Originally Posted by laiho666bodom

Video encoding isn't exactly rocket science. All you need to do is try out a few things for yourself...there are a few tuts on public trackers (I made a couple of them myself,lol) and on other video forums like videohelp. You don't need to get into a private tracker to learn how to encode!

Whatever you do,don't start off with Handbrake!! It is one of the most inefficient x264 GUI's out there. Go straight for StaxRip or MeGUI.

What makes one GUI more efficient than another? Is handbrake slow, or does it encourage bad settings? Great to know!