Exceptional Audio with Handbrake Decoding AAC vs AC3 Passthrough

Handbrake (Free). Suitable for: converting files to MKV or MP4 format on multi-platforms, doesn't work with mobile OS. Drawback(s) ... In Handbrake, when I transcode mp4 to mkv, the output file is missing audio if I set the audio codec to AAC (FDK) or to AC3 ... or AAC passthru. ( ... I always use AC3 passthru for movies, but for series I don't mind AAC. ... When I RIP with Handbrake, I always set it for AC3 passthru. You're getting ... AC3 5.1 or AAC Passthru? What's the best setting for a DVD, Blu-ray, Plex, Apple TV, other Apple, and Android mobile devices, or TVs? The ... HandBrake achieves this through a feature called "Passthru ... For audio encoded in other formats such as AAC, AC3, DTS, and more, HandBrake can ... ... AAC -e x264 -f MP4' __ {} \; #Change to the correct directory cd ... AC3 Passthru" ... xmixval = { # Audio mixdowns "Mono" : "mono ... AC3 is the dolby digital stream right from the DVD. AAC isn't apple's lossless, it's actually MPEG 4 audio. As for the audio, Probably your best bet would be to encode in either AAC or AC3, which leads me to another issue. You need a minimum of 320 ... In addition, HandBrake can passthru the following source audio track formats: AC3 and E-AC3; DTS, DTS-HD; TrueHD; AAC; MP3; FLAC. This article is part of the ... ... Passthru - MP3, AAC, AC3, EAC3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, FLAC - Passthru Fallback: AAC - Only encoder is auto-passthru. Subtitle Selection: - All ...