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If you look at a lower level such as Level 3.1 you’ll notice that it actually lists a DVD’s resolution of 720×480, and will handle 13 reference frames. *For the sake of simplicity, I’m being conservative here mentioning 9 ref frames for a DVD. If we go above this, the iPad 3 (using Level 4.1) might choke when trying to play it back.

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The stuff in brackets (max stored frames) means Reference Frames.Ī typical DVD will fit within the 1280×720 confines and can use up to 9 reference frames *.įor a 1080p BluRay, up to 4 reference frames. When it comes to Reference Frames, we need to look at the following in the last ( ( ( 4) Next we take that “Level 4.1” to the MPEG4 page on Wikipedia where we’ll see a bunch of cryptic stuff under the “Level 4.1” part. So we don’t want to go higher than what “Level 4.1” supports if we want the video to play back on the iPad3. The specs page lists “Profile level 4.1” under the “TV and Video” section (right now anyway – that page might change whenever the iPad4 comes out). The easiest way is to see what “Profile” your device supports. So if you’re using say… an iPad3, WDTV, Roku, AppleTV3, etc, you’re going to have to find the max for that player.

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Unfortunately, 16 will break playback on a lot of hardware devices (and possibly some software players). I’ll start with the advanced settings and work backwards. Heaven help you if you’re using an old Athlon… The focus here is on getting the best quality using x264 through Handbrake, even if it takes a long time to encode (within reason on a modern processor anyway). If you find yourself overwhelmed (don’t feel bad, there’s a lot to take in), muddle through in Handbrake the best you can and just use this as a reference when you get to an option you’re unsure about. Warning: the previous write-up was short. Here I’ll try to take a more thorough peak at settings here to help you get the best x264 / Handbrake settings possible for your encode. The old best H.264 / x264 settings for Handbrake wasn’t very complete, and became outdated. However, if you’re sticking with the “Advanced Settings” or want more in-depth information on the Audio Settings, Picture Settings, etc (which I did not repeat in the new guide), keep reading…. Update: If you’re using Handbrake 0.9.9 and would rather use the new “x264 Presets”, I have an updated guide for Handbrake 0.9.9 which focuses on that.

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