If you’re not using ffmpeg, you can delete all references to it from your profile.
Mine looks like this
[NVENC HEVC MP4 q22med/640]
Description=HEVC in MP4 (H.265/AAC) conversion. Creates a smaller file (50% smaller than H.264) with comparable quality but very slow.
order=handbrake
handbrake-general=–loose-anamorphic --verbose=2 -f mp4 --subtitle “1,2,3,4,5”
handbrake-video=–start-at duration:0 --encoder nvenc_h265 --encoder-preset medium -q 22
handbrake-audio=-E eac3 -R auto -B 640 -D 0 -a 1,2,3,4,5
handbrake-ext=.mp4
handbrake-audiodelay=skip
PreConversionCommercialRemover=true
I use eac3/640 for audio, so change that back to aac/160 or whatever else you plan on using. If your output is mkv, change the extension to mkv and delete -f mp4 from general. Add -decomb - denoise if you need it to video.
If you leave handbrake-VideoOptimized=true in your profile, mcebuddy will treat the source as gospel and skip any video processing - so no noise removal etc. Great for when you’re converting a bluray rip, not sure if it’s good to have on for DVR’d tv episodes etc.