Handbrake was my goto, unsure if its still recommended
this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2024
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Still is and still gets actively developed. The best free video transcoding software, if not the best in general.
Second this, handbrake is the defacto tool for this area.
Handbrake is great.
Only downside is that they do not want to add features, simple stuff like replacing the audio. But otherwise yes, go to solution
They have their scope. It's a video transcoder. Programs are better suited to doing their job well rather than stretching themselves thin with loads of features.
Then why can we apply video filters etc. if it is only for transcoding? That is a really basic thing. Like no audio or pass through. You can also add subtitles. Why not audio?
I'm not a developer. Just explaining why projects keep within their scope and don't bloat their software with features, which in turn take more effort to maintain.
I know, all good, that is just such an odd choice.
There are muxing apps that can do that.
Handbrake is great. But I would also recommend using Kdenlive. It is a video editor but if you just open your video in it and just export the project, you will get some good output format options.
When I realized I could just make high quality GIFs with KDEnlive it was a game changer.
How is your experience with exporting GIFs in terms of file size? They tend to run larger than, say, mp4 files, right?
I use Shotcut btw.
GIFs exported in the original file resolution are usually pretty damn big, but I don't like giant GIFs myself, so I've found the 480x270 to be a good size to keep most of them below 25 megabytes.
I recommend using WebM container with VP9 codec instead of GIF if you are exporting it for web. It even supports alpha.
Handbrake is good for a few files, but I still prefer ffmpeg when doing a large batch.
You can batch processes in handbrake.
Why? I have done ~100 files in one batch with no issue?
It's easier to type a command than it is to add files to Handbrake one at a time. I can also run multiple encodes simultaneously. It takes 2-4 to max out my CPU depending on the codec and resolution.
Why one at a time? Just load a folder and apply the same settings to all of them. If the settings are different per file.. not sure which method would be less annoying.
It doesn't let me select more than 1 file to add.
I think the option was single file or whole folder.
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I use Shotcut for more or less any video operations that require re-encoding. It's great for basic editing but also simple transcoding jobs too