The HANDJOB Guide

Final Checklist

  • Does your encode meet PTP's minimum settings?
  • Is it DXVA compatible?
  • If it has a framerate of 29.970 fps, have you checked for duplicate frames?
  • Have you cropped it correctly?
  • Is it the correct resolution (480p, 576p and 720p encodes)?
  • Is your bitrate within the target range for its resolution (exceptions may apply)?
  • If you're encoding from HD audio (True-HD, DTS-HD), have you used eac3to to create the audio track?
  • Are your audio and/or subtitle tracks in sync with the video?
  • Have you removed all non-English dubs from the encode?
  • Have you labelled all of the tracks and set the defaults correctly?
  • Have you named your chapters if available?
  • If you chose to OCR your subs, have you run post-OCR correction and a spell-check?
  • Is your filename according to HANDJOB guidelines?
  • Have you given your encode the correct metatitle?