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HandBrake - 0.9.2

DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter

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All Time:	(4.4)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	0.9.2
Release Date:	2008-02-19
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	176,169
Downloads (all versions):	972,094

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Product Description:

HandBrake is a GPL'd multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter. HandBrake was originally available on the BeOS, but now has been ported over to MacOS X and to GNU/Linux.

Supported sources:
- Any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD (even encrypted)
- PAL or NTSC
- AC-3, LPCM or MPEG audio tracks
Outputs:
- File format: MP4, AVI or OGM
- Video: MPEG-4 or H.264 (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer encoding)
- Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 pass-through (supports encoding of several audio tracks)
Misc features
- Chapter selection
- Basic subtitle support (burned into the picture)
- Integrated bitrate calculator
- Picture deinterlacing, cropping and scaling
- Grayscale encoding

What's new in this version:

Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC3) sound in MP4 files, for a true DVD experience on the AppleTV and in Perian.
Multi-track audio support for Apple devices
iPhone-compatible anamorphic video at its full size
Variable frame rate encoding with detelecine filtering
More flexible, "loose" anamorphic video
MP4 optimization for progressive web downloads
Dynamic range compression for encoding from AC3 audio
Robust program and transport stream support
A fresher, faster version of x264
Tuning of FIFO sizes by processor count
Better handling of audio discontinuities
Better handling of DVD read errors
Work-arounds for missing end-of-cell markers
Recovery when streams have signal loss
Better synced chapter markers
Better handling of B-Frames
No more cutting off the very ends of films
No more lost subtitles or chapter markers
No more crashes in 2-pass encoding

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS Classic

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Errors - Version: 0.9.2, 9/29/2008 11:01AM PST

brat_ivan

it converts the files from vob to mp4, avi, etc.... but when i try to bring the video clips into adobe premiere, i get all sorts of errors..... HELP

Doesn't launch, console indicates it crashes - Version: 0.9.2, 9/13/2008 05:16PM PST

afterhours

No matter what tricks we try, 0.9.2 won't launch. Crashes in the console after two dock bounces.

10.4.11, Intel 1.66 Mini, 2 Gb RAM. 0.9.1 would work fine. Foolish me, no longer have a backup of that.

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Doesn't launch, console indicates it crashes

The best application of its category. - Version: 0.9.2, 7/6/2008 10:42AM PST

suschina

The application is excellent: stable, very fast and frequently updated. Congratulations to developers!