<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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A lower RF produces a *larger* file. Roughly, an increase of RF by 6 reduces size by half.
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of course, thank you for pointing this out. I edited my answer accordingly.
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Florian Claaßen
<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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What is the best settings in handbrake for 640x480?
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# 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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## 1 answers

### 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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