Handbrake -- An Open Source Video Encoder - Decoder

Wow … sounds Good !!!

Yeah after a long time I have found a software which can support my daily activity for video encoding and decoding. Introducing handbrake , a open source software ,GPL licensed ,multithreaded video transcoder .

To download , please visit the official website http://handbrake.fr/

Download the latest version from the website. Link for download is http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

Now after download install it. It is very easy, just follow the wizard and your are done.

How to Use

After start the application will get a screen like this

 

 

Now you have to select the file to transform. Follow the below screen and click on the Source button. Then select the video file option you want to select mp4,avi,flv,3gp etc file. Otherwise if you want to convert the DVD into .avi or .mp4 format select the DVD/Video_TS Folder option.

Go to the Tools-->Option

Now select the General Tab

Here you can specify the default path of your output file.

 

Now you can choose the output format of the file according to your requirement.

(Either .mp4 or .MKV)

3 options are there

·         Large File

·         Web Optimized

·         iPod 5G support

Now if you want to customize your output file quality just go through following steps

1.       If you want to crop the video picture you can do it via Picture tab.

2.       In Video filters tab you can specify the filters you want to use ( can choose the customizable ) filters also.

3.       In the Video tab you can choose the estimated size of your output file also the codec for video encoding or decoding.

4.       In the Audio tab you can specify the track , can add the new track and customize the bitrate and  the codec.

5.       Other tabs are also help you to make the file much more customizable. For more information on the ‘How to Use’ visit http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/HandBrakeGuide

If you  don’t want to make any changes or want to put the default setting you can use any of the Presets at the right side of the application. Follow the below screen ,

 

I like to use Normal profile as they use to give me best picture quality for DVD to .mp4 format conversion. Though nothing compare to the customizable setting.

So don’t think too much start working on it. Make your big big video web optimized and hell lot of DVD’s into .mp4/mkv file.

If you think you can contribute in the software ,  visit http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Development

Please opt the open source software as much possible.

"Feel the independence, Feel the freedom."

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