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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 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

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

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1. Higher quality general Presets may include settings that are incompatible with older or slower devices. ↩︎