When you do that, Hanbrake will use VideoToolbox to encode the video. So if you want to use it with HandBrake, just select a video to encode and then choose a preset and then go to the “Video” tab and select other H.264 VideoToolbox or H.265 VideoToolbox. Using Video Toolbox is an encoding option built into macOS.īut as you say, in Handbrake it is not obvious where or how to set it:Ĭorrect! None of the presets use Video Toolbox by default. Apps that don't need direct access to hardware encoders and decoders should not need to use VideoToolbox directly.” These services are provided in the form of session objects (compression, decompression, and pixel transfer), which are vended as Core Foundation (CF) types.

It provides services for video compression and decompression, and for conversion between raster image formats stored in CoreVideo pixel buffers. “VideoToolbox is a low-level framework that provides direct access to hardware encoders and decoders. You don’t install Video Toolbox in macOS because it is already there.

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