Syntax: HandBrakeCLI [options] -i -o ### General Handbrake Options------------------------------------------------ -h, --help Print help -u, --update Check for updates and exit -v, --verbose <#> Be verbose (optional argument: logging level) -Z. --preset Use a built-in preset. Capitalization matters, and if the preset name has spaces, surround it with double quotation marks -z, --preset-list See a list of available built-in presets --no-dvdnav Do not use dvdnav for reading DVDs (experimental, enabled by default for testing) --no-opencl Disable use of OpenCL ### Source Options----------------------------------------------------------- -i, --input Set input device -t, --title Select a title to encode (0 to scan all titles only, default: 1) --min-duration Set the minimum title duration (in seconds). Shorter titles will not be scanned (default: 10). --scan Scan selected title only. --main-feature Detect and select the main feature title. -c, --chapters Select chapters (e.g. "1-3" for chapters 1 to 3, or "3" for chapter 3 only, default: all chapters) --angle Select the DVD angle --previews <#:B> Select how many preview images are generated (max 30), and whether or not they're stored to disk (0 or 1). (default: 10:0) --start-at-preview <#> Start encoding at a given preview. --start-at Start encoding at a given frame, duration (in seconds), or pts (on a 90kHz clock) --stop-at Stop encoding at a given frame, duration (in seconds), or pts (on a 90kHz clock) ### Destination Options------------------------------------------------------ -o, --output Set output file name -f, --format Set output format (mp4/mkv, default: autodetected from file name) -m, --markers Add chapter markers (mp4 and mkv output formats only) -4, --large-file Use 64-bit mp4 files that can hold more than 4 GB. Note: Breaks iPod, PS3 compatibility. -O, --optimize Optimize mp4 files for HTTP streaming -I, --ipod-atom Mark mp4 files so 5.5G iPods will accept them -P, --opencl-support Use OpenCL -U, --UVD-support Use UVD hardware ### Video Options------------------------------------------------------------ -e, --encoder Set video library encoder Options: x264/ffmpeg4/ffmpeg2/theora (default: ffmpeg4) --x264-preset When using x264, selects the x264 preset: ultrafast/superfast/veryfast/faster/fast/ medium/slow/slower/veryslow/placebo --x264-tune When using x264, selects the x264 tuning: film/animation/grain/stillimage/psnr/ssim/ fastdecode/zerolatency -x, --encopts Specify advanced encoder options in the same style as mencoder (x264 and ffmpeg only): option1=value1:option2=value2 --h264-profile When using x264, ensures compliance with the specified H.264 profile: auto/high/main/baseline --h264-level When using x264, ensures compliance with the specified H.264 level: auto/1.0/1b/1.1/1.2/1.3/2.0/2.1/2.2/3.0/3.1/ 3.2/4.0/4.1/4.2/5.0/5.1/5.2 -q, --quality Set video quality -b, --vb Set video bitrate (default: 1000) -2, --two-pass Use two-pass mode -T, --turbo When using 2-pass use the turbo options on the first pass to improve speed (only works with x264, affects PSNR by about 0.05dB, and increases first pass speed two to four times) -r, --rate Set video framerate (5/10/12/15/23.976/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60) Be aware that not specifying a framerate lets HandBrake preserve a source's time stamps, potentially creating variable framerate video --vfr, --cfr, --pfr Select variable, constant or peak-limited frame rate control. VFR preserves the source timing. CFR makes the output constant rate at the rate given by the -r flag (or the source's average rate if no -r is given). PFR doesn't allow the rate to go over the rate specified with the -r flag but won't change the source timing if it's below that rate. If none of these flags are given, the default is --cfr when -r is given and --vfr otherwise ### Audio Options----------------------------------------------------------- -a, --audio Select audio track(s), separated by commas ("none" for no audio, "1,2,3" for multiple tracks, default: first one). Multiple output tracks can be used for one input. -E, --aencoder Audio encoder(s): faac ffaac copy:aac ffac3 copy:ac3 copy:dts copy:dtshd lame copy:mp3 vorbis ffflac ffflac24 copy copy:* will passthrough the corresponding audio unmodified to the muxer if it is a supported passthrough audio type. Separated by commas for more than one audio track. (default: faac for mp4, lame for mkv) --audio-copy-mask Set audio codecs that are permitted when the "copy" audio encoder option is specified (aac/ac3/dts/dtshd/mp3, default: all). Separated by commas for multiple allowed options. --audio-fallback Set audio codec to use when it is not possible to copy an audio track without re-encoding. -B, --ab Set audio bitrate(s) (default: depends on the selected codec, mixdown and samplerate) Separated by commas for more than one audio track. -Q, --aq Set audio quality metric (default: depends on the selected codec) Separated by commas for more than one audio track. -C, --ac Set audio compression metric (default: depends on the selected codec) Separated by commas for more than one audio track. -6, --mixdown Format(s) for audio downmixing/upmixing: mono left_only right_only stereo dpl1 dpl2 5point1 6point1 7point1 5_2_lfe Separated by commas for more than one audio track. Defaults: faac up to dpl2 ffaac up to dpl2 ffac3 up to 5point1 lame up to dpl2 vorbis up to dpl2 ffflac up to 7point1 ffflac24 up to 7point1 --normalize-mix Normalize audio mix levels to prevent clipping. Separated by commas for more than one audio track. 0 = Disable Normalization (default) 1 = Enable Normalization -R, --arate Set audio samplerate(s) (8/11.025/12/16/22.05/24/32/44.1/48 kHz) Separated by commas for more than one audio track. -D, --drc Apply extra dynamic range compression to the audio, making soft sounds louder. Range is 1.0 to 4.0 (too loud), with 1.5 - 2.5 being a useful range. Separated by commas for more than one audio track. --gain Amplify or attenuate audio before encoding. Does NOT work with audio passthru (copy). Values are in dB. Negative values attenuate, positive values amplify. A 1 dB difference is barely audible. -A, --aname Audio track name(s), Separated by commas for more than one audio track. ### Picture Settings--------------------------------------------------------- -w, --width Set picture width -l, --height Set picture height --crop Set cropping values (default: autocrop) --loose-crop Always crop to a multiple of the modulus <#> Specifies the maximum number of extra pixels which may be cropped (default: 15) -Y, --maxHeight <#> Set maximum height -X, --maxWidth <#> Set maximum width --strict-anamorphic Store pixel aspect ratio in video stream --loose-anamorphic Store pixel aspect ratio with specified width --custom-anamorphic Store pixel aspect ratio in video stream and directly control all parameters. --display-width Set the width to scale the actual pixels to at playback, for custom anamorphic. --keep-display-aspect Preserve the source's display aspect ratio when using custom anamorphic --pixel-aspect Set a custom pixel aspect for custom anamorphic (--display-width and --pixel-aspect are mutually exclusive and the former will override the latter) --itu-par Use wider, ITU pixel aspect values for loose and custom anamorphic, useful with underscanned sources --modulus Set the number you want the scaled pixel dimensions to divide cleanly by. Does not affect strict anamorphic mode, which is always mod 2 (default: 16) -M, --color-matrix Set the color space signaled by the output Values: 709, pal, ntsc, 601 (same as ntsc) (default: detected from source) ### Filters--------------------------------------------------------- -d, --deinterlace Deinterlace video with yadif/mcdeint filter (default 0:-1:-1:1) or -5, --decomb Selectively deinterlaces when it detects combing (default: 7:2:6:9:80:16:16:10:20:20:4:2:50:24:1:-1) -9, --detelecine Detelecine (ivtc) video with pullup filter Note: this filter drops duplicate frames to restore the pre-telecine framerate, unless you specify a constant framerate (--rate 29.97) (default 1:1:4:4:0:0:-1) -8, --denoise Denoise video with hqdn3d filter (default 4:3:6:4.5) or -7, --deblock Deblock video with pp7 filter (default 5:2) --rotate Flips images axes (default 3) -g, --grayscale Grayscale encoding ### Subtitle Options------------------------------------------------------------ -s, --subtitle Select subtitle track(s), separated by commas More than one output track can be used for one input. Example: "1,2,3" for multiple tracks. A special track name "scan" adds an extra 1st pass. This extra pass scans subtitles matching the language of the first audio or the language selected by --native-language. The one that's only used 10 percent of the time or less is selected. This should locate subtitles for short foreign language segments. Best used in conjunction with --subtitle-forced. -F, --subtitle-forced Only display subtitles from the selected stream if the subtitle has the forced flag set. The values in "string" are indexes into the subtitle list specified with '--subtitle'. Separated by commas for more than one subtitle track. Example: "1,2,3" for multiple tracks. If "string" is omitted, the first track is forced. --subtitle-burned "Burn" the selected subtitle into the video track If "number" is omitted, the first track is burned. "number" is an index into the subtitle list specified with '--subtitle'. --subtitle-default Flag the selected subtitle as the default subtitle to be displayed upon playback. Setting no default means no subtitle will be automatically displayed If "number" is omitted, the first track is default. "number" is an index into the subtitle list specified with '--subtitle'. -N, --native-language Specifiy your language preference. When the first audio track does not match your native language then select the first subtitle that does. When used in conjunction with --native-dub the audio track is changed in preference to subtitles. Provide the language's iso639-2 code (fre, eng, spa, dut, et cetera) --native-dub Used in conjunction with --native-language requests that if no audio tracks are selected the default selected audio track will be the first one that matches the --native-language. If there are no matching audio tracks then the first matching subtitle track is used instead. --srt-file SubRip SRT filename(s), separated by commas. --srt-codeset Character codeset(s) that the SRT file(s) are encoded in, separted by commas. Use 'iconv -l' for a list of valid codesets. If not specified latin1 is assumed --srt-offset Offset in milli-seconds to apply to the SRT file(s) separted by commas. If not specified zero is assumed. Offsets may be negative. --srt-lang Language as an iso639-2 code fra, eng, spa et cetera) for the SRT file(s) separated by commas. If not specified then 'und' is used. --srt-default Flag the selected srt as the default subtitle to be displayed upon playback. Setting no default means no subtitle will be automatically displayed If "number" is omitted, the first srt is default. "number" is an 1 based index into the srt-file list