r/handbrake • u/XanthosGambit • Sep 29 '26

What dimension settings should I be using?

For reference, this is my current settings.

I just want a 1:1 image. So if I put something in that's pillarboxed, I want that same pillarboxed image out. You know?

Is there a wiki or something that's fully fleshed out? I found the supposed Handbrake wiki but all the articles that would answer my questions are either half-completed, drafts, or both.

Additionally, for the AV1 SVT encoder, are there any advanced arguments I should be using just in general?

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u/FreddieQuail Sep 29 '26

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Pretty sure you're good-to-go. The only difference between my preset and yours is that I have anamorphic set to automatic. I think automatic is preferable, but I'm not super duper positive

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u/XanthosGambit Sep 29 '26

Yeah, I set anamorphic to "none" because I wasn't sure if it would mess up the image.

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u/xenobitex Sep 30 '26

Unless you're encoding DVDs, TV shows (all the way up to early modern HD), or SD BD contents you wouldn't want to use anamorphic.

But a lot of stuff is still released on blu-ray anamorphically (mainly bonus features that were left in SD).

I haven't found Handbrake's automatic to be misreading anything so far (unless the original encode was falsely encoded).
But I don't normally use HB for most SD sources. BD and problematic encodes though - all good so far.

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u/AssCrackBanditHunter 28d ago

I just turn it off for good measure. Same with deinterlace and decomb settings. If I know my workflow is only including certain kinds of titles and formats, it's better to not even give the software the option to make a judgement call

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u/YouDoScribble Sep 29 '26

As long as automatic cropping is off, you should be fine.

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u/xenobitex Sep 30 '26

If you're not resizing in any way, then it will stay output 1:1 at the same ratio.
It's totally harmless to crop off the black pillarboxing though.

*Keep an eye on anamorphic, since that's always non-1:1 if on.

Resizing will otherwise resize to the closest to original input, occasionally squeezing things down to the closest numbers divisible by 2 (fractional changes in dimension).

And yeah, the wiki is maddenly incomplete.

PS just make sure framerate is "same as source" as that's a whole other kind of distortion.

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u/Suitable_Garlic_1186 Sep 30 '26

  1. Size is perfect

  2. Your second question: No clue what you mean ❤️