WDTV Codecs FAQ

• Simple example with fixed target output size for SD/DVD movie with standard duration 1h:30s-1h:40s

HandbrakeCLI.exe -i "<DVD_DRIVE_LETTER>:\VIDEO_TS" -t 4 -c 1-13 -o "<INTERNAL_HDD>:\encoded\encoded_movie_result.avi" -f avi -p  -e x264 -S 700
-a 1 -E lame -B 128  -R 44.1 -6 stereo -D 1 --markers="c:\Temp\VIDEO_TS-4-chapters.csv" 
-x ref=5:bframes=5:me=umh:direct=auto:weightb=1:b-pyramid=1:analyse=all:8x8dct=1:trellis=1:no-fast-pskip=1:merange=24 -v  

encoding on intel T3200 5h28m h avg 7.69fps if is movie longer is required increase size optiom¹⁾ from 700mb to higher value from length and final size is calculated bitrate and if is movielonger and you will keep 700mb file size bitrate will be lower and not sufficient for high motion scenes. if you need create MP4 for WDTV change -f avi to -f mp4 or if you prefere aac audio track change -E lame to -E faac

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