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====== Handbrake ====== | ====== Handbrake ====== | ||
- | HandBrake is a free and open-source video transcoder. It can convert video between a variety of formats as well as alter quality settings. If you're trying to upload a video to Moodle and it is too large, HandBrake can be used to greatly reduce the file size. | + | [[https:// |
====== How to Reduce the Size of a Video File with HandBrake ====== | ====== How to Reduce the Size of a Video File with HandBrake ====== | ||
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- When the conversion is complete, the words Queue Finished will be displayed at the bottom of the window. | - When the conversion is complete, the words Queue Finished will be displayed at the bottom of the window. | ||
- Open the converted video you created. Verify that the video size, video quality, and audio quality are acceptable. If not, tweak the Constant Quality setting mentioned above and repeat the transcoding process. | - Open the converted video you created. Verify that the video size, video quality, and audio quality are acceptable. If not, tweak the Constant Quality setting mentioned above and repeat the transcoding process. | ||
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+ | ====== Rip a DVD with HandBrake ====== | ||
+ | Say you have [[teachers: | ||
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+ | - Launch **HandBrake** from your Start Menu. | ||
+ | - If you are copying a DVD created by your DVD player, you need to change the DVD reading settings. | ||
+ | - Go to **Tools** > **Options**. | ||
+ | - Click on **Advanced** in the // | ||
+ | - Make sure the **Disable LibDVDNav** option is checked. | ||
+ | - Click **Close** | ||
+ | - Click the **Source** button near the top of the window. | ||
+ | - From the source list, select your DVD drive (usually at the bottom of the list). | ||
+ | - If you're converting DVD files from your hard drve (if you used DVD Decrypter), choose Folder instead. Browse to the folder containing the // | ||
+ | - Wait while HandBrake reads the DVD information. | ||
+ | - Note: If your DVD has multiple titles/ | ||
+ | - Under //Source//, click the //Title// menu and see what titles are listed. If there is only one title you don't have to do anything extra to copy //all// of the DVD. | ||
+ | - Under // | ||
+ | - Set the // | ||
+ | - Under //Presets// on the right, double-click **High Profile**. | ||
+ | - Click on the **Picture** tab. | ||
+ | - Set // | ||
+ | - If you are converting from a VHS take these steps: | ||
+ | - Click on the **Filters** tab. | ||
+ | - Set //Denoise// to **hqdn3d**. Set the //Preset// to **Medium**. If your VHS is particularly noisy, set the preset to **Strong**. The Denoise option will improve the video' | ||
+ | - Switch to the //Video// tab. | ||
+ | - Slide the //Constant Quality// level to the left to set it to **23**. | ||
+ | - Set the //x264 Preset// slider to **Very Slow**. | ||
+ | - In the //Extra Options// field, paste the text below. These settings improve the output video quality at the cost of making processing take a little longer. | ||
+ | - '' | ||
+ | - If your DVD has multiple titles you wish to copy: | ||
+ | - Click **Add to Queue**. | ||
+ | - Change the //Title// option to your next title. | ||
+ | - Browse and select the destination file. | ||
+ | - Click **Add to Queue**. | ||
+ | - Repeat these steps for your other titles. | ||
+ | - Click **Start** to begin the encoding process. | ||
+ | - Wait while your video is transcoded. This can take a very long time. A safe estimate would be between the total length of your video and two times the length of your video. It all depends on the complexity of the video and the speed of your computer. You will see progress information at the bottom of the HandBrake window. | ||
+ | - When the queue is complete, open your output videos to make sure they are of acceptable quality and the length is correct. If they are, you are all done! | ||
+ | - If the output quality is much worse than your original, change the Constant Quality option in handbrake to a lower value (such as 22, 21, or 20). | ||
+ | - If the quality is fine but your video is larger than you would like, change the Constant Quality option in HandBrake to a higher value (such as 24, 25, or 26). |
handbrake.txt · Last modified: 2021/09/21 12:05 by abrashear