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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 for specific devices and for general use. 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.

The official Presets impose limitations on various settings in order to ensure compatibility with the intended playback software or device. For instance, higher resolution video will be downscaled to the maximum resolution, and higher frame rates will be peak limited to the maximum frame rate.

So, a 1080p video at 60 frames per second will be downscaled to 480p resolution and peak limited to 30 frames per second when using one of the 480p30 Presets. There may be additional limitations on audio and other settings to ensure compatibility. To see what settings will be used to make your new video, select a Preset and explore the graphical interface.

General presets

HandBrake's general Presets 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	File Size	Encoding Speed
Very Fast 1080p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Small	Very fast
Very Fast 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Small	Very fast
Very Fast 576p25	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Small	Very fast
Very Fast 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Average	Small	Very fast
Fast 1080p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Average	Fast
Fast 720p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Average	Fast
Fast 576p25	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Average	Fast
Fast 480p30	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo	Standard	Average	Fast
HQ 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Large	Slow
HQ 720p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Large	Slow
HQ 576p25 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Large	Slow
HQ 480p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	High	Large	Slow
Super HQ 1080p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very large	Very slow
Super HQ 720p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very large	Very slow
Super HQ 576p25 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very large	Very slow
Super HQ 480p30 Surround	MP4	H.264	AAC stereo; Dolby Digital (AC-3)	Super high	Very large	Very slow

Devices presets

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

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.264	AAC stereo; AAC, MP3, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), or DTS	Standard	Very slow
Roku 2160p30 4K Surround	MKV	H.264	AAC stereo; AAC, MP3, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), or DTS	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. ↩︎