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HandBrake is a GPL'd multiplatform, multithreaded video encoding tool.
Supported Sources:
Supported Sources:
- VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD (unencrypted -- CSS is not supported internally and must be handled externally with third-party software and libraries), BDMV folder (unencrypted), and some .VOB and .TS files
- Any multimedia file it can get libavformat to read and libavcodec to decode.
- File format: MP4 and MKV
- Video: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 or Theora (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer/rate encoding)
- Audio: AAC, HE-AAC,
What's New
Version 0.9.6:
Encoders:
- Video:
- updated libx264 (revision 2146)
- MPEG-2 encoder (from libavcodec)
- advanced options support for libavcodec encoders format: option1=value1:option2=value2-bf 2 -trellis 2 becomes bf=2:trellis=2
- Audio:
- audio gain control (increase/decrease audio volume)
- updated libogg (1.3.0) and libvorbis (aoTuV b6.03)
- new AAC encoder (from libavcodec) (considered experimental) (supported mixdowns: Mono/Stereo/Dolby?, 5.1 will come later) (should be on par with faac in terms of quality, sometimes better)
- FLAC encoder (16-bit, MKV container only)
- Mac OS X: HE-AAC encoding support, via Core Audio
- quality-based variable bitrate encoding support works with: Lame MP3, Vorbis, Core Audio AAC only implemented in CLI and Linux GUI
- AC3 encoder: set Dolby Surround flag in stream parameters when mixdown is Dolby Surround or Pro Logic II
- Audio Passthru:
- DTS Passthru to MP4 container (in addition to MKV) (supported by e.g. VLC, MPlayer)
- DTS-HD Passthru (MP4, MKV containers)
- MP3 Passthru (MP4, MKV containers)
- AAC Passthru (MP4, MKV containers) (known issue: Magic Cookie not passed through from MPEG Program/Transport? streams, which will break playback in e.g. QuickTime Player)
- Auto Passthru: one encoder, multiple codecs lets you define allowed codecs (from supported passthru codecs) lets you pick a fallback encoder if passthru is not possible
- start MKV clusters with a video keyframe whenever possible should improve seeking and DLNA streaming
- bug fix: use ISO 639-2 bibliographic form for MKV language codes
- bug fix: fix crash due to division by zero in MP4 muxer
- bug fix: fix muxing of Closed Captions. Improper interleaving broke playback on some players
- Video:
- updated libav* libraries from Libav ( http://libav.org/) (v0.7-1696-gcae4f4b, late October 2011) frame-based multithreading for H.264, VP8 10-bit decoding support for H.264, DNxHD Apple ProRes? decoding support
- improved average framerate detection
- duplicate frame detection for improved frame drop decision (CFR/PFR)
- new Same as source, Constant Framerate option for devices that don't support variable framerate automatically picks a constant framerate closest to the detected average framerate
- bug fix: fix problem when resolution changes in the middle of a video stream
- Audio:
- Blu-ray: make TrueHD, DTS-HD and E-AC3 Secondary Audio streams available for decoding and/or passthrough
- bug fix: libavcodec-decoded streams can now be decoded multiple times previously, multiple decodes of the same source tracks weren't possible and audio output tracks had to be dropped
- bug fix: fix audio screech at beginning of some audio tracks when decoding AC3
- bug fix: fix DTS decoder audio volume (was too low)
- bug fix: garbled audio when decoding DTS-HD audio from MKV containers
- bug fix: fix support for DTS-HD High Resolution Audio in MPEG Transport streams
- Subtitles:
- updated libass (0.10.0)
- improved handling of subtitles with overlapping timestamps
- improved handling of DVD subtitles without Stop Display commands
- SSA subtitles are now passed through to MKV without conversion to SRT/UTF-8
- bug fix: fix rendering problem with SSA subtitles when no font is embedded in the source video
- improved MPEG Program/Transport? stream support support for MPEG-1 Program streams support for HD-DVD EVOB streams improved handling of Transport streams that have no PCR
- WTV container support (via libavformat)
- bug fix: files with more than 20 tracks (video, audio, subtitles etc.) are now supported
- bug fix: some QuickTime MOV files were misdirected as MPEG Transport streams
- bug fix: fix detection of TrueType? font attachments that don't have the correct MIME type
- new, much improved decomb filter (but slower) new settings are default old settings become decomb "Fast"
- improved "Normal" preset (much faster, similar file size and quality)
- removed obsolete legacy presets
- added new device presets for Android phones/tablets recent and/or powerful devices recommended
- DVD decryption:
- VLC 2.x or later will not work for DVD decryption and is therefore unsupported as of HandBrake 0.9.6
- libdvdcss is now the preferred method for DVD decryption already works with HandBrake 0.9.5 a .pkg installer is available from Videolan
- Build system:
- support for Xcode 4 and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" no longer supported
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion support:
- bug fix: Live Preview window widgets updated to work under Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- bug fix: fixed positioning of widgets in the Audio panel under Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Other:
- wider main window providing more room for various widgets
- Target Size is gone, and isn't coming back Don't bother complaining on the forums
- CLI: support for x264 presets, tunes and profiles new --x264-preset, --x264-tune and --x264-profile options
- DVD: fix issues with some discs
- DVD: improved main feature detection
- updated libbluray (0.0.1-pre-213-ga869da8, late May 2011)
Version 0.9.6:
Encoders:
- Video:
- updated libx264 (revision 2146)
- MPEG-2 encoder (from libavcodec)
- advanced options support for libavcodec encoders format: option1=value1:option2=value2-bf 2 -trellis 2 becomes bf=2:trellis=2
- Audio:
- audio gain control (increase/decrease audio volume)
- updated libogg (1.3.0) and libvorbis (aoTuV b6.03)
- new AAC more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
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| Version Downloads:422,390 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Video |
| License:Free |
| Date:28 Feb 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price:Free |
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HandBrake is a GPL'd multiplatform, multithreaded video encoding tool.
Supported Sources:
Supported Sources:
- VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD (unencrypted -- CSS is not supported internally and must be handled externally with third-party software and libraries), BDMV folder (unencrypted), and some .VOB and .TS files
- Any multimedia file it can get libavformat to read and libavcodec to decode.
- File format: MP4 and MKV
- Video: MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 or Theora (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer/rate encoding)
- Audio: AAC, HE-AAC, AC3, MP3, Vorbis, FLAC or AAC, MP3, AC3, DTS and DTS-HD pass-through (supports encoding of several audio tracks)
- Chapter selection
- Soft subtitle support (DVD/VobSub in DVD/MKV/MP4, SRT files, SRT/UTF-8 in MKV, ASS/SSA in MKV, TX3G/3GPP in MP4 - DVD/VobSub and ASS/SSA subtitles can also be burned-in the picture)
- Picture deinterlacing, cropping and scaling
- Grayscale encoding
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Steeps Patrick reviewed on 22 Mar 2012
GUI needs a facelift too imo :)
But hey, it is free and that is the best part.
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alexbrown reviewed on 05 Mar 2012
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Rubaiyat reviewed on 27 Feb 2012
It does sometimes crash when you have the preview on but I can work around that.
Improvements I'd love to see:
1. To be able to set .mp4 as the file extension. I hate .m4vs opening in iTunes
2. Ability to view the tracks on a RIP in an open list and control click select the ones to work on in one hit. The pull down menu only lets you select one at a time and then hides the rest. As I correct the names I have to remember which was which.
3. Help with naming the series above e.g. able to call them TV Show 23.01 through to TV Show 23.08
4. Ability to edit settings for files in queue whilst leaving it in its original queue position
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But if you choose [b]Average Bitrate[/b] it keeps reverting back to the .m4v extension.
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Leo-Telles reviewed on 24 Feb 2012
I used that i while ago, forgot about it, and i i "refound"it , it's perfect, a little bit complicated to achieve all the resources but its brillant.
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i7Joe reviewed on 16 Feb 2012
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1. Choose some preset.
2. At the end of the Advanved Option String on the Advanced tab, add :threads=2 or whatever fits your needs and system (threads = cores as I understand it).
3. And obviously, save the new preset for reuse.
I just saw a complaint/request with 12 cores on page 2, which got me to adopt it again for 2 out of 4 cores.
I first needed that option with my good old MacBook who literally couldn't take the heat of full CPU power anymore, even after cleaning etc.
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At the end of the Advanved Option String on the Advanced tab, add :threads=2 or whatever fits your system (threads = cores as far as I know).
I just saw a complaint/request with 12 cores on page 2, which got me to adopt it again for 2 out of 4 cores.
I needed it first with my good old MacBook, which after cleaning etc. literally overheated at >60% CPU.
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Darren Grant reviewed on 15 Feb 2012
The user interface could do with a bit of tweak to make it easier to use but does the job really well.
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I wonderer a fixed aspect ratio function ;)
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...and when it does finally finish scanning, it only seems to recognize a fraction of the titles on the disc.
I will have to revert to 0.91 as 0.92 is no longer available, and I have no backups.
Please sort this out!!! BTW by system is a 24" C2D iMac 2.8ghz, 4gb RAM, 10.5.6.
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'12/10/08 2:04:04 PM [0x0-0x6e56e5].org.m0k.handbrake HandBrake(41890,0xb05ea000) malloc: *** error for object 0x1ddde10: double free '
I also tried to download a previous version, but could only find 0.9.1 not 0.9.2, a bit uncomfortable downgrading 2 versions, but at least I can continue to convert my DVDs so work on the iPhone.
I hope they figure this out and correct it as Handbrake has been reliable and I've been very happy with it the past.
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