![]() ![]() I did my research, and found a player that will play all regions (Regional Encoding – one of the stupidist restrictions in the history of technology), and made a somewhat hefty investment in starting a Blu Ray collection. Blu Ray has been around for a while now, and it started to feel like time to try again with this new technology. In my experience, the damn things were so unwatchable that I swore I would never buy another one again. You start watching them, get relaxed and into the story, and when you least expect it they skip or freeze. My Rant – (If your not interested in my rant, scroll down to where it says “Lets Get Started”)Ĭirca 2000 I got really pissed off at DVD’s. **NOTE** – These settings are for Blu Ray Video ONLY – If you want to convert DVD Video see the tutorial HERE. This is a simple easy guide on how to make the best encodes with the smallest file size in Handbrake without having to know or understand all of the settings. ![]() If you want to convert Blu-ray and DVD for Plex with ease, you have to choose an alternative solution instead.THERE IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE FOR 2023! ![]() 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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