From 6f324c1ee04ab6a7e7e3a76676338902f1d97d75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Sepos Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 23:49:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add Web / Gmail presets to Official presets article. --- .../latest/technical/official-presets.markdown | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/docs/en/latest/technical/official-presets.markdown b/source/docs/en/latest/technical/official-presets.markdown index f09a087a..dfeb3bd3 100644 --- a/source/docs/en/latest/technical/official-presets.markdown +++ b/source/docs/en/latest/technical/official-presets.markdown @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ 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 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. +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: @@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ Each general `Preset` is named according to the quality or speed, maximum resolu | 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_14) 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](abbr:megabytes) for attaching to an email.[^email-size-limit] 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. @@ -138,3 +150,5 @@ HandBrake's legacy `Presets` are retained from previous HandBrake releases for c | Windows Phone 8 | MP4 | H.264 | AAC stereo | 720p | Medium | [^high-quality-settings-less-compatible]: Higher quality general `Presets` may include settings that are incompatible with older or slower devices. + +[^email-size-limit]: The 25 [MB](abbr:megabytes) per message size limit for email attachments is specific to the [Gmail](https://www.google.com/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services) when sharing large or long videos.