Anime Encoding From DVDs to h264.

[kwanbis]

Hello, i want to encode my Robotech collection to x264.

I have been looking around, but i can not see a program that would let me select the DVD, select the episodes, and then tell it to compress to a target size, for each episode, and that it would give me the best possible quality for that size.)

Like, if say 350MB, i want each chapter to be about 350MB.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

EDIT: for example, i tried FairUse, but it gave me one episode at 350MB, the other at 190MB, etc.

[Baldrick]

Do you mean CHAPTERS? Not episodes? If the chapters have different runtime they will have different size in fairuse wizard.

WHen I used FairUse Wizard on my Seinfeld dvd episodes I got same size for each.

[kwanbis]

Episodes i think, Robotech has 85 episodes of 23 mins each.

(i updated first post with episode instead of chapter)

[Supreme2k]

Handbrake lets you select episodes, or even individual chapters. It also has an animation setting.

[kwanbis]

Handbrakes looks fine so far ... I only hate i have to add each episode to the queue manually.

[kwanbis]

I defined 300MB, and the first episode is 273 MB. Why would that be?

[MysticE]

I defined 300MB, and the first episode is 273 MB. Why would that be?

Well for x264 300MB seems like overkill for 23min. Your 273MB file should look perfect, does it?

[kwanbis]

Almost perfect, there are moments where backgrounds seem to "move", like skies ... but in general is very good yes.

[Supreme2k]

You should let the encoder figure it out, rather than put a set MB limit. Those types of programs are made for automation anyway.

[kwanbis]

But i want a restriction on size. 300 MB at most. I want the program to guess withing certain amount.

Anyway, when i said 300, it game me 275.

Then i said 250, and i got 230.

And i don't get the second audio. (maybe there is the 20 something dif?)