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Official presets

A Preset is a group of settings specifically tailored for the software or device you want your videos to play on. Selecting a Preset can go a long way toward ensuring your video works where you want it to.

HandBrake includes a number of official Presets that select specific settings to ensure compatibility for specific devices, the web, and for general use. When selecting one of these Presets, higher resolution video will be downscaled to a maximum resolution, and higher frame rates will be peak limited to a maximum frame rate. Audio and other settings may also be enforced.

Here are some examples of how Presets work in practice:

When selecting one of the 720p30 Presets, a Source with 1080p video at 60 frames per second will be downscaled to 720p resolution and peak limited to 30 frames per second
When selecting one of the 720p30 Presets, a Source with 480p video at 30 frames per second will not be scaled or peak limited
When selecting a Preset that does not include surround sound, only stereo audio is encoded; the discrete surround audio is dropped
When selecting a Preset that includes surround sound, stereo audio is encoded and surround audio is “passed through” if possible (or encoded to a compatible format)

Select a Preset and explore which settings have changed. These settings will be used to make your new video.

The default Fast 1080p30 preset is a good choice if you’re just getting started. It’s fast and compatible across a wide range of software and devices.

General presets

HandBrake’s General Presets use the MP4 container and are intended to be broadly compatible across a wide range of software and devices.¹

Each General Preset is named according to the quality or speed, maximum resolution, and maximum frame rate it produces.

Preset	Type	Video	Audio	Picture Quality	Encoding Speed	File Size
Very Fast 1080p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Very fast	Small
Very Fast 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Very fast	Small
Very Fast 576p25	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Very fast	Small
Very Fast 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Very fast	Small
Fast 1080p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Fast	Average
Fast 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Fast	Average
Fast 576p25	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Fast	Average
Fast 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Fast	Average
HQ 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Slow	Large
HQ 720p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Slow	Large
HQ 576p25 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Slow	Large
HQ 480p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Slow	Large
Super HQ 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very slow	Very large
Super HQ 720p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very slow	Very large
Super HQ 576p25 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very slow	Very large
Super HQ 480p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very slow	Very large

Web presets

HandBrake’s Web Presets use the broadly compatible MP4 container and are tailored for sharing videos on the Internet.

Gmail Presets are designed to guarantee video up to a certain duration will produce a file less than 25 MB for attaching to an email.² The maximum duration is part of each Preset name. Audio quality is slightly reduced, and visually noisy/grainy or high motion scenes may show a reduction in quality in order to achieve the target file size.

Preset	Type	Video	Audio	Picture Quality	Encoding Speed	File Size
Gmail Large 3 Minutes 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Depends on source	Fast	25 MB or less
Gmail Medium 5 Minutes 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Depends on source	Fast	25 MB or less
Gmail Small 10 Minutes 288p30	MP4	H.264	AAC mono	Depends on source	Fast	25 MB or less

Devices presets

HandBrake’s Devices Presets target specific devices and classes of devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, TV media players, and game consoles.

Most Devices Presets use the broadly compatible MP4 container, while a select few use the Matroska Multimedia Container to support advanced features such as Ultra HD 4K resolution and additional audio types compatible with target devices.

Each Devices Preset is named according to the device name or class, maximum resolution, and maximum frame rate it produces.

Preset	Type	Video	Audio	Encoding Speed
Android 1080p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Android 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Android 576p25	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Android 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Apple 1080p60 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Apple 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Apple 720p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Apple 540p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Apple 240p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Chromecast 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Fire TV 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Playstation 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Playstation 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Playstation 540p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Roku 2160p60 4K Surround	MKV	H.265	AAC stereo; AAC, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), DTS, or MP3	Very slow
Roku 2160p30 4K Surround	MKV	H.265	AAC stereo; AAC, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), DTS, or MP3	Very slow
Roku 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Roku 720p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Roku 576p25	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Roku 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Windows Mobile 1080p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Windows Mobile 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Windows Mobile 540p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Windows Mobile 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Medium
Xbox 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium
Xbox Legacy 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Medium

Matroska presets

HandBrake’s Matroska Presets target software and devices supporting the Matroska Multimedia Container. MKV files support virtually all video and audio types, including many that the MP4 container does not.

Each Matroska Preset is named according to the video type, maximum resolution, and maximum frame rate it produces.

Preset	Type	Video	Audio	Encoding Speed
H.264 MKV 1080p30	MKV	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard
H.264 MKV 720p30	MKV	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard
H.264 MKV 576p25	MKV	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard
H.264 MKV 480p30	MKV	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard
H.265 MKV 1080p30	MKV	H.265	AAC stereo	Very slow
H.265 MKV 720p30	MKV	H.265	AAC stereo	Very slow
H.265 MKV 576p25	MKV	H.265	AAC stereo	Very slow
H.265 MKV 480p30	MKV	H.265	AAC stereo	Very slow
VP8 MKV 1080p30	MKV	VP8	Vorbis stereo	Ultra slow
VP8 MKV 720p30	MKV	VP8	Vorbis stereo	Ultra slow
VP8 MKV 576p25	MKV	VP8	Vorbis stereo	Ultra slow
VP8 MKV 480p30	MKV	VP8	Vorbis stereo	Ultra slow
VP9 MKV 1080p30	MKV	VP9	Opus stereo	Ultra slow
VP9 MKV 720p30	MKV	VP9	Opus stereo	Ultra slow
VP9 MKV 576p25	MKV	VP9	Opus stereo	Ultra slow
VP9 MKV 480p30	MKV	VP9	Opus stereo	Ultra slow

Legacy presets

HandBrake’s Legacy Presets are retained from previous HandBrake releases for compatibility with existing workflows and scripts.

Preset	Type	Video	Audio	Max Resolution	Encoding Speed
Normal	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	1080p	Very fast
High Profile	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	1080p	Medium
Universal	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	576p/480p	Very fast
iPod	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	240p	Ultra fast
iPhone & iPod touch	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	540p	Medium
iPad	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	720p	Medium
AppleTV	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	540p	Medium
AppleTV 2	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	720p	Medium
AppleTV 3	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	1080p	Medium
Android	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	480p	Medium
Android Tablet	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	720p	Medium
Windows Phone 8	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	720p	Medium

Higher quality General Presets may include settings that are incompatible with older or slower devices.↩
The 25 MB per message size limit for email attachments is specific to the Gmail service and may change in the future. Other email services may set different limits. It is generally recommended to use a file hosting service when sharing large or long videos.↩