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---
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Type: article
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State: draft
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Title: Multiple encodes using the Queue
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Project: HandBrake
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Project_URL: https://handbrake.fr/
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Project_Version: Latest
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Language: English
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Language_Code: en
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Authors: Bradley Sepos <bradley@bradleysepos.com> (BradleyS), Scott (s55)
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Copyright: 2016 HandBrake Team
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License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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License_Abbr: CC BY-SA 4.0
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License_URL: https://handbrake.fr/docs/license.html
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---
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Multiple encodes using the Queue
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Encoding videos takes time, and can use a lot of your computer's computational power.
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Luckily, you can set up multiple encodes at once by adding them to HandBrake's `Queue`.
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## Adding encodes to the Queue
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Begin by [opening a Source, selecting a Title](../workflow/open-video-source.html), and [selecting a Preset](../workflow/select-preset.html). Then select the `Add to Queue` button on the toolbar.
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Select the `Show Queue` button on the toolbar to see the queued encodes, or `Jobs`.
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You may open additional `Sources` and add them to the `Queue` in the same manner.
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## Adding multiple encodes simultaneously
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When using the `Queue`, you may find it beneficial to create multiple `Jobs` at one time.
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On Mac, first open the `Preferences` window using the `HandBrake` menu.
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In the `General` section, ensure that the `Automatically name output files` setting is selected and `Title` is part of the `Format` field.
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This ensures that each of your `Jobs` will be given a unique file name, and not overwrite each other.
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On Windows, first open the `Preferences` window using the `Tools` menu.
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In the `Output Files` section, ensure that the `Automatically name output files` setting is selected. Set a `Default Path` (where your new videos will be created) and make sure `Title` is part of the `File Format` field.
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This ensures that each of your `Jobs` will be given a unique file name, and not overwrite each other.
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If your `Source` is a Blu-ray, DVD, or other disc or disc-like format with multiple `Titles`, you may open it with HandBrake and add multiple `Titles` to the `Queue` simultaneously.
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Additionally, you may open multiple single-`Title` videos (excluding discs and disc-like formats) as one virtual `Source` with multiple `Titles` using the `Open Source` dialog, and then add multiple `Titles` to the `Queue`[^batch-scan-subdirectories].
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On Linux, select `Add Multiple` from the `Queue` menu, then select the `Titles` you wish to encode using the presented dialog. Be sure to give each a unique file name.
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On Mac, select `Add Titles to Queue...` from the `File` menu, then select the `Titles` you wish to encode using the presented dialog.
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On Windows, select `All Selection to Queue` from the `Queue` menu to add all `Titles`.
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You may open additional `Sources` and add them to the `Queue` in the same manner.
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## Editing Jobs
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To make changes to `Jobs` in the `Queue`, first open the `Queue` window by selecting the `Show Queue` button on the toolbar.
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To remove a `Job`, select the `╳` button next to the unwanted `Job`.
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If you want to make changes to a `Job` already in the `Queue`, select the edit button next to the `Job`. Editing a `Job` opens the `Source` in HandBrake's main window and removes the `Job` from the `Queue`.
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When you're finished making changes, again add the encode to the `Queue` by selecting the `Add to Queue` button on the toolbar.
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## Starting the Queue
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When ready, select the `Start` button on the toolbar or `Queue` window to begin encoding the `Jobs` in the `Queue`.
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[^batch-scan-subdirectories]: When opening multiple videos in a folder, HandBrake ignores any additional folders inside. Make sure the videos you wish to open are at the top level of the selected folder.
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