[FFmpeg-user] Translation to ffmpeg of Handbrake (GUI) settings?

[Joel Roth]

Hi Philip,

Philip Courier wrote:
> The result from a 2-pass encode in Handbrake is splendid, but I would like to do the same encode
> 
> The ffmpeg supplied by dnf from rpmfusion-free is unusable, it gives the error message:
> ERROR: libx264 not found
> 
> but the ffmpeg I compiled 
[fails to build]
(....)

I found a static ffmpeg build here:

https://www.johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/

I'm not sure if it's been discussed on the list, but it
appears to meet my needs.

(....)
> I wonder if someone can provide the pass 1 and pass 2
> ffmpeg command lines equivalent to the
> following Handbrake settings, which have proven successful in my encode:
(....)

I ported my compression workflow from handbrake-gui to
ffmpeg some time ago, however it was a somewhat painful
manual process of cross referencing. By documenting your
handbrake parameters, you've done the first half of the
work.

Now you just need to do the other half! I looked, and
found no easier solution than checking your
parameter list against the ffmpeg docs to find
corresponding options. 

Have fun,

 
-- 
Joel Roth