Answers.Body: <p>One thing you can certainly do is lower the bitrate. 23 is quite a high bitrate, even more so for a h.264 .mp4. You should get away with a bitrate of 5-7. Also, you're encoding using the preset of 720p, which would be 1280×720 pixels. However, you stated that your resolution is only 640x480, so matching those settings will do a great deal in filesize aswell.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: A lower RF produces a *larger* file. Roughly, an increase of RF by 6 reduces size by half.
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Body: <p>I tried the default setting of the handbrake but generated video's size get greater than the original video itself. My video files are generally in between 100mb and 1.5Gb</p>
  <p>I was wondering is it possible to detect the size before starting comprassion in <code>handbrake</code> and what is the best settings in <code>handbrake</code> for 640x480?</p>
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  <p>My current setup is as follows:
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Title: What is the best settings in handbrake for 640x480?
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ThreadText: # What is the best settings in handbrake for 640x480?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-23)
  
  I tried the default setting of the handbrake but generated video's size get greater than the original video itself. My video files are generally in between 100mb and 1.5Gb
  
  I was wondering is it possible to detect the size before starting comprassion in `handbrake` and what is the best settings in `handbrake` for 640x480?
  
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  My current setup is as follows:
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/dx42s.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/dx42s.png)
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-24. Score: 1
  
  One thing you can certainly do is lower the bitrate. 23 is quite a high bitrate, even more so for a h.264 .mp4. You should get away with a bitrate of 5-7. Also, you're encoding using the preset of 720p, which would be 1280×720 pixels. However, you stated that your resolution is only 640x480, so matching those settings will do a great deal in filesize aswell.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: A lower RF produces a *larger* file. Roughly, an increase of RF by 6 reduces size by half.  
  > **username_1**: of course, thank you for pointing this out. I edited my answer accordingly.  
  
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