by Brian Fisher • • Proven solutions
Plex can play a wide range of video, audio and photo formats as well as online streaming audio and video. Plex can organize the media files into versatile libraries, display your libraries using one of the visually stunning skins and retrieve metadata from the Internet automatically. Many Mac users use Plex to play and organize their videos. So if you want to convert your DVD files or videos for playback in Plex, how to set the preset options?
Get the Detailed Preset Option in Handbrake to Play in Plex
Handbrake is a powerful converter that supports DVD-like source, and a variety of multimedia files. To be fair, this video converter is kind of complicated for those who don't know much about formats and codec. Alternatively, UniConverter is a powerful yet easy to use video converter for you to convert both DVDs and videos to all popular video formats for iPod, Apple TV, Zune, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3, MP4 Player.
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Here is one preset option for your reference
Normal Settings:
Format: MP4
Video Codec: x264
Framerate: Same as source
Constant quality: 50-70% depending on how much loss you are willing to take for size. 62% is my sweet spot.
Anamorphic: Strict (Loose is also ok, maybe better for space concerns)
Keep aspect ratio: Off
Crop: Auto
Audio Settings:
Track 1: AC3 passthrough (This setting maintains compatibility with other devices like AppleTV/PS3.)
Track 2: AAC with Stereo mixdown 96 bitrate (again compatibility for when the file is played in not Plex- not needed if file is only for Plex!)
Advanced Settings:
Reference Frames: 5
Mixed References: On
B-Frames: 5 if live action, 15 if animation
Direct Prediction: Spatial
Weighted B Frames: On Pyramidal B Frames: On (if things don't work turn this off first)
Motion Estimation Method: Uneven Multi-Hexagon
Motion Estimation Range: 16-32 (more towards 16 when its live action drama, more towards 32 on actiony animation)
Subpixel Motion Estimation: 2-9 (more towards 2 when its live action drama, more towards 9 on actiony animation)
Analysis: All
8x8 DCT: On
Deblocking: Do that in main settings if needed
Trellis: 2 (might be most important settings I have found for quality)
No DCT Decimate: Off
CABAC Entropy: On
Brian Fisher
staff Editor