Settings of HandBrake for Plex Video Playback To preserve the videos with high quality, you can choose a low value of the RF, especially for some low-quality video files.Īudio Settings: AC3 pass-through for track 1, which maintains compatibility with other devices like AppleTV/PS3. As for the Blu-ray disc, you can set it to RF 20-23. When the original video is 30FPS or less, you cannot enhance it to 60FPS even if you set up the frame rate.Ĭonstant quality: When you need to convert DVD to MP4 or MKV, you can set it to RF18-20. If you need to preserve the original video quality, the same as the source is the optimal HandBrake settings for Plex. But it will be much difficult to stream the videos from your computer to other devices.įramerate: Same as source. ![]() H.265 supports resolutions up to 8192×4320, including 8K UHD. H.265 delivers higher quality video at the same bitrate as H.264. As for extracting the movies from DVD and Blu-ray movies with subtitles, MKV is an optimal video format for Plex media server. If you just need to stream videos to a smartphone or portable device, MP4 is the best option. Video/Audio Settings of HandBrake for Plex Video Playbackįormat: MP4 or MKV. When you need to convert videos via HandBrake, you can learn more about the best HandBrake settings for Plex video playback. Plex media server supports MKV, AVI, MP4, TiVo, H.265, and MPG formats. To encode the videos for Plex, you should know the supported file format beforehand. ![]()
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