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| Developer(s) | HandBrake community |
| Stable release | 0.9.4 / 2009-11-23 |
| Preview release | SVN2907 / 2009-11-02 |
| Written in | Objective-C, C, C# |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | DVD / MPEG-2 Converter |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://handbrake.fr/ |
HandBrake is a free open-source program designed to convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into an MPEG-4 video file in .mp4 or .mkv containers.
Originally developed for BeOS, HandBrake is now cross-platform, and available for Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. As it is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, HandBrake is free software.
Handbrake requires a minimum resolution over 1024x620. Handbrake will not and has no plans to support netbooks (which often have a 1024x600 resolution).[1]
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Supported sources
- Any DVD-like source: VIDEO TS folder, DVD image or real DVD (supports decryption through VLC on OS X and libdvdcss on Linux, on Windows 3rd party software such as DVD Decrypter or AnyDVD is needed) PAL or NTSC, AC-3, LPCM or MPEG audio tracks.
- Any input video file that is supported by the FFmpeg project. This includes the vast majority of .AVI and .MPG files.
Misc features
- Chapter selection
- "Soft Subtitles" (not permanently rendered to frame)
- Integrated bitrate calculator
- Picture deinterlacing
- Cropping and scaling
- Grayscale encoding.
Supported file types
Input:
Handbrake cannot at present encode from DRM-encrypted videos purchased from iTunes or found on Blu-Ray discs.[2]
Output:
- Container formats: MP4, MKV, and M4V (also AVI and OGV until 0.9.4).
- Video Codecs: x264 (with H.264 output), FFmpeg (with MPEG-4 ASP output) and Theora (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer encoding)
- Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis, AC-3 pass-through, or DTS passthrough. (supports encoding of several audio tracks).
Batch encoding
HandBrake supports batch encoding through the Windows, Linux, and OS X GUI, though jobs must be queued one by one.[3] It is also easily automated using the HandBrake CLI (command line interface).
See also
References
- ^ "Support FAQ". http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/SupportFAQ#mem.
- ^ a b "Updated HandBrake Encodes More Than DVDs". PC World. PC World Communications. 2008-10-01. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/151744/updated_handbrake_encodes_more_than_dvds.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Queue - Handbrake". http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Queue. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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