Okay, so I rip my own Blu-rays to have a digital copy in case the disc scratches or something ever happens. I ripped all 13 movies of Pokémon with MAKEMKV, and kept them in my 1 TB HDD.. thing is I'm running off space. (Don't ask.) And I want to resize all of the 13 movies to a more adequate file size, but I don't want to lose quality. First option is Handbrake wich does a kind of alright job, but it recodes the file and probably touches something.
Probably can I lower the mbps so the size file will be less? All the movies take up to 250 GB...
I also have MPEG-2 rips of my own Digimon Tamers DVDs. They all take 70 GB together. Can you tell me how to resize them keeping the quality? Handbrake does it but I still feel it changes something, I dunno, probably resizing down the mbps too?
Here's the mediainfo of the blu-rips.
General
Unique ID : 331341321027730597019100768906295509016 (0xF946046716C795A6640AF354B9B20018)
Complete name : F:\Pokémon\Películas de Pokémon\Película 8\Pokémon_Lucario_and_the_Mystery_of_Mew_t00.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 18.1 GiB
Duration : 1h 41mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 25.6 Mbps
Movie name : Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Encoded date : UTC 2013-10-19 08:43:43
Writing application : MakeMKV v1.8.5 win(x64-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv v1.8.5 (1.2.0/1.1.0) win(x64-release)
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 41mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 24.5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.492
Stream size : 17.3 GiB (96%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 41mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 463 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Japanese
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01
00:04:57.505 : en:Chapter 02
00:10:15.948 : en:Chapter 03
00:14:31.620 : en:Chapter 04
00:18:13.008 : en:Chapter 05
00:22:09.328 : en:Chapter 06
00:25:28.276 : en:Chapter 07
00:29:22.343 : en:Chapter 08
00:34:59.097 : en:Chapter 09
00:39:50.388 : en:Chapter 10
00:43:28.981 : en:Chapter 11
00:45:56.712 : en:Chapter 12
00:50:18.849 : en:Chapter 13
00:53:45.222 : en:Chapter 14
00:55:53.433 : en:Chapter 15
00:59:31.818 : en:Chapter 16
01:03:23.883 : en:Chapter 17
01:08:52.503 : en:Chapter 18
01:14:42.394 : en:Chapter 19
01:17:28.894 : en:Chapter 20
01:21:53.742 : en:Chapter 21
01:26:38.151 : en:Chapter 22
01:30:54.532 : en:Chapter 23
01:35:31.225 : en:Chapter 24
01:39:49.984 : en:Chapter 25
Try StreamFab Downloader and download from Netflix, Amazon, Youtube! Or Try DVDFab and copy Blu-rays! or rip iTunes movies!
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 12 of 12
Thread
-
-
You cannot make your files smaller without degrading the quality. Handbrake works about as well as any program at reencoding with lower bitrates.
-
-
The same what exactly? The same bitrate, the same file size, the same visual quality?
You might want to try the animation preset in the x264 tune options within the Video tab.
If you want to hit a specific file size, you could also try VidCoder instead of Handbrake. It is basically a different interface for the same program, but does offer some extra options. But going smaller you will lose some video quality as already noted. -
Last edited by jagabo; 4th Jan 2014 at 11:46.
-
-
Of course if you lower the bitrate the filesize is smaller. That is how it works filesize = length*bitrate.
But no one can advise how low to go. Only you can judge visual quality. -
And there's the issue: how much quality are you willing to lose. That's a question only you can answer. I usually reencode DVDs with x264 at CRF=18 (for storage on my NAS). That usually gives a bitrate between 1000 and 2000 kbps, depending on the particular video. If you know what to look for and look very closely you'll see some degradation of the picture. But it's fine for every day watching.
-
Overall, I don't mind losing A BIT of quality, I already have assumed that re-encoding takes a bit of quality.
-
Nobody can answer that. The number varies with every video.
Then you'll get smaller files with less quality. Low CRF values give better quality and larger files. High CRF values give lower quality and smaller files. You need to encode some video at different CRF values to determine what CRF gives you the quality you want. Then you can encode all your videos at that CRF. One of first places you'll notice problems is in dark grainy areas -- you'll start seeing posterization artifacts there.
In short:
Bitrate based encoding lets you specify the size of the resulting video but you don't know what the quality will be.
CRF based encoding lets you specify the quality but you don't know what the size will be.
Similar Threads
-
Cut out a part of a bluray 1080p file without losing quality
By xerxes311 in forum EditingReplies: 7Last Post: 28th Jan 2013, 07:33 -
Need to make a mov file smaller without losing its video quality
By shesterz in forum MacReplies: 4Last Post: 28th Jun 2012, 07:30 -
ffmpeg: best possible quality for 720p h264(mp4), bitrate under 2 mbps
By lisx in forum Video ConversionReplies: 0Last Post: 1st Aug 2011, 14:56 -
How do you convert HD 720p MKV file to MP4 HD file without losing quality?
By SoccerLover in forum Video ConversionReplies: 18Last Post: 4th Nov 2010, 08:30 -
Lowering contrast in H264 file
By carlmart in forum Video ConversionReplies: 13Last Post: 19th Jun 2010, 08:33