For anybody looking to convert DVD and Blu-ray discs to video files that can be played on a variety of devices, then Handbrake is the conversion and encoding application to turn to.

As an open source project with a large community contributing to its development, Handbrake is grown into one of the most powerful DVD and Blu-ray video conversion utilities available. Although Handbrake has been most often used for optical discs in the past, it's fully capable of processing plain old video files like MKV, AVI, MOV, QT, etc.

It features a well thought-out graphical user interface that's powered by a variety of free video encoder and decoders under the hood.

Getting started with the application, you're able to open up a video disc or a video file and presented with a multitude of options for the final output. All of the options are arranged into tabs describing what modifications should take place.

Handbrake comes with a number of presets which have their default values already set. They range from 4K resolution to simple 1080p HD and some lower resolutions suitable for sharing on the web.

HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. Reasons you’ll love HandBrake: Convert video from nearly any format; Free and Open Source; Multi-Platform (Windows, Mac and Linux) Download HandBrake 1.4.1 (Other Platforms) It's free!

1. 1 Download HandBrake for Mac. Download the free program HandBrake for Mac (in this page you can select different version of your computer, like Download HandBrake for Mac. Check to see if your Mac has the system requirements; click on the Apple icon in the top left corner and About this Mac. HandBrake is compatible with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
2. Handbrake for Windows is a free and open-source program that allows you to convert video files to a wide range of formats using several post-production tools and presets. With Handbrake, you can encode video files and convert them to work on your smartphone, home media player, or upload to a video hosting site like Vimeo and YouTube. The program works with the vast majority of commonly-used.

Even when applying a preset, you can modify the resolution, dimensions and apply cropping with relative ease in the 'Dimensions' tabs. Further on under filters, different modifications can be applied from denoise, sharpen, deinterlace with a few presents available. These can all be tweaked to preference.

Though the presets are certainly a way to save time, Handbrake is very capable of encoding other formats like MP4, x.264/x.264 and many others. It can also automatically select the format based on the device you wish to use the video files on such as a smart phone, portable gaming device or anything else.

All in all, Handbrake is an excellent choice for video conversion with a huge list of supported formats and codecs along with some useful video enhancement tools and settings included.

Features and highlights

Free Handbrake For Mac Downloads

• File Containers: MP4(M4V) and MKV
• Video Encoders: H.264(x264), MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 (libav), or Theora(libtheora)
• Audio Encoders: AAC, CoreAudio AAC/HE-AAC (OS X Only), MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis.
• Audio Passthru: AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC and MP3 tracks
• Title / Chapter selection
• Queue up multiple encodes
• Chapter Markers

HandBrake 1.4.1 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs

This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from media converter software without restrictions. HandBrake 1.4.1 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows. As an open source project, you are free to view the source code and distribute this software application freely.

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1. HandBrake Download
2. Freeware Media Converter Software
3. Open source and GPL software
4. Major release: HandBrake 1.4
5. DVD Ripping Software

Current Version: 1.4.1

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