HandBrake 1.11 has been released as a significant update to this open-source video transcoder, providing enhanced features and performance for users looking to convert various video formats. The update arrives six months after version 1.10.2 and brings several new encoders and presets tailored for modern hardware.

One of the most notable additions in HandBrake 1.11 is the AMD VCN AV1 10-bit encoder, enabling more efficient video compression. For users with AMD 9000 series GPUs and newer, the release also introduces an AV1 VCN 2160p 4K preset, which makes high-quality 4K video encoding more accessible.

In terms of encoding versatility, the update includes support for ProRes and DNxHR encoders, as well as new production presets for both formats. The update also improves the existing Preservation FFV1 preset capability, allowing it to handle a wider range of audio codecs, including Apple Lossless and Vorbis.

Other enhancements include support for encoding to the MOV container format and the ability to mux FFV1 in an MP4 container. Users will benefit from improved support for AV1 in MP4 seeking, proper tagging for Dolby Vision profile 5 videos, and additional features for custom channel orders and handling non-zero chapter timestamps.

For Linux users specifically, HandBrake 1.11 introduces several usability improvements. It includes buttons for cycling through previews on the summary page, enhances UI language options, and allows the use of GtkFileLauncher to open files in sandboxed applications like Flatpak.

The update ships with many core components, such as AMF 1.5.0 for AMD VCN video encoding, FFmpeg 8.0.1, and various libraries for improved performance and functionality.

For more details regarding the latest changes, you can check the release notes on the project’s GitHub page where you can also download the latest version. This version is available as a Flatpak app suitable for any GNU/Linux distribution or as a source tarball for manual compilation.

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HandBrake 1.11: New AMD VCN AV1 10-Bit Encoder Modernizes Open-Source Video Transcoding
 

HandBrake 1.9.1 has been released as a maintenance update for the popular open-source video transcoder. This version builds upon HandBrake 1.9.0, improving AV1 video decoding and subtitle support thanks to updates in the libraries it uses.

The new release integrates libdav1d 1.5.1, enhancing AV1 decoding capabilities. Additionally, it incorporates HarfBuzz 10.2.0, which improves support for subtitles, specifically SRT files with overlapping subtitles. Other technical enhancements include addressing issues related to AC3 and EAC3 extradata in MKV files.

Further improvements aim to optimize the transcoding experience, such as fixing the pixel format selection for FFV1 when using hardware decoding. Users will also benefit from several bug fixes aimed at improving overall performance on Windows systems. These fixes address various issues, including the failure of the autoname function and problems with the title bar progress during multi-instance encodes.

The initial release of the HandBrake 1.9 series occurred on December 1, 2024, introducing significant features, including support for Intel QSV VVC hardware decoding, lossless VP9 encoding, and the addition of a new ALAC audio encoder.

For more detailed information about this update, users can check out the release notes on the project’s GitHub page and download the latest version from there as well. HandBrake is available as a Flatpak app, making it accessible on virtually any GNU/Linux distribution.

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HandBrake 1.9.1: Enhancing AV1 Video Decoding in the Latest Open-Source Transcoder Release
 

HandBrake 1.8.2 has been released today for this powerful and popular open-source, cross-platform, and free video transcoder/converter for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.

HandBrake 1.8.2 is the second maintenance update to the latest HandBrake 1.8 stable series fixing various bugs like an issue where an encoded file could be outputted with the wrong filename when using the queue on Linux systems.

For all supported platforms, this release also fixes a potential crash that occurred when trying to scan deleted files, an issue that could cause some audio tracks to be dropped, and scanning of broken video clips that use reserved color matrix values.

Only for Windows systems, HandBrake 1.8.2 fixes an issue where the auto name wasn’t triggering correctly with preset changes, a potential crash when importing presets from the macOS version, an issue when loading presets where a video encode isn’t available on the system, and a minor startup performance issue on some Intel-based systems.

HandBrake 1.8.2 introduces support for the newly launched FFmpeg 7.0.2, enhancing video decoding and filter functionalities. It also incorporates libvpx 1.14.1 to handle VP8 and VP9 video encoding, and upgrades to libass 0.17.3 for improved subtitle support.

This release follows HandBrake 1.8.1 by approximately one and a half months. The previous version resolved several issues including a misconfiguration with x265 encoder when using repeat headers, NVEnc encoder ignoring the specified level, corruption in DVD subtitles during rendering, and video artifacts when employing the eedi2 filter.

Additionally, HandBrake 1.8.1 addressed a stall in the encoding queue on macOS that could occur if the encoding process crashed during job configuration. For Windows, various fixes were implemented like disabling erroneous hardware decoding for previews, an overly aggressive auto name feature, and disabling hardware decoding for new installations.

Review the release notes on the project’s GitHub page for further information. HandBrake 1.8.2 is also available to download as a Flatpak app from the same source, allowing installation on any GNU/Linux distribution that supports the Flatpak runtime.

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HandBrake 1.8.2 Update: Introduces FFmpeg 7.0.2 Support and Squashes Known Bugs
 

HandBrake 1.8, the open-source and cross-platform video transcoder application, landed today as a significant upgrade that finally features a GTK4 port for Linux, as well as an array of new features and improvements.

Arriving just over three months following HandBrake 1.7.3, the HandBrake 1.8 unveiling presents a GTK4 port version of the UI to Linux users, augmented by recursive file scan support, refreshed app symbols, new flags such as --clear-queue and --auto-start-queue, and compatibility for drag-and-drop multi-file scanning.

HandBrake 1.8 also provides Linux users with an updated “Open Source” button to enhance discoverability of the folder/batch mode, various revisions to existing language translations, corrections to several bugs, and the integration of numerous other minor enhancements to provide a refined experience.

The release of HandBrake 1.8 introduces several new features to all supported platforms, including the FFV1 encoder; a new “Preservation FFV1” setting within the “Professional” category; support for multi-pass CQ with VP9; compatibility for VP9 tunes; and Dolby Vision dynamic metadata pass-through for SVT-AV1.

HandBrake 1.8 also fixes pass-through of VobSub tracks that contain empty or fully transparent subtitle samples, an issue that prevented decoding VobSub tracks stored inside MP4 files, burn-in of SSA/ASS subtitles inside MKV files that have duplicated Read Orders, and processing of audio overrides to preset.

Check out the release notes on the project’s GitHub page for more details about the changes included in this release, from where you can also download HandBrake 1.8 as a Flatpak app that you can easily install on your GNU/Linux distribution using a graphical App Store like GNOME Software or Plasma Discover.

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HandBrake 1.8 Video Transcoder: New Additions of GTK4 Port for Linux and Support for FFmpeg 7.0