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 1.1.2 changelog (all platforms):
General
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Fixed Blu-ray title name where reading from raw device
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Improved handling of broken units in Blu-ray source (skip and continue reading)
Video
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Fixed rare crash related to preview images, anamorphic, and default preset values
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Fixed jitter produced by 59.94 fps to 29.97 fps frame rate conversion
Audio
- Fixed duration of silence buffers (may improve audio/video sync for some sources)
Build system
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Fixed linker warning by setting libvpx target to minimum supported macOS version
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Fixed build failure with old GTK versions
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Miscellaneous Flatpak-related fixes and improvements
Third-party libraries
- Updated libraries (necessary to pull in needed bug fixes)
- libdvdread 6.0.0 (DVD decoding)
- libdvdnav 6.0.0 (DVD decoding)
Linux
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Fixed potential crash where $HOME directory is missing
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Fixed legacy preferences causing preset window being shown at every launch
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Fixed preset name and menu display on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr
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Fixed default destination file name for Blu-ray source to not include MPLS number
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Fixed queue reloading in Flatpak sandbox
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Fixed toolbar icons alignment and use correct art for lower pixel density
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Updated most translations
Mac
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Fixed menu item and tooltip strings related to selection behavior
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Fixed crash where presets file contains invalid UTF-8
Windows
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Fixed incorrect track selection behaviours on audio and subtitle tabs
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Fixed creating an unneeded HandBrake Team directory in the user's Roaming directory
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Improved path handling when opening a source directory from the queue
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Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Download: HandBrake 1.0.7 (32-bit) | 9.6 MB (Open Source)
Download: HandBrake 1.1.2 (64-bit) | Portable 64-bit
Links: HandBrake Website | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot
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