HandBrake: A Free Video Transcoder

HandBrake: A Free Video Transcoder


According to Wikipedia “ HandBrake is a free and open-source transcoder for digital video files, originally developed in 2003...to make ripping a film from a DVD to a data storage device easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions.” 

HandBrake is a free application downloaded from the Internet and versions are supplied for Windows , MacOS and Ubuntu. This HandBrake article states the application is able to: 
  • Convert nearly any video to MP4 or MKV
  • Crop and resize video
  • Restore old and low-quality video
  • Remove combing artifacts caused by interlacing and telecine
  • Pass-through audio without conversion for certain audio types
  • Adjust audio volume levels, and dynamic range for certain audio types

Obtain HandBrake Video Transcoder:

  1. Go to https://handbrake.fr/ and download the appropriate version of the application. 


  2. Locate the downloaded HandBrake installation package labeled something like "HandBrake-1.3.3-x86_64-Win_GUI.exe" and double-click to begin.
Refer to the Downloading and Installing HandBrake article for more information. 


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