HandBrake

Built-in Device Presets

HandBrake makes getting started fast and easy! You can simply choose from one of the built-in device profiles which will be optimized specifically for that input source, or choose the universal profile which will provide options for standard or high quilty conversions. Of course, there are more advanced features that you can adjust in order to get the exact results you’re looking for.

Input and Outputs

Input:

As far as inputs are concerned, you have a couple of options. You can convert any format of multimedia files that are stored directly on your computers hard drive, or you can import from and DVD or BlueRay source. Always be aware of the legality of copying and altering any copy protected materials.

Outputs:

• File Containers: MP4(.M4V) and. MKV
• Video Encoders: H.265 (x265 and QuickSync), H.264(x264 and QuickSync), H.265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8, VP9 and Theora
• Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis
• Audio Pass-thru: AC-3, E-AC3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD, AAC and MP3 tracks

 

More Great Features

Beyond the initial profile setup and assigning output conversion, HandBrake provides a wide range of useful editing features. Just to name a few;

• Title/chapter and range selection
• Batch Scan and Queueing of encodes
• Chapter Markers
• Subtitles (VobSub, Closed Captions CEA-608, SSA, SRT)
• Constant Quality or Average Bitrate Video Encoding
• Support for VFR and CFR
• Video Filters: Deinterlacing, Decomb, Denoise, Detelecine, Deblock, Grayscale, Cropping and scaling
• Live Static and Video Preview

The Bottom Line

HandBrake truly provides an easy to use, a highly configurable video conversion tool with many great features. To top it all off, HandBrake is 100% free to download and use.