HandBrake video converter is a powerful video transcoder/converter that has been around for many years. It offers the ability to convert almost any video format into your desired output…convert videos for Apple TV, Android, iPhone, iPad and more! You can even rip DVDs with this software.
FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 / MacOS
FREE BONUS SOFTWARE GUIDES, SAMPLE VIDEOS, DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER AND VIDEO TUTORIAL
You control what your file size output is by selecting a quality profile or creating your own custom profile. Quickly and painlessly convert large bloated video files like MPG, MP4 into the newest video containers for increased hard disk space and efficient playback for streaming or mobile devices.
Included in this listing are both Windows and Mac versions of the software as well as free bonus guides, bundled media player software capable of playing all formats and DVDs (if applicable to your system) as well as a video tutorial to help you understand the software right away. The Handbrake video converter is easy to use and helpful for redoing file sizes. Whether you’re uploading or archiving videos, Handbrake makes it a better experience.
Transcoding / Conversion
Users are able to customise the output by altering the bit rate, maximum file size or bit rate and sample rate via constant quality. HandBrake also supports deinterlacing, decombing, scaling, detelecine, and cropping (both automatic and manual).
Batch Conversion
Save precious time, HandBrake supports batch encoding through it’s easy to use graphical user interface
Handle Multiple Sources
Handbrake transcodes video and audio from nearly any format to a handful of modern ones, but it does not defeat or circumvent copy protection. One form of input is DVD-Video stored on a DVD disc, in an ISO image of a DVD disc or on any data storage device as a VIDEO_TS folder. Handbrake’s developers removed libdvdcss (the open-source library responsible for unscrambling DVDs encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS)) from the application in version 0.9.2. Removal of digital rights management (DRM) from DVDs using HandBrake was possible by installing VLC, a media player application that includes the libdvdcss library. Currently, Handbrake can remove DRM only after the user installs the latest version of libdvdcss (included on software CD).
As with DVDs, HandBrake does not directly support the decryption of Blu-ray Discs. However, HandBrake can be used to transcode a Blu-ray Disc if DRM is first removed using a third-party application, such as MakeMKV. Unlike HandBrake, MakeMKV does not transcode; it removes the digital rights management from a Blu-ray Disc and creates an exact copy, at its original frame size and data rate, in a Matroska (MKV) multimedia container which can then be used as a source in HandBrake.
File Support
DVD-Video from disc or ISO image
Matroska (MKV)
Audio Video Interleave (AVI)
MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4)
MPEG Transport Stream (TS)
BDAV MPEG-2 Transport Stream (M2TS)
Video Output
Container formats
MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4)
iTunes Video (M4V) (MOV)
Matroska (MKV)
Video formats
H.264 using x264 and Intel Quick Sync Video
H.265/HEVC using x265
MPEG-4 ASP using libav
MPEG-2 using libav
Theora using libtheora
VP8 and VP9 using libvpx
Audio formats
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) using libav
AC-3
FLAC 16-bit and 24-bit
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III (MP3)
Opus
Vorbis
Pass-through for AAC, AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, E-AC-3, FLAC, MP3, and TrueHD
GOLFHACKER27 –
Works perfectly, very quick ripping and great set of functions and options. Stunningly good. Will take a multi-episode DVD and rip just the episodes, none of the titles etc.
VERY fast : mid quality (sufficient to watch full screen on a 15″ Retina Display) takes about 20 mins ripping for 2 hours film. That is FAR quicker than any other software I’ve tried. Thank You!
DAWOODMOHAMME –
HandBrake is a fantastic video converter!!!
HanBrake is a fantastic tool, an MPEG-converter for any kind of which is really fantastic. All my headache have been resolved with HandBrake. Besides that it is simple to use, a fast converter with preset options. From now on I don’t have to worry about other video converters.
Travis Parker –
Handbrake has performed flawlessly for me,
Ok, It’s better if you know a bit about what you’re doing first, but with a bit of research and a bit of trial and error, I’ve been coming up with Great HD rips from Blu-Ray discs.
It doesn’t remove Copy Protection, however a tool is inlcuded to allow this function.