HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. Handbrake can process most common multimedia files and any DVD or BluRay sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.
Here is a detailed breakdown of HandBrake’s features:
- Built-in Device Presets—Get started with HandBrake in seconds by choosing a profile optimized for your device, or choose a universal profile for standard or high quality conversions. Simple, easy, fast. For those that want more choice, tweak many basic and advanced options to improve your encodes.
- Supported Input Sources—Handbrake can process most common multimedia files and any DVD or Blu-ray sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.
Outputs:
- File Containers: .MP4(.M4V) and .MKV
- Video Encoders: H.265 (x265 and QuickSync), H.264(x264 and QuickSync), H.265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8 and Theora
- Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis
- Audio Pass-thru: AC-3, E-AC3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, AAC and MP3 tracks
Additional features:
- Title/ Chapter Selection
- Queue up Multiple Encodes
- Chapter Markers
- Subtitles (VobSub, Closed Captions CEA-608, SSA, SRT)
- Constant Quality or Average BitRate Video Encoding
- Support for VFR, CFR and VFR
- Video Filters—Deinterlacing, Decomb, Detelecine, Deblock, Grayscale, Cropping and Scaling
- Live Video Preview
HandBrake 1.8.2 changelog:
All platforms
General
- Fixed a potential crash when trying to scan deleted files
- Fixed scan of broken video that uses reserved color matrix values
- Fixed an issue that could cause some audio tracks to be dropped
Third-party libraries
Updated libraries
- FFmpeg 7.0.2 (decoding and filters)
- libass 0.17.3 (subtitles)
- libvpx 1.14.1 (VP8/VP9 video encoding)
Windows
- Fixed an issue where auto name wasn"t triggering correctly with preset changes (#6159)
- Fixed a potential crash when importing presets from the mac version. (#6186)
- Fixed an issue loading presets where a video encode isn"t available on the system. (#6184)
- Minor startup performance improvement on some Intel based systems.
Linux
- Fixed an issue where an encoded file could be output to the wrong filename when using the queue (#6067)
Download: HandBrake 1.8.2 (64-bit) | Portable 64-bit (Open Source)
Download: HandBrake 1.8.2 (ARM64) | 16.5 MB
Links: HandBrake Website | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot
