What could be the best Handbrake settings for this type of video

[fahadshery]

Hello All,

My file details are as follows:

General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : E:\house Islo Sept 2017.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 3.77 GiB
Duration : 21 min 45 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 24.8 Mb/s
Maximum Overall bit rate : 28.0 Mb/s

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.2
Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, RefFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 21 min 44 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 23.6 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate : 25.0 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 50.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.227
Stream size : 3.58 GiB (95%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 21 min 44 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 39.8 MiB (1%)
Service kind : Complete Main

I have tried countless presets in Handbrake and wasted a lot of time but the converted video plays well on my laptop but not on my Smart TV Plex App.
Tried it with filters on/off, with constant frame rate and variable frame, with RF settings from 18-22 and with Avg. Bitrate of 1000,2000,8000,10000 but have the same issue of lag.

any advice would be appreciated.

many thanks

[fahadshery]

And this is the details of the converted file:

General
Complete name : E:\10000.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 1.57 GiB
Duration : 21 min 44 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 10.3 Mb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Tagged date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Writing application : HandBrake 1.0.7 2017100700

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5
Format settings : CABAC / 8 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, RefFrames : 8 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 21 min 44 s
Duration_LastFrame : 20 ms
Bit rate : 10 000 kb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 50.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.096
Stream size : 1.51 GiB (96%)
Writing library : x264 core 148
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=8 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / 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=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=500 / keyint_min=50 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=abr / mbtree=1 / bitrate=10000 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Tagged date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 21 min 44 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 160 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 24.9 MiB (2%)
Title : Stereo / Stereo
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
Encoded date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Tagged date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Fallback From : 3

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : ac-3
Duration : 21 min 44 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 39.8 MiB (2%)
Title : Stereo / Stereo
Service kind : Complete Main
Default : Inherited From: 2
Alternate group : 1
Encoded date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Tagged date : UTC 2017-10-10 16:16:23
Fallback To : 2

[jagabo]

Most TV media players and many standalone players are limited to Profile@Level High@4.2, basically Blu-ray compatible settings. You're way beyond that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Profiles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels

[fahadshery]

Many thanks for your reply.
The problem I have is that I have no idea how to specify High@L4.2 in handbrake

[jagabo]

Start by setting the Encoder Profile and Encoder Level settings on the Video tab. But that may not take care of the frame rate problem. Your TV may not support 1080p at 50 fps. You may have to cut it down to 25 fps. Or reduce the resolution to 720p and encode at 50 fps.

[fahadshery]

Hi

Changed the "Encoder Level" to 4.0 and Profile to "High"
Then selected the Avg Bitrate (kbps) to 10000.

It is working seamlessly.
It brought down the file size from 3.7G to 1.57G and I cant even notice the difference in Quality.
No buffering and No stuttering. As my source was already "Progressive Scan", I turned off all the filters.

Many thanks for your help