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HandBrake 0.9.0 brings iPhone compatibility, more
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Monday, August 20, 2007
News Category: Windows Software
HandBrake, a popular DVD to MPEG-4 video conversion utility for Mac, Linux, and Windows, has been updated to version 0.9.0. This new release includes a myriad of improvements, such as a newly-envisioned interface on the Mac, a totally re-developed Windows interface, improved picture quality, new high-quality presets, improved multi-threaded encoding for the iPod, new presets for devices including the iPhone and PSP, and support for DTS as an audio source. HandBrake 0.9.0 is available now as a free download.
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1
Can anyone explain to me why, as handbrake has gotten “better” it now takes 18 hours to rip a 2 hour movie, when it used to take only 4 hours???
Posted by urbanslaughter on August 21, 2007 at 9:43 AM (PDT)
2
Probably because you’re ripping in H.264 format now instead of MPEG-4. Switch back for a speed increase.
Posted by Jeremy Horwitz in East Amherst, NY, USA on August 21, 2007 at 10:13 AM (PDT)
3
Just used Handbrake 0.9.0 ripped movie in 1 hour.
Posted by Steven on August 21, 2007 at 7:33 PM (PDT)