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>>18763697
Ok, so after experimenting a bit with ffmpeg and Handbrake, I found a combination on the later that works falwlessly to encode BDMVs with a very good compromise between quality and device compatibility. Encodes done this way will play effortesly in 2014 or newer TVs. PS4s, tablets and mobile phones without them catching fire.

A very good thing about Handbrake compared to ffmpeg is that passtrough of DTS, DTS-HD and original subtitles just works. ffmpeg did not downmix DTS-HD to regular DTS and subtitles were extracted with wrong timings in my first try. Probably can be fixed with the command line, but it sucks.

So, I did this:

Video tab:
- Video Encoder: H.264
- Framerate: 59.94. IMPORTANT:. I tried with "same as original" and the result was a very choppy 29.97 fps instead.
- Quality: RF 18. This works as follows: each +6 will decrease file size by half, each -6 will increase file size by double. 18 will roughly create a 15-18 GB file. As many people reported, less than 18 will make your file larger without increasing perceivable quality. 20 and 22 are also very acceptable and can cut down file size up to 9-10 GB.
- Options:
** Preset: Slow. CAREFUL! "Slower" might increase quality a tiny bit but could make the video unplayable in some devices because it uses more advanced rendering techniques. Personally I've tried both and didn't see a difference except that "slower" didn't play correctly in my TV.
** Profile: High, Level 4.0. Blurays are encoded with Level 4.1, the only difference is that 4.1 allows higher bitrates of 50 Mbps that you don't need at all. Everything higher will make you video less and less compatible with devices. 4.0 is playable in things as old as the PSVITA and quality is as good as any Bluray.