HANDBRAKE H.264 PROBLEM SOLVED!! DOWNLOAD HERE!!!

This is a version of Handbrake that enables the "Baseline" profile instead of the "Main" profile. That was the whole problem with the videos not being able to transfer to the iPod when using the H.264 codec. Now, I tried it & it works great!

Here you go: http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0RVTS3ESHZ1Z535XQLI2Z25GHD

P.S. Thanks to Azdude for getting get me file.

Posted on Oct 26, 2005 12:11 AM

173 replies

Oct 27, 2005 12:18 AM in response to Simply Dave

Well, its working for me & many many others. What settings are you using??

Oct 27, 2005 12:27 AM in response to Walter Cannon

Sure. This is the code that was added to the x264 codec ( http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html ) using xcode:

--- HandBrake/libhb/encx264.c.~1.20.~ 2005-10-07 04:15:26.000000000 -0600
+ HandBrake/libhb/encx264.c 2005-10-21 03:33:10.000000000 -0600
@@ -63,0 +64,3 @@
+ param.b_cabac = 0;
+ param.i levelidc = 13;

Oct 27, 2005 12:31 AM in response to Community User

Ok, well I tried it out and Handbrake worked for me the first tried out the new version, thanks to both Azdude and Kerry. Although, it has only worked when I ripped a movie (Super Troopers), but did not work when I tried to rip a tv show episode (Family Guy). Why would HandBrake only work some of the time?

Also, I know this isn't part of this topic, but I ripped an AVI to MP4 with Videora and it worked great.

Oct 27, 2005 12:39 AM in response to C A S P E R

Was Family Guy on DVD?? Handbrake rips from DVDs/Video_TS files. Not mpegs or anything like that.

I recommend Forty-TwoDVD-VXPlus if you wanna do mpeg/avi/etc. Or try PSPWare.

Oct 27, 2005 12:56 AM in response to Community User

BTW, here is another download link to the "Baseline" version of Handbrake. The original link in the first post can only be downloaded from about 20 times, then the link goes dead. Just keeping it going for the people who dont have it yet.

Here: http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1B3PFJF1T62HC2LIA1NQXA6I6V

Oct 27, 2005 1:19 AM in response to Walter Cannon

Not sure how much time I want to spend on trying to make h264 work on windows, its just that the h.264 encoding I did with 42dvdvxplus on the mac look better than the mp4 with nerorecode on windows, But the xp machines are faster.

Encoding h.264 video is 9-10 times slower than encoding generic mpeg-4.

Steven H

Level 1

45 points

Oct 27, 2005 1:53 AM in response to Community User

Hi,
this special 5G iPod build of Handbrake isn't working for me either..:-(

here's the settings I used:

Frame Rate: Same as source
Encoder: x264
Average Bit Rate(kbps): 768
File Format: MP4 File
Codecs: AVC/H.264 Video / AAC Audio
Sample Rate: 44100
Bit Rate(kbps): 128

Picture Settings:
Size: 320x240 Keep Aspect Ratio
Crop: Automatic

the file it produced works fine in iTunes, however, it will not sync to my iPod
did I set anything wrong? 😟

Oct 27, 2005 2:17 AM in response to Steven H

Try setting the Frame Rate to: 29.97

If that doesnt work, try to lower the Bit Rate a little.

Oct 27, 2005 2:45 AM in response to Steven H

The final bitrate is always a little bit higher than the average bit rate you select. If you selected 768 kbps the result file will have a bit rate of 850-900 Kbps which is too high for the iPod. Set an average bitrate of 400-500 kbps and you will not have problems with the iPod.

Oct 27, 2005 3:45 AM in response to Community User

Hey Kerry,

Im about to create some H.264 video in HandBrake (to compare with mp4) and i was wondering about the settings.

I have the following:

Video:
Framerate: 29.7
Average Bitrate: 768
Codecs: H.264 Video / AAC Audio
Size: 320 x 240

Audio:
Sample Rate 48000
Bitrate: 160

Are these the settings your using?

*nathan

Oct 27, 2005 4:45 AM in response to ---nathan---

Nathan, thats pretty close to what I use. Only things different is for Sample Rate I use 44100 (Thats CD quality by the way) and I use an Audio Bitrate of 128 (since its AAC, thats pretty darn good). I think anymore would kinda be a waste of space, but thats just me.

Oh, and I usually do use 768 for Video Bitrate, but every once in a while you may need to lower that a little bit. The best thing to do is always test the DVD at 768 and only rip one chapter and see if that file transfers to your iPod. If it does, then just leave it at 768 and rip the whole DVD. But everything else you have looks good.

Good Luck!

Oct 27, 2005 4:48 AM in response to Community User

Thanks Kerry,

Looks like a 42 minute TV Episode will take around 2hrs 30mins to complete. I hope the final result is worth it.

*nathan

EDIT: Im hoping its this long due to me setting the sample rate and bitrate a little bit high. If it stays 2hr30min for a single episode, thats like 60 hours of encoding for the whle season. Yikes!

Oct 27, 2005 4:56 AM in response to Community User

hey thanks,

I'm trying to get some other converters to work, and the best way to do that is to look at something that already works.

Oct 27, 2005 5:09 AM in response to ---nathan---

Really?? That does seem kinda long, although I do think Handbrake overestimates the time allot, so I dont think it will actually take that long.

BTW, I just ripped an episode of Family Guy & it only took about 30 mins. Although, it is a cartoon so the kbps isnt as much as a real life video is.

Oct 27, 2005 5:14 AM in response to Community User

I cant remeber now; does HandBrake give you a time taken when its finished encoding. If not i'll just find a dashboard stopclock widget and time it.

*nathan

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HANDBRAKE H.264 PROBLEM SOLVED!! DOWNLOAD HERE!!!