

I used the setting you suggested then I changed the reference frames = 2 to reference frames = 4 and I also set this Color primaries : BT.709 If you want to pursue further, you'll have to post some sample of the source and output videos Here are the pictures zoom in at 150% to see the differences I can't see a difference during normal playback speeds. If based on target filesize Handbrake has superior quality but if based on encode speed XMedia Recode is way faster. That's the only thing I see that deviates from the "medium" preset. But there is slight quality difference, handbrake uses Constant Quality RF 22.5 while XMedia Recode needs Constant Quality RF 25 to achieve the target filesize I wanted that was 150-160mb range. You could try setting video/b-frames/B-pyramid = normal, Writing library : x264 core 163 r3059 b684ebe0Įncoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=14000 / vbv_bufsize=14000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00įormat/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexityįormat profile : settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Framesįormat settings, Reference frames : 2 framesĮncoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x131 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=0 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=239 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=2400 / vbv_bufsize=14000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=3:1.00 Writing application : HandBrake 1.4.0 2021071800įormat profile : settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Framesįormat settings, Reference frames : 4 frames Or you can post a short clip taken from the files themselves. Or if you still have the files, open them with mediainfo, put it in text view, and post the info here. For example, the preset and quality value. I made a screenshot of the same video converted with both handbrake and xmedia recode I noticed by zooming in on the image that the xmedia recode image is more opaque and blurry, maybe I have to set some other settings to get a video quality similar to Handbrake? Best place to start is comparing the x264 settings within each program.
