dvd_mkv

I'd like to be able to duplicate what HandBrake does using libav directly.

Here's what I've got so far, to duplicate my setup:

• x264 slow preset, high profile, level 4.1, CRF 14
• 60 fps

dvd_copy dvd.iso -c 1-1 -o - | avconv -y -i - -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfdk_aac -tune animation -ab 160k -r 60 -vsync cfr -crf 14 -x264-params ref=10:subme=8:trellis=2:keyint=240:rc-lookahead=50:direct=auto -bufsize 78125k -maxrate 62500k -t 1 -color_primaries smpte170m -color_trc smpte170m -colorspace smpte170m dvd_encode.mkv

Note that Handbrake will set the colorspace to BT.709 if it doesn't recognize what it is (source: I lost it, but I remember it being verified by a second one).

See here for the same scenario I was running into – comparing mediainfo output from a HandBrake encode to a direct ffmpeg one.

I can't figure out how to use my own avpreset files which is annoying, but then I thought about how it's probably a good thing to have one less file to track when making changes, so oh well. :)

TODO:

• detect and apply cropping
• detelecining
• setting SAR and DAR

Eventually:

• a way to rip VobSub as well
• MKV chapters