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HandBrake is a GPL'd multi-platform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter.
HandBrake was originally available on the BeOS, but now has been ported over to MacOS X and to GNU/Linux.
Here are some key features of "HandBrake":
· Can encode directly from DVDs (even encrypted ones) or from VIDEO_TS folders
· Supports AC3, LPCM and MPEG audio tracks
· Outputs MP4, AVI or OGM files
· Outputs AAC, MP3 or Vorbis audio
· Supports 2-pass encoding
· Supports encoding of two audio tracks
· Includes a bitrate calculator
· Supports picture deinterlacing, cropping and scaling
Limitations:
· Does not handle DTS audio tracks
· Does not handle single VOB files or any other file format
What's New in This Release:
· Fixed AC-3 pass-through with multiple languages
· Fixed issues with a few specific DVDs
· Fixed audio glitches that happened sometimes
· People can now disable the Check for updates on launch in the Preferences
· Fixed a mem leak
· ...and a few other minor issues.
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