Mastering Audio Excellence Handbrake's Guide to AAC vs AC3 Passthru

... Handbrake: encoding with a Constant Quality or using an Average Bit Rate. ... Passthru, DTS-HD Passthru, AAC Passthru, MP3 Passthru. Auto Passthru ... In the ninth installment of this series we'll cover Handbrake's audio options, including what input and output formats are supported and ... Encoding vs Passthrough · Re-Encode the track into a new format. For example, AC3 or DTS audio from a DVD or BluRay into AAC for playback on mobile devices. ... AAC, but you can maintain the source movie's existing audio encoding by choosing AC3 Passthrough from this menu. File size will be larger ... EAC3 to AC3 is the same as AAC to HE-AAC. If an original source is EAC3 it's recommended to not transcode from lossy to lossy (from EAC3 to ... 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 ... For MP4 files, HandBrake will automatically use the extension M4V when you pass-through audio (AC3), use SRT subtitles or have chapter markers enabled. You can ... Handbrake produces compatible files for the Live but they need ... pass through both AC3 AND DTS audio). 1 Like. AceHole March 25, 2010 ... Encoding vs Passthrough. HandBrake supports two modes of operation for handling audio tracks from the source. · Audio Encoders. AAC: · Passthru options. HandBrake ... 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 ...