HandBrake is a free and open source DVD ripper software app filed under media converter software and made available by HandBrake for Windows. The review for HandBrake has not been completed yet, but it was tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. If you would like to submit a review of this software download, we welcome your input and encourage you. Mar 23, 2011  Note: This review addresses v0.9.4 of the software. It happens to all of us. You have a DVD or a video file that you really like-maybe even paid good money to get-but the format restricts the.

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3. Handbrake Video Converter Mac

• Latest Version:

• Requirements:

  Mac OS X

• Author / Product:

  Handbrake Team / HandBrake for Mac

• Old Versions:

• Filename:

  HandBrake-0.9.6-MacOSX.6_GUI_x86_64.dmg

• MD5 Checksum:

  261c538789c5008db665dd02ade69443

HandBrake for Mac is a free and open sourcetool for converting video files from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. It enables anyone to easily prepare their camera videos to be played on a wide variety of devices, including all versions of iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, Android phones, Android tables and more. Of course, the app fully supports one of the most popular video conversion processes of all time -transfer of movies from your DVDs to your hard drive by converting them to files in the MPEG-4 format. You can apply many great video filters (grayscale, detelecine, decomb, deinterlace, denoise, deblock), as well as set the video codec, quality and framerate, audio codec, mixdown, sample frequency rate and bitrate.
HandBrake was originally created in 2003 by the Eric Petit who made this app exclusively for the shortly lived BeOS operating system, but was shortly after ported to Windows, macOS and Linux (Ubuntu). Petit continued being active on the development of the app until 2006 when he left and enabled its community to continue working on updates (originally made under the name “MediaFork”, but later renamed back to the app).
Today, after so many years and turbulent state of development, Handbrake for macOS still represents one of the most popular video conversion programs on the market, with support for many features that make conversion process easy and intuitive. Even still, the tool remains to be 100% free and with regular updates continues to expand its capability to work with all currently popular video and audio codecs on the market.
Just a few of the reasons we think you'll love Handbrake:

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Built-in Device Presets
Get started with the app 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 yours encodes.
Supported Input Sources
Hand brake can process most common multimedia files and any DVD or BluRay sources that do not contain any kind of copy protection.

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Outputs

• File Containers: .MP4(.M4V) and .MKV
• Video Encoders: H.264(x264), MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 (libav), and Theora(libtheora)
• Audio Encoders: AAC, CoreAudio AAC/HE-AAC (OS X Only), MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis
• Audio Pass-thru: AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC and MP3 tracks

Even more 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

Note: Requires 64-bit processor.
Also Available: Download HandBrake for Windows

Do you want to convert your Blu-rays, CDs, and DVDs into media files that can be watched on your PC? Then HandBrake can help you with that. And it can do more! We’ll find out more about this software application in this quick HandBrake review.

About HandBrake

HandBrake is a professional video encoder that allows you to optimize media files for the web. It also lets you organize and compress all your GoPro videos. With this software, you can easily compress video sizes, change file formats, crop images, add subtitles, and reduce video quality.

The Pros and Cons of Handbrake

Do you think HandBrake is worth downloading? Here are some of its pros and cons to help you make a better decision:

PROS

• It is open-source, meaning it is free for download.
• It gives users complete control over converting videos, allowing them to set the height and width and choose a framerate and codec.
• It can process BluRays.
• It offers presets for iOS and Android devices, making it easier for users to adjust the settings accordingly.

CONS

• It can be challenging to use for a beginner because it has advanced settings.
• Its user interface is not that user-friendly.

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How to Use HandBrake?

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to use HandBrake to compress a video:

1. Install HandBrake. Make sure you download and install the version that is compatible with your operating system.
2. Launch HandBrake.
3. Load the video file that you wish to convert. Do this by clicking the Open Source button.
4. Choose the file that you want to compress and hit Open.
5. Next, select a destination where you want to save the transcoded video file.
6. Click Browse.
7. In the Save As section, give the transcoded file an appropriate file name. This way, you can easily identify which file version is compressed. Select a destination where you want to save it and hit Save.
8. Select Format MP4 file.
9. Navigate to the Video tab.
10. Under the Video Encoder section, choose H.264.
11. Go to Encoder Options and select High Profile.
12. Under Framerate, select Same as Source.
13. If you want to change the framerate, select 25 for PAL and 29.97 for NTSC. Be sure that you click the Constant Framerate button to guarantee compatibility.
14. Input an Average Bitrate for the video. It would be safe to choose 5000, unless you want a higher video quality that takes longer to upload.
15. Go to the Dimensions tab.
16. Change Anamorphic to None and Modulus to 16. Make sure to tick the Keep Aspect Ratio option, too. Go to the stepper section and change Width from 1920 to 1280.
17. Navigate to the Audio tab and choose AAC (ffmpeg) Codec. Select 48.000 Hz Samplerate. Also, choose Stereo for Mixdown. As for your audio bitrate, select 320.
18. Click the Start button. Wait until the video has been completely converted and encoded.
19. HandBrake will notify you once the conversion is done.
20. Open your video file in your preferred video player to check if it looks good.

The Bottom Line

In conclusion, HandBrake is indeed a powerful tool that can be downloaded and used for free. It provides users complete control in converting videos. However, beginners might struggle with using it initially. Then again, it still makes a great alternative for paid software applications.

To ensure your PC performs efficiently while using HandBrake, optimize it using a PC repair tool. A PC repair tool will remove junk files and free up system space to give room for more important processes.

If you want to guarantee that your video plays without errors, make sure that your video drivers are updated. Install a driver updater tool that will take care of installing driver updates for you. Most importantly, run regular malware scans using an anti-malware tool to keep your computer free of malware entities that may affect your entire experience with HandBrake.

What do you think about HandBrake? Let us know your thoughts below!