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14-page documentation site covering installation, quick start, full config reference, Sonarr/Radarr/qBittorrent/Tdarr integrations, ffmpeg/HandBrake transcoder setup, SSH transcode workers, disc format reference, and troubleshooting. Stack: mkdocs-material 9.x (MIT), pinned <10 to avoid 2.0 licence wall.
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# HandBrake
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HandBrake is an optional transcoder. Use it instead of ffmpeg when you want to use HandBrake's preset system or its more aggressive subtitle/chapter handling.
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## Enable HandBrake
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```bash
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DISCARR_TRANSCODER=handbrake
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```
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## Preset
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Specify any preset available in your HandBrake installation:
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```bash
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HANDBRAKE_PRESET=H.265 MKV 1080p30
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```
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### Common presets
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| Preset | Resolution | Notes |
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| `H.265 MKV 1080p30` | 1080p | Default — good balance |
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| `H.265 MKV 720p30` | 720p | Smaller files |
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| `H.265 MKV 576p25` | 576p | PAL DVD native |
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| `H.265 MKV 480p30` | 480p | NTSC DVD native |
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| `Production Max` | Source | Near-lossless, large files |
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List all available presets on your system:
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```bash
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HandBrakeCLI --preset-list
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```
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## Custom presets
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Export a preset from HandBrake's GUI, save it to a JSON file, and reference it:
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```bash
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HANDBRAKE_PRESET_FILE=/home/alan/.config/handbrake/my-preset.json
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HANDBRAKE_PRESET=My Custom Preset
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```
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## Subtitle handling
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HandBrake handles subtitle tracks more gracefully than ffmpeg for DVD sources — it can burn in forced subtitles automatically. If you have discs with forced subtitle tracks (common for foreign-language scenes), HandBrake is the better choice.
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!!! note "ffprobe still required"
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HandBrake handles encoding, but Discarr still uses ffprobe for disc metadata scanning. Keep ffmpeg/ffprobe installed even when using HandBrake as the transcoder.
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