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mkvfanclub · #1 Post by **mkvfanclub** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:10 am

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Woodstock · #2 Post by **Woodstock** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:29 pm

Encoding at a higher resolution but a lower RF (1920xwhatever and RF20) will work just fine. Give it a try.

My encodes are RF20 for both resolutions, normally. Haven't seen the need to go RF18 except to play with things. My ripping is usually anime, so the compression generally results in .5-.9 GB for 24 minute BD shows. That's vs .3-.4 GB for DVD quality. Harry Potter did 4-7 GB for full movies at 1920x800 or so.

The question isn't "what's best, everybody?", but "what do I like better?" Play with it. Encode a BD movie at full resolution, but change the RF around. Watch the results. Do you like them? What I like doesn't matter - it's what YOU like that works. You may actually like reducing the resolution to fit a TV better.

Ezatoka · #3 Post by **Ezatoka** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:50 pm

It's not like Handbrake tells you this in the overlay popup

(https://i.imgur.com/0ij68fg.png if the picture doesn't show inline)

dcoke22 · #4 Post by **dcoke22** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:16 pm

Your 1280x720 display has more pixels than a standard definition DVD. That display has fewer pixels than a high definition blu-ray. The movies you buy are likely to outlive the size and resolution of your current display. Your next display will likely be higher resolution.

I have 20+ year old DVDs that have the same resolution as they've always had, but look comparatively worse now that I watch them on a larger, 4K display.

As the others have suggested, I would try to retain the resolution and adjust the compression to achieve a file size you can live with. Personally, I've been compressing blu-rays using 10-bit h.265 encoding. I usually get 8:1 or better compression although the processing time is non-trivial.

mkvfanclub · #5 Post by **mkvfanclub** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:16 pm

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dudeman2009 · #6 Post by **dudeman2009** » Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:35 pm

While not explicitly related to MakeMKV, using higher screen resolutions doesn't mean the text or visual detail has to get smaller. I run a 4k display, and the test is exactly the same size as 20 years ago when I was using a 1024x768 monitor. I could make it even bigger if I wanted, however the text is much clearer now, the edges are crisp, and reading results in far less eye strain. As far as video goes, I can encode 4k into about 2x the size of SD and have a night and day difference remain.

I wouldn't write off higher resolution displays going forward. I have text scaling set to 150% but the option can go up to 350%, which on screen makes the letters about half an inch tall on my monitor, but would still maintain the ability to watch higher than SD video if desired. Right now there is no need for larger encoding sizes, but storage and monitors are getting cheap. You might mess around with getting an HD display some time, you might find it's really nice in a larger screen size (for reference I just use a 40" 4k TV as a monitor).

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