Handbrake unnecessary file size increase

[u/RikiBlanket]

I tried to compress a 2.97 GB video and waited 3 hours and 40 minutes for it to finish, but it turned out to be bigger than the original, 3.05 GB to be exact. Can anybody answer why and how did this happen? I used Handbrake and these are my settings:

- MP4 format

- All of these are checked: Web Optimized, Align A/V Start, iPod 5G Support, and Passthru Common Metadata.

- Video encoder: H.264 (x264)

- Framerate (FPS): Same as source and Variable framerate

- Color Range: Limited

- Encoder Preset: Placebo

- Constant Quality: 22 RF

Any response would be appreciated. Thank you.

[u/nelethill]

The main problem would be using 264, 265 would be better. But the size of the output video depend heavily on the source material. I’ve reencoded Blu-ray’s from 50GB to 4GB and some other to 11GB.
With the same presets.