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[AnitaPeterson]

@Muse: Thanks! I was beginning to wonder if anyone read my long update

 

[waterjug]

Hello again, folks!

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THANK YOU! Great update!

 

[Mark R]

Just one more note about using handbrake or other video encoder.

1 pass is enough. There is absolutely no point whatsoever in using 2 pass encoding for short clips.

2 pass encoding is only used when file size is more important than quality (like if you compress a long video to fit a medium with a limited size, like when you record a feature length movie to a DVD). It has negligible benefit except in this circumstance, and takes a LOT longer.