Handbrake question

[stiltman]

I've been playing around with Handbrake the last 2 days.
I'm used to using FUW. However some of the option in Hanbrake I prefer.
Setting my avi to 740x480, animophic to strict, 2500kbs with AC3 audio.
I know it does a better job at aspect ratio than FUW, but I see one problem all the time.
"Note: 12 bytes unneeded bytes at end of file"

It plays fine on the computer, but is kinda squirlly on my standalone. If I fast forward then hit play, it takes like 3-4 seconds before the sound starts agian. Other than that, seems to play just the same as a FUW file at the same kbs/AC3


I'll post a FUW file of the same movie as soon as it finishes for comparison

Here's the same movie done with FUW

[mail2tom]

I've had the same results from Handbrake (for Windows) when converting an HD Matroska X264 to SD .AVI (Xvid) for playback on a standalone Divx capable DVD player. The video plays fine on the computer but either won't play or is jerky on the DVD player.

However, I discovered a work around to get the Xivd to play without any problems. I run the Handbrake produced video through VirtualDub. I just start VirtualDub, open the "Handbraked" video file, and the only change I make in VirtualDub is under "Video" where I change from "Full Processing Mode" to "Direct Stream Copy." I save the video with a different file name.

I have no idea what kind of "magic" VirtualDub performs on the file but it plays fine in the standalone DVD player.