[Linda101]

Recently ran in to a few problems with handbrake. Once i converted a DVD to MKV i am sometimes unable to re-convert the MKV file - screen aspect all screws up and it flags up an error.settings i use are: MKV, AAC, CF:17, and loose anamorphic i think everthing else is default.

Doesnt happen with every video i convert.The MKV file plays back just fine in VLC so no issue as far as i can tell with the encoding process.

anyone got any ideas ?

[mduell]

Post your activity log from Handbrake - they're all stored on disk http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/ActivityLog

[LaurenceB]

When converting to mp4 are you using high profile or normal? And I don’t understand why you need convert DVD to MKV firstly, then convert the MKV to other format, what video format do u want to finally get? You’d probably be best just convert the dvd directly rather than compressing a video files that’s already been compressed I’d have thought. The most common DVD tools I choose: MacTheRipper+Handbrake+MacX DVD ripper free edition, convert DVD to any video, no problem.

[Uncle Skeleton]

Originally Posted by LaurenceB 

You’d probably be best just convert the dvd directly rather than compressing a video files that’s already been compressed I’d have thought.

I agree that cutting out the middleman is worth a try, and I have often had Handbrake work better on the DVD directly than using makemkv in between (like if the disc is scratched). But makemkv is a lossless conversion from DVD, it just copies the MPEG-2 data streams into a new file, without compressing them. So that's not the reason to cut out the middleman.

[Linda101]

Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton 

I agree that cutting out the middleman is worth a try, and I have often had Handbrake work better on the DVD directly than using makemkv in between (like if the disc is scratched). But makemkv is a lossless conversion from DVD, it just copies the MPEG-2 data streams into a new file, without compressing them. So that's not the reason to cut out the middleman.

Yep, although make mkv is lossless for video quality, the .mkv files always will be generated a huge file, i suppose h.264/mp4 is a better neutral between vieo size and quality.

[Uncle Skeleton]

It took me a while, but I thought of a (legit) reason for using makemkv over handbrake directly on the disc. If you're ripping a whole pile, makemkv is a lot faster (like 10x faster on some machines) for the manual labor step (inserting DVDs). It will end up taking just as long to compress the ripped MPEG-2 files in the end, but that can be batched overnight, while the physical part needs to be babysat by a human.

[Linda101]

Thank u so much~guys Keep answers coming~

[mduell]

You still haven't posted your encoding log, so we have no idea what your issue is.

[Linda101]

Thanks, guys.

My problem solved simply by using HB 0.9.6 ....hahaha

[Linda101]

Originally Posted by LaurenceB 

When converting to mp4 are you using high profile or normal? And I don’t understand why you need convert DVD to MKV firstly, then convert the MKV to other format, what video format do u want to finally get? You’d probably be best just convert the dvd directly rather than compressing a video files that’s already been compressed I’d have thought. The most common DVD tools I choose: MacTheRipper+Handbrake+MacX DVD ripper free edition, convert DVD to any video, no problem.

HB crashed when I am trying to convert a 1080P MKV file to MP4. So im thinking to try ur way and maybe u could give me more details, thx!