user19412: I want to rip DVDs(MPEG2) to MKV using Handbrake for viewing on PC, and currently i am not sure about the settings of the x265 encoder.
Can anyone suggest the optimal settings for:

CRF : 19 ? 23 ? 25 ?
8-bit or 10-bit (Main or Main10) (Has 10-bit any advantages for low-res like DVD ? )
Encoder tune - none / SSIM / Grain ?
bframes or other parameters ?
CFR or VFR ?

Also i am open to any suggestions for tuning of an other parameteres.
I have searched by google but all guides are not specific enough for the case of DVDs.
The resolution is 700x574 , source MPEG2 bitrate is 3Mbps
Additional question - are there any good guides for general parameter tuning x265 like bframes ?
Thank you very much.

user22360: Summary response for summary question :)

CRF 20 will look really nice
8-bit (no advantages over 10-bit)
No tuning. Grain tuning is for grainy source (old content). SSIM is for testing.
No additional parameters needed.
VFR (same as source)

I could really, really, reallly go down the rabbit hole with a more detailed answer, but I'll leave it at this for now.

19412: <p>I want to rip DVDs(MPEG2) to MKV using Handbrake for viewing on PC, and currently i am not sure about the settings of the x265 encoder.
Can anyone suggest the optimal settings for:</p>

<ul>
<li>CRF : 19 ? 23 ? 25 ?</li>
<li>8-bit or 10-bit (Main or Main10) (Has 10-bit any advantages for low-res like DVD ? )</li>
<li>Encoder tune - none / SSIM / Grain ?</li>
<li><code>bframes</code> or other parameters ?</li>
<li>CFR or VFR ?</li>
</ul>

<p>Also i am open to any suggestions for tuning of an other parameteres.
I have searched by google but all guides are not specific enough for the case of DVDs.</p>

<p>The resolution is 700x574 , source MPEG2 bitrate is 3Mbps</p>

<p>Additional question - are there any good guides for general parameter tuning x265 like <code>bframes</code> ?
Thank you very much.</p>
 22360: <p>Summary response for summary question :)</p>

<ul>
<li>CRF 20 will look really nice</li>
<li>8-bit (no advantages over 10-bit)</li>
<li>No tuning. Grain tuning is for grainy source (old content). SSIM is for testing.</li>
<li>No additional parameters needed.</li>
<li>VFR (same as source)</li>
</ul>

<p>I could really, really, reallly go down the rabbit hole with a more detailed answer, but I'll leave it at this for now.</p>
