Handbrake video compression settings

WhatsApp_Handbrake.json

{
    "PresetList": [
        {
            "AlignAVStart": true,
            "AudioCopyMask": [
                "copy:mp3"
            ],
            "AudioEncoderFallback": "mp3",
            "AudioLanguageList": [],
            "AudioList": [
                {
                    "AudioBitrate": 128,
                    "AudioCompressionLevel": -1.0,
                    "AudioDitherMethod": "auto",
                    "AudioEncoder": "mp3",
                    "AudioMixdown": "stereo",
                    "AudioNormalizeMixLevel": false,
                    "AudioSamplerate": "44.1",
                    "AudioTrackDRCSlider": 0.0,
                    "AudioTrackGainSlider": 0.0,
                    "AudioTrackQuality": 1.0,
                    "AudioTrackQualityEnable": false
                }
            ],
            "AudioSecondaryEncoderMode": true,
            "AudioTrackSelectionBehavior": "first",
            "ChapterMarkers": true,
            "ChildrenArray": [],
            "Default": true,
            "FileFormat": "av_mp4",
            "Folder": false,
            "FolderOpen": false,
            "InlineParameterSets": false,
            "Mp4HttpOptimize": true,
            "Mp4iPodCompatible": false,
            "PictureAutoCrop": true,
            "PictureBottomCrop": 0,
            "PictureCombDetectCustom": "",
            "PictureCombDetectPreset": "default",
            "PictureDARWidth": 0,
            "PictureDeblock": 0,
            "PictureDeblockCustom": "qp=0:mode=2",
            "PictureDeinterlaceCustom": "",
            "PictureDeinterlaceFilter": "decomb",
            "PictureDeinterlacePreset": "default",
            "PictureDenoiseCustom": "",
            "PictureDenoiseFilter": "off",
            "PictureDenoisePreset": "",
            "PictureDenoiseTune": "none",
            "PictureDetelecine": "off",
            "PictureDetelecineCustom": "",
            "PictureForceHeight": 0,
            "PictureForceWidth": 0,
            "PictureHeight": 480,
            "PictureItuPAR": false,
            "PictureKeepRatio": true,
            "PictureLeftCrop": 0,
            "PictureLooseCrop": false,
            "PictureModulus": 2,
            "PicturePAR": "auto",
            "PicturePARHeight": 27,
            "PicturePARWidth": 32,
            "PictureRightCrop": 0,
            "PictureRotate": "disable=1",
            "PictureSharpenCustom": "",
            "PictureSharpenFilter": "off",
            "PictureSharpenPreset": "",
            "PictureSharpenTune": "",
            "PictureTopCrop": 0,
            "PictureWidth": 720,
            "PresetDescription": "Optimizado para WhatsApp 720x480 basado en configuracion GMail Medium 5min",
            "PresetName": "WhatsApp",
            "SubtitleAddCC": false,
            "SubtitleAddForeignAudioSearch": true,
            "SubtitleAddForeignAudioSubtitle": false,
            "SubtitleBurnBDSub": true,
            "SubtitleBurnBehavior": "foreign",
            "SubtitleBurnDVDSub": true,
            "SubtitleLanguageList": [],
            "SubtitleTrackSelectionBehavior": "none",
            "Type": 1,
            "UsesPictureFilters": true,
            "UsesPictureSettings": 1,
            "VideoAvgBitrate": 500,
            "VideoColorMatrixCode": 0,
            "VideoEncoder": "x264",
            "VideoFramerate": "23.976",
            "VideoFramerateMode": "pfr",
            "VideoGrayScale": false,
            "VideoLevel": "3.1",
            "VideoOptionExtra": "vbv-bufsize=2000:vbv-maxrate=500:aq-mode=2:aq-strength=0.8:direct=auto:analyse=all:deblock=3,2",
            "VideoPreset": "medium",
            "VideoProfile": "main",
            "VideoQSVAsyncDepth": 4,
            "VideoQSVDecode": false,
            "VideoQualitySlider": 24.0,
            "VideoQualityType": 2,
            "VideoScaler": "swscale",
            "VideoTune": "",
            "VideoTurboTwoPass": false,
            "VideoTwoPass": true,
            "x264Option": "vbv-bufsize=2000:vbv-maxrate=500:aq-mode=2:aq-strength=0:direct=auto:analyse=all:deblock=3,2:level=3.1:8x8dct=0",
            "x264UseAdvancedOptions": false
        }
    ],
    "VersionMajor": 34,
    "VersionMicro": 0,
    "VersionMinor": 0
}

WhatsApp_HD_Handbrake.json

{
    "PresetList": [
        {
            "AlignAVStart": true,
            "AudioCopyMask": [
                "copy:mp3"
            ],
            "AudioEncoderFallback": "mp3",
            "AudioLanguageList": [],
            "AudioList": [
                {
                    "AudioBitrate": 128,
                    "AudioCompressionLevel": -1.0,
                    "AudioDitherMethod": "auto",
                    "AudioEncoder": "mp3",
                    "AudioMixdown": "stereo",
                    "AudioNormalizeMixLevel": false,
                    "AudioSamplerate": "44.1",
                    "AudioTrackDRCSlider": 0.0,
                    "AudioTrackGainSlider": 0.0,
                    "AudioTrackQuality": 1.0,
                    "AudioTrackQualityEnable": false
                }
            ],
            "AudioSecondaryEncoderMode": true,
            "AudioTrackSelectionBehavior": "first",
            "ChapterMarkers": true,
            "ChildrenArray": [],
            "Default": false,
            "FileFormat": "av_mp4",
            "Folder": false,
            "FolderOpen": false,
            "InlineParameterSets": false,
            "Mp4HttpOptimize": true,
            "Mp4iPodCompatible": false,
            "PictureAutoCrop": true,
            "PictureBottomCrop": 0,
            "PictureCombDetectCustom": "",
            "PictureCombDetectPreset": "default",
            "PictureDARWidth": 0,
            "PictureDeblock": 0,
            "PictureDeblockCustom": "qp=0:mode=2",
            "PictureDeinterlaceCustom": "",
            "PictureDeinterlaceFilter": "decomb",
            "PictureDeinterlacePreset": "default",
            "PictureDenoiseCustom": "",
            "PictureDenoiseFilter": "off",
            "PictureDenoisePreset": "",
            "PictureDenoiseTune": "none",
            "PictureDetelecine": "off",
            "PictureDetelecineCustom": "",
            "PictureForceHeight": 0,
            "PictureForceWidth": 0,
            "PictureHeight": 720,
            "PictureItuPAR": false,
            "PictureKeepRatio": true,
            "PictureLeftCrop": 0,
            "PictureLooseCrop": false,
            "PictureModulus": 2,
            "PicturePAR": "auto",
            "PicturePARHeight": 43,
            "PicturePARWidth": 45,
            "PictureRightCrop": 0,
            "PictureRotate": "disable=1",
            "PictureSharpenCustom": "",
            "PictureSharpenFilter": "off",
            "PictureSharpenPreset": "",
            "PictureSharpenTune": "",
            "PictureTopCrop": 0,
            "PictureWidth": 1280,
            "PresetDescription": "Optimizado para WhatsApp 1280x720 (HD) basado en configuracion GMail Medium 5min",
            "PresetName": "WhatsApp HD",
            "SubtitleAddCC": false,
            "SubtitleAddForeignAudioSearch": true,
            "SubtitleAddForeignAudioSubtitle": false,
            "SubtitleBurnBDSub": true,
            "SubtitleBurnBehavior": "foreign",
            "SubtitleBurnDVDSub": true,
            "SubtitleLanguageList": [],
            "SubtitleTrackSelectionBehavior": "none",
            "Type": 1,
            "UsesPictureFilters": true,
            "UsesPictureSettings": 1,
            "VideoAvgBitrate": 500,
            "VideoColorMatrixCode": 0,
            "VideoEncoder": "x264",
            "VideoFramerate": "23.976",
            "VideoFramerateMode": "pfr",
            "VideoGrayScale": false,
            "VideoLevel": "3.1",
            "VideoOptionExtra": "vbv-bufsize=2000:vbv-maxrate=500:aq-mode=2:aq-strength=0.8:direct=auto:analyse=all:deblock=3,2",
            "VideoPreset": "medium",
            "VideoProfile": "main",
            "VideoQSVAsyncDepth": 4,
            "VideoQSVDecode": false,
            "VideoQualitySlider": 24.0,
            "VideoQualityType": 2,
            "VideoScaler": "swscale",
            "VideoTune": "",
            "VideoTurboTwoPass": false,
            "VideoTwoPass": true,
            "x264Option": "vbv-bufsize=2000:vbv-maxrate=500:aq-mode=2:aq-strength=0:direct=auto:analyse=all:deblock=3,2:level=3.1:8x8dct=0",
            "x264UseAdvancedOptions": false
        }
    ],
    "VersionMajor": 34,
    "VersionMicro": 0,
    "VersionMinor": 0
}

Some adjusted settings that allow compressing 3 minutes or so videos to a WhatsApp sharing sized video. Image quality is sacrified but set to "just enough". Audio is MP3 128kps. HD version is the same but for HD screens.
Both settings are based on the Video for Gmail 5 min Medium template.