Video Transcoder `HandBrake` 0.9.9 Released With Blu-ray Subtitle Support, More

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://handbrake.fr/">Handbrake</a>, a free, open source video transcoder for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, has been updated to version 0.9.9 recently, getting Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle support, better audio remix support, updated built-in presets, additional video framerates and more.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgGZVJqhERJeOsS4d9LaRCkJdtE4S7WxlmaktjPErUyWuHAxnogMTkAiLEK9usLasUob2WltKDlZG0pf4uaZZScbadFfwCAcp8A2FT5hyphenhyphentJz1kNkNGruzc7Gu9oBdiccAeBPNFWyh6Zp1/s1600/handbrake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="handbrake" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgGZVJqhERJeOsS4d9LaRCkJdtE4S7WxlmaktjPErUyWuHAxnogMTkAiLEK9usLasUob2WltKDlZG0pf4uaZZScbadFfwCAcp8A2FT5hyphenhyphentJz1kNkNGruzc7Gu9oBdiccAeBPNFWyh6Zp1/s320/handbrake.jpg" title="handbrake" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The application comes with built-in presets and, besides common multimedia formats, it <b>support DVDs or Bluray-like sources that aren't copy-protected</b>, chapter makers, subtitles and more.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Changes in the latest HandBrake <a href="https://trac.handbrake.fr/milestone/HandBrake%200.9.9">0.9.9</a>:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle support that works with Foreign Audio Search, can be Burned-In and can be passed through to MKV (but not MP4);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">additional video framerates: 30, 50, 59.94, 60 fps;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">use some system libraries rather than bundling: fontconfig, freetype, libxml2, libass, libogg, libvorbis, libtheora and libsamplerate; </li><li style="text-align: justify;">double framerate ("bob") mode for the deinterlace and decomb filters;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">better audio remix support;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">allow the selection of higher audio bitrates where appropriate;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">allow the selection of lower audio samplerates where appropriate: 8, 11.025, 12, 16 kHz;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">audio dithering (TPDF) when converting to 16-bit FLAC;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">support for x264's preset, tune and profile options;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">updated built-in presets;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">improved Retina-resolution icons within the application.</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install HandBrake in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To install the latest HandBrake in Ubuntu, you can use its official PPA. To add the PPA and install HandBrake, use the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk</code></pre><br />If you want to install the command line interface, use the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli</code></pre><br />For source files, Windows or Mac OS X binaries, see the HandBrake <a href="http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php">downloads</a> page.

Video Transcoder `HandBrake` 0.9.9 Released With Blu-ray Subtitle Support, More

Handbrake , a free, open source video transcoder for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, has been updated to version 0.9.9 recently, getting Blu-ra...

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