Embark on an Audio Adventure Handbrake AAC vs AC3 Passthrough for Audio Exploration

256-384 AC3 is higher quality and if you see that, use a similar bitrate for AAC to realize the incremental improvement in quality. 448 5.1 is ... ... AAC (faac) and AC3 (pass-thru). Am I missing something here or is there an additional package that needed to be installed? lame, libvorbis ... Handbrake (Free). Suitable for: converting files to MKV or MP4 format on multi-platforms, doesn't work with mobile OS. Drawback(s) ... 265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8 and Theora; Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis; Audio Pass-thru: AC-3, E- ... ... or choose a universal profile for standard or high quality conversions. ... Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC3, E-AC3, Opus and Vorbis; Audio Pass-thru: ... FDK AAC vs. qaac; Opus vs. qaac. Recommended Settings. Conclusion ... is Handbrake fine or should I use something else? (maybe command ... Ripped (4) different DVD's using the universal settings on Handbrake, 1st track with AAC/DPL II & 2nd track with 5.1 AC3 passthru. I played them ... My preference is AC3, but that's in part because the AAC encoder in handbrake isn't the best. Theory says the lossless encoder, FLAC, will give ... Audio Pass-thru – For that refined output, Handbrake lets you apply audio pass-thru on AC-3, E-AC3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, AAC, and MP3 tracks. I encode at a bitrate of 160 kbps. If I include an AAC track and an AC3 passthru track, the audio uses either 160+192 kbps or 160+384 kbps, ...