HandBrake 0.9.5 released, adds presets and more for easier DVD ripping

It's been over a year since the amazing free DVD ripping software (also known as a "video transcoder"), HandBrake, has been updated. Life is good, and Handbrake 0.9.5 has now been released.

There are a ton of changes in this release, and you can get into the details in the change release notes. For the Mac version of the software, the biggest news is that PowerPC is no longer supported. If you're still holding on to an older Mac, it's time to either consider a hardware upgrade or you'll be using HandBrake 0.9.4 for the rest of eternity.

Other Mac changes include VLC detection in both the /Applications and ~/Applications directories, a new Audio Panel supporting more than four audio tracks and support for multiple instances running simultaneously.

I noticed that the update wasn't accessible through the "Check for Updates" feature in version 0.9.4, so you'll probably want to go to the HandBrake website and just download the installer in order to update.

Thanks to Adam for the tip!

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Source: http://handbrake.fr/

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Chris Tucker

My main Mac is a Dual Processor 2Ghz G5.

If I want a quick rip to avi of Netflix discs to watch on the weekend, Handbrake is the way to go. For ripping my DVDs to MP4, I use the Elgato Turbo.264 USB dongle and software. (NOT the Elgato Turbo.264HD dongle. That one doesn't work on PPC Macs.)

I'll be upgrading the Handbrake on my Intel/Snow Leopard MacBook, however. Having some movies or TV series on the MacBook will make those Boston BYC bus/train trips a lot more enjoyable.

Oh, and yes, Perian is an absolute must have for the Mac. Along with Flip4Mac for WMV files.

VLC is a gift from the gods.

January 04 2011 at 6:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Hank

Does anyone know if this new version resolves the lack of audio crispness and lower volume of the ripped version compared to the original?

January 04 2011 at 9:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Hank

Just tried it on the new version and they have not fixed this issue in the upgrade.

January 05 2011 at 7:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Aymeric

Are the subtitles working properly now?

January 04 2011 at 4:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Lordthree

God I love handbreak + toast!

January 04 2011 at 1:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tom

I just noticed that VideoDrive released a beta version with support of HandBrake (http://www.aroona.net/VideoDrive/Support.html). It can put any video file in iTunes, and I use it quite regularly. Normally I put my AVI's in iTunes without converting them as I have a hacked first-gen AppleTV, but with HandBrake support I might consider starting to convert my videos files.

January 04 2011 at 1:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

iBearTouch

LOL too funny, was talking about Handbrake yesterday, and decided to rip a bunch of DVDs today. I just found this article in the middle of an encoding session...

January 03 2011 at 11:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

philster

DVDs? How quaint.

January 03 2011 at 11:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

aleonell.10

BluRay disc structure support. (No decryption support)

January 03 2011 at 8:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Thank you Mr. Sande. I downloaded it just now, after considering it in the past.

I like the look of the program. I do wish that there was a virtual drive available for Mac to mount my .iso files. I would love to rid my process of the Windows component!

Happy New times, etcetera...

January 03 2011 at 7:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Twist

Sadly it still has issues with subtitles that have been plaguing it for the past couple of versions.

January 03 2011 at 7:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply