

- SHOUD I RENDER WITH MP4 OR MP4 WITH SMART PLAYER 720P
- SHOUD I RENDER WITH MP4 OR MP4 WITH SMART PLAYER 1080P
It appears to be passing it, it just isn't recognized: I've just never dealt with it directly before. I'm open to using ffmpeg if that is an option. I would prefer to use VidCoder since I am use to it, but it seems to refuse to set the VBV Buffer. I'm open to any advice/suggestions anyone can offer.

What should I use for vbv-bufsize and vbv-maxrate? In my case my actual bitrate is 4500, but it sees it much higher for some reason on the file. I've read in various places that your vbv-bufsize should be 1.5x the maximum bitrate, or 2x the maximum bitrate. I've also tried using vbv-maxrate to keep the bitrate below the limit (which works) and vbv-bufsize but no matter what I use for vbv-bufsize it still says "No VBV" on the file. I've tried using keyint= to set the GOP rate to be below the limit, but it hasn't worked so far. These are TV recordings so they're 29.97fps. Here is what I've tried so far in VidCoder & Handbrake itself: My question is how can I get VidCoder or ffmpeg to re-encode them in a manner that will allow me to check all the boxes? The closest I have gotten is leaving the files at 1080 and converting them, but TMPG still rejects them for the reasons shown in the screenshot. I've been reading about the manual setting adjustments for VidCoder and Handbrake and have tried them, but still cannot get a compatible file. These play fine, but if I later want to author any of them to Blu-ray TMPGEnc totally re-encodes them again.
SHOUD I RENDER WITH MP4 OR MP4 WITH SMART PLAYER 720P
I've been converting them to 720p H.264 videos with VidCoder using a bitrate of about 4500.
SHOUD I RENDER WITH MP4 OR MP4 WITH SMART PLAYER 1080P
Most of my recordings are off air 1080p which take a lot of space in their native MPEG2 format. I need some tips/advice on converting videos into a format that is "Smart Renderable" with TMPGENC Authoring Works in case I want to burn them to Blu-Ray discs.
