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HandBrake - 0.9.2

DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter

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Current Version:	0.9.2
Release Date:	2008-02-19
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	154,507
Downloads (all versions):	950,431

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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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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!

region coding? - Version: 0.9.2, 7/2/2008 07:05AM PST

capologist

Will this rip a DVD with a non-matching region code?

Love it - Version: 0.9.2, 6/14/2008 12:37AM PST

run5d

This is the most awesome program i've seen. I like the way I'm able to convert stuff to fit on the ipod. I also like the fact i can just burn the file itself and make a dvd.

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