Comments: ** Comment from web user: hookem **
here is all I did I cloned the Apple M4V settings and added -w 1024 in the profile line, these worked fine for me in 2.3.10 but not in 2.3.11 or 2.3.12 and I don't know why:
[M4V Apple iPad High Quality]
Description=Apple compatible 2 pass MP4 (H.264/AAC) conversion. 4GB file size limit. More sensitive to errors in the source video.
order=handbrake
handbrake-general=--decomb --denoise="weak" --loose-anamorphic --verbose=2 -2 -T -f mp4
handbrake-video=-e x264 -b 2000 -w 1024 -x cabac=0:ref=2:bframes=0:weightp=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0:subq=6:me=hex
handbrake-audio=-E faac -6 auto -R auto -B 160 -D 0
handbrake-audioac3=-E faac -6 auto -R auto -B 160 -D 0
handbrake-ext=.m4v
handbrake-audiodelay=skip
[M4V Apple iPad Normal]
Description=Apple compatible 1 pass MP4 (H.264/AAC) conversion. Produces good results and is faster than the two pass conversion. 4GB file size limit. More sensitive to errors in the source video.
order=handbrake
handbrake-general=--decomb --denoise="weak" --loose-anamorphic --verbose=2 -f mp4
handbrake-video=-e x264 -b 2000 -w 1024 -x cabac=0:ref=2:bframes=0:weightp=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0:subq=6:me=hex
handbrake-audio=-E faac -6 auto -R auto -B 160 -D 0
handbrake-audioac3=-E faac -6 auto -R auto -B 160 -D 0
handbrake-ext=.m4v
handbrake-audiodelay=skip
[M4V Apple iPad Fast]
Description=Fast MP4 (H.264/AAC) conversion for Apple conversions. Fastest conversion but lower quality. 4GB file size limit. More sensitive to errors in the source video.
order=handbrake
handbrake-general=--loose-anamorphic --verbose=2 -f mp4
handbrake-video=-e x264 -b 2000 -w 1024 -x cabac=0:ref=2:bframes=0:weightp=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0:subq=6:me=hex
handbrake-audio=-E faac -6 auto -R auto -B 160 -D 0
handbrake-audioac3=-E faac -6 auto -R auto -B 160 -D 0
handbrake-ext=.m4v
handbrake-audiodelay=skip