MediaFork: Stick a fork in HandBrake
Not much has happened on the HandBrake front for quite some time, so some developers decided to fork the open source development and create their own nonofficial version. MediaFork is the open-source community-contributed HandBrake fork they developed. Like its parent, it's a DVD ripping application that allows you to create iPod compatible MPEG-4 video from any commercial DVD. The 0.8.0 Beta 1 software is available as a 10.3.9-or-later Universal Binary. I just downloaded my copy and can't wait to give it a spin.
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Not much has happened on the HandBrake front for quite some time, so some developers decided to fork the open source development and...
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media FORK BLOWS ASS
February 27 2007 at 5:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMediaFork is a POSER. Stick a Fork in IT ! Handbrake LIVES! Handbrake forever!
February 23 2007 at 3:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMy take on the DE-Volution of Handbrake called MediaFork after a few minutes with it:
Note to author(s):
I have seven requests that I wish you would make fundamentally. I am a long time user - have encoded thousands of mp4s with Handbrake. I can't understand teh best place to make this request so please feel fre to delete this post if you don't like it here.
1. In MediaFork the Average bitrate is no longer dynamic in the grey area below an active Target size quantity.
2. Could you add an interactive grey Target Size to when Average bitrate size is active please?
3. Make 2-pass encoding the default checkbox ON
4. Make Framerate default 29.97 instead of "same as source" because when you encode with "same as source" it isn't "same as source" it's 24fps.
5. Please Please Please switch the Deinterlace Picture checkbox default to ON CHECKED ON ON ON ON ON PLEASE for the love of GOD.
6. Is is hard to make the aspect of HDTV Images 640 x 360 instead of 624 x 352? What's up with that bug? Same problem with SDTV. Why can't it be 640 x 480 instead of 544 x 400?
7. If there's a DVD IMage mounted, MediaFork won't let you open an image somewere else so you have to quit the application and relaunch it before you can be presented with a real browse dialog box.
I'd say MediaFork is a definite step BACKWARDS from Handbrake so far. Why turn your back on a proven brand name? I don't get it.
I was excited to give this a try, as HandBrake seems to crash every time. Alas, MediaFork does too. It's hard to steal backup DVDs.
February 14 2007 at 1:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBut will this circumvent the new dvd's that can't be ripped because of a locked drive?
February 13 2007 at 12:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just got it from MacUpdate and the .dmg mounts fine in 10.4 but not in 10.3.9. Finder puts up a windows that I've never seen before that says 'corrupt image.' I've been happy with 0.7.1 but then again my demands aren't great--I don't need surround sound or subtitles. And I actually liked the older UI with everything on one screen, rather than separate tabs for audio & video.
February 13 2007 at 10:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhy does everyone think titer disappeared? He's currently working on Transmission, getting it up to speed for 0.7. His last contribution to Transmission was about 11 days ago, see here
http://chucker.mystfans.com/opensource/transmission/Transmission-0.7-svn-r1446-Changelog.txt
Handbrake has not been updated in 10 months and no one has heard from the author. Since he was neither available to consult with or to actually work on the project the new team decided they would change the name and push foreword. Should the Handbrake author return and resume development there will be less confusion for the end user than if they had kept the Handbrake name.
MediaFork at he very least supports 640x480 video for the iPod and further upgrades are planned.
That's for that mention on the addition of the .bz2 extension. I just made sure it's a Safari thing and it was. It has a habit of doing that.
February 12 2007 at 10:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe Handbrake project appeared to be abandonware, so the MediaFork people started a separate development fork.
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