[m4c]

I hope this is the right place to ask this question.

I have non-DRMed DVDs that I would like to convert to a high quality format that is playable on AppleTV, iPod, and iPhone.

I would like to have h.264/aac/mp4 files with 2000-2500 bitrate and 720 X *** picture size but not sure if they will play on all 3 devices.

I would appreciate if someone can tell me what setting I should use on HandBrake to get the best possible quality that can be played on all 3 devices.

Thanks,
m4c

[bmcgonag]

This is the specification for a Video iPod, hope it helps,

Straight from the apple site
"Video
Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats "

Brian

[mduell]

The capabilites of the iPod and the quality you'd want for watching on a large TV (via Apple TV) are very different.

I'd encode each movie twice, once using the iPod preset in Handbrake and another time using the Apple TV preset.

[m4c]

thanks guys for all the help.
it's probably best to encode separately for appleTV and iPods... even if iPod/iPhone did support a higher bitrate and resolution it's not worth wasting the limited space on iPod/iPhone.