HandBrake, the popular free open-source video transcoder, released a new update for the new 1.7 series yesterday.
The new release fixed encoding issue for AMD VCN, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, NVIDIA NVENC, and VP9 encoders, which could cause the creation of an excessive number of keyframes.
It fixed unintentional automatic pass through of closed caption side data when using NVIDIA NVENC encoder.
For Linux, the release includes performance improvements by removing duplicate graphic assets and reducing file size, as well as fixes to Flatpak file chooser, file destination path, and memory leaks in the graphical interface.
Other changes include:
Improved automatic selection of Dolby Vision Level
Fixed crash opening an empty folder, and crash using VideoToolbox encoders on Apple Silicon Ultra.
Workaround to prevent issues decoding H.264 video on Mac OS.
Added Automation Properties to some controls on the audio tab to assist screen readers for Windows.
Fixed NVIDIA NVDEC option being ignored in Windows.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
How to Install HandBrake 1.7.2
HandBrake provides official Windows, MacOS, and Linux packages available to download at Github releases page under Assets
For Linux users, it’s Flatpak package which also available in Flathub repository, though NOT updated at the moment of writing.
For Ubuntu & Linux Mint users who prefer the classic .deb package, I’ve uploaded the package into this unofficial PPA for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10.
1. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2. Linux Mint users need to manually update the system package cache, after adding PPA, by running command:
sudo apt update
3. Finally, install the new HandBrake package via command:
sudo apt install handbrake
For choice, you may also run sudo apt install handbrake-cli to install the command line tool
When installation done, search for and launch the video transcoder from either start/application menu or ‘Activities’ overview depends on your desktop environment.
Uninstall:
To uninstall the Ubuntu PPA, either open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:
For HandBrake users who prefer the classic .deb package, there’s now new PPA for all current Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, Ubuntu 23.10, and their based systems, such as Linux Mint 20/21, Pop! OS, Zorin OS 17.
HandBrake announced the new major 1.7.0 release a few days ago. The release features new AMD VCN AV1 encoder, NVIDIA NVENC AV1 encoder, SVT-AV1 multi-pass ABR mode, Apple VideoToolbox hardware presets, improved QSV support, drag and drop support for video scanning, and various other changes. See the github releases page for details.
HandBrake 1.7.0 Dark Mode
HandBrake provides official Linux package through .flatpak package (see link above). It’s can be installed in most Linux, however, run in sandbox.
Install HandBrake (1.7.3 Updated) in Ubuntu via PPA
For those prefer Ubuntu PPA, I’ve uploaded the new release package into this unofficial PPA with all current Ubuntu releases, on amd64 (Intel/AMD) and arm64 (Apple Silicon, Raspberry Pi) CPUs support.
Thanks to the official guide, the new package in PPA is built with the latest run-time libraries (e.g., FFmpeg 6.1, libdvdnav & libdvdread, SVT-AV1 1.7.0) into single bundle. Meaning, it can be installed on old Ubuntu releases (20.04 & 22.04), without worrying about dependencies mis-match. Though, the .deb package size increased to be around 10 MiB.
1. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2. Linux Mint users need to manually update the system package cache, after adding PPA, by running command:
sudo apt update
3. Finally, install the new HandBrake package via command:
sudo apt install handbrake
For choice, you may also run sudo apt install handbrake-cli to install the command line tool
When installation done, search for and launch the video transcoder from either start/application menu or ‘Activities’ overview depends on your desktop environment.
Uninstall:
To uninstall the Ubuntu PPA, either open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:
The open-source HandBrake video transcoder 1.3.0 was released with many great new features. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.
HandBrake 1.3.0 was released with updated third-party libraries, new and updated translations, build system improvements, and following new features:
Redesigned queue UI
New presets for PS4 Pro and Discord
Ultra HD Blu-ray discs support (without copy protection)
AV1, WebM container encoding support
AMD VCE encoding support on Linux
Intel QSV low power encoding support (lowpower=1)
Added Intel QSV support to Flatpak
There are also other changes, miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements, see the release note.
How to Install HandBrake 1.3.0 in Ubuntu 19.10
The HandBrake official PPA has made the new release packages for Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10.
1.) Open terminal either from system applications menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) for sudo command prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2.) Then install handbrake via command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install handbrake-gtk
3. (Optional) To remove the PPA repository, open Software & Updates utility and navigate to Other Software tab.
To remove the media converter, run command in terminal:
sudo apt remove --auto-remove handbrake-gtk
How to Install HandBrake 1.3.0 in Ubuntu 18.04:
Due to outdated system libraries, the official software PPA does not contain the latest packages for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. However, the latest HandBrake Flatpak (runs in sandbox) package is available for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.
1. Open terminal and run command to install flatpak framework is not exist:
sudo apt install flatpak
2. Add Flathub, the official flatpak package repository via command:
HandBrake video transcoder announced the 1.2.0 release last night with great new features and many bug-fixes.
HandBrake 1.2.0 switched core decoding library from Libav to FFmpeg, added new official presets for Amazon Fire and Google Chromecast devices, added initial support for GTK 4.
Other changes include:
Improved support for opening sources previously unreadable
AMD VCE, Nvidia NVENC, and Apple VideoToolbox hardware-accelerated video encoding
Touch Bar support on macOS
Added support for decoding TIFF/LZMA video
Dark Mode support on macOS 10.14 Mojave
Initial localization support on Mac and Windows
Added support for E-AC3 audio in MP4 container
Added Speex audio decoder
Updated libraries, and numerous other changes.
How to Install HandBrake 1.2.0 in Ubuntu:
The official HandBrake PPA offers the latest packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and Linux Mint 19.x.
1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from application menu. When it opens, run command: