HandBrake 0.7.1 review

HandBrake is a GPL'd multi-platform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter.

License: Freeware OS: Mac OS X File size: 4090K Developer: Eric Petit Price: $0.00 Updated: 27 Sep 2006

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HandBrake is a GPL'd multi-platform, 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.

Here are some key features of "HandBrake":
Can encode directly from DVDs (even encrypted ones) or from VIDEO_TS folders
Supports AC3, LPCM and MPEG audio tracks
Outputs MP4, AVI or OGM files
Outputs AAC, MP3 or Vorbis audio
Supports 2-pass encoding
Supports encoding of two audio tracks
Includes a bitrate calculator
Supports picture deinterlacing, cropping and scaling

Limitations:
Does not handle DTS audio tracks
Does not handle single VOB files or any other file format

What's New:
Universal Binary for PPC and Intel
Bugfixes for missing subtitles, audio glitches with LPCM tracks and more.