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Video Converter 'Handbrake 1.0' Released for Mac After 13 Years in Beta
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Goldfinger didn't work for me, RipIt didn't manage it either.They wanted to get it out of beta before DVDs and Blue-rays become obsolete.
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So far I have not found any disk that MakeMKV couldn't decrypt.
Just imagine if Apple started testing some of their products that thoroughly. LOL J/K.
Used to use Handbrake all the time! Road Movie FTW now though, since 2014. User Friendliness FTW...
I like the icon. Besides, who cares what the icon looks like. I'm more interested in how the program works. But that is just me.
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I read and understood the documentation without any difficulty.
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I love Siri. It works just fine for me.
This isn't something that I can use to rip a DVD to an MP4, right? Or the opposite way? MP4 to DVD? Thank you!
13 years if you can read
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Increased the version from 0.9.9 to 1.0.0
0.10.5 was the previous latest version, released in February 2016.
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0.9.9, 0.10.0 etc were not beta's. They are final public releases. Beta releases were tagged as such when we released them.
We've simply switched to a more natural version number scheme now.
Seems everyone has taken the comment completely out of context.
The project has merly been around for over a decade now.
To be clear, it's not been 13 years since 0.9.9. There have been many major releases over this time. Atleast one every year.
Starting with the latest release, going back in time, So read from the bottom up.
We've simply switched to a more natural version number scheme now.
Seems everyone has taken the comment completely out of context.
The project has merly been around for over a decade now.
To be clear, it's not been 13 years since 0.9.9. There have been many major releases over this time. Atleast one every year.
Starting with the latest release, going back in time, So read from the bottom up.
1.0.0 Dec 24, 2016
-- Switch to a mostly SemVer approach. Major, Minor, Path
0.10.5 Feb 11, 2016
0.10.3 Jan 22, 2016
0.10.2 June 9, 2015
0.10.1 Mar 8, 2015
0.10.1 Beta 2 Feb 22, 2015
0.10.1 Beta 1 Feb 08, 2015
0.10.0 Nov 22, 2014
0.10.0 RC2 Nov 9, 2014
0.10.0 RC1 Sep 25, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 4 Sep 13, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 3 Sep 5, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 2 Aug 25, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 1 Aug 18, 2014
-- From this point forward, following a more SemVer style approach. x.y.z where z becomes minor bug fix releases. y is major.
-- Change in project version to add patch releases during the year. 0.10 was a major release with 5 patch releases. No Minor feature updates.
0.9.9 May 18, 2013
0.9.9 RC2 May 13, 2013
0.9.9 Beta May 6, 2013
0.9.8 July 18 2012
0.9.7 Skipped Release
0.9.6 Feb 28, 2012
0.9.5 Jan 3, 2011
0.9.4 Nov 23, 2009
0.9.3 Nov 23, 2008
0.9.2 Feb 19, 2008
0.9.1 Oct 8, 2007
0.9.0 Aug 19, 2007
- x.y.z where z is a major release. The project did not do "patch" Releases at this point.
-- Switch to a mostly SemVer approach. Major, Minor, Path
0.10.5 Feb 11, 2016
0.10.3 Jan 22, 2016
0.10.2 June 9, 2015
0.10.1 Mar 8, 2015
0.10.1 Beta 2 Feb 22, 2015
0.10.1 Beta 1 Feb 08, 2015
0.10.0 Nov 22, 2014
0.10.0 RC2 Nov 9, 2014
0.10.0 RC1 Sep 25, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 4 Sep 13, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 3 Sep 5, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 2 Aug 25, 2014
0.10.0 Beta 1 Aug 18, 2014
-- From this point forward, following a more SemVer style approach. x.y.z where z becomes minor bug fix releases. y is major.
-- Change in project version to add patch releases during the year. 0.10 was a major release with 5 patch releases. No Minor feature updates.
0.9.9 May 18, 2013
0.9.9 RC2 May 13, 2013
0.9.9 Beta May 6, 2013
0.9.8 July 18 2012
0.9.7 Skipped Release
0.9.6 Feb 28, 2012
0.9.5 Jan 3, 2011
0.9.4 Nov 23, 2009
0.9.3 Nov 23, 2008
0.9.2 Feb 19, 2008
0.9.1 Oct 8, 2007
0.9.0 Aug 19, 2007
- x.y.z where z is a major release. The project did not do "patch" Releases at this point.
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Subs can be a complicated issue. Luckily, MakeMKV now does a good job of ripping subs from Blu Ray. When you get to handbrake, the issue is that M4V files essentially only allow one subtitle track, so if you are including forced subs, that shoots your wad.
I have taken to placing my movies in the MKV container, which unfortunately makes them not playable directly in Apple devices, but it allows me to have forced subs and english both in the same file. I use Plex to watch my videos, so with the Plex app on the AppleTV it works great.
BTW, the new release of Handbrake has tons of new presets that seem to work exceptionally well. What caused most people to struggle with it was the complexity (power) of the app confused people. Plus most people can't really tell the difference between a 3GB file and a 30GB file when they actually watch it. I know everyone thinks they are the one who can tell, but tests of A/B/X show most people have no clue. Now people can just select the preset and they should get appropriate quality and size.
I'm not taking about the quality. I'm talking about the quantity.
It's lacking documentation for a lot of areas of the product.
The implied dig at my reading comprehension ability is much appreciated ... thanks!
So if one upgrades from Yosemite to Sierra then Handbrake 1.0 should work fine?
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Anydvd is pretty useful for DVD movie and Blu-ray, but it's a pity that the website of AnyDVD developer Slysoft was down early this year. Since then, I switched to macx dvd ripper, it's free and works great to transfer DVDs (e.g. Zootopia DVD) to my new iPhone.
I prefer soft subs. It does take time to sync them up though.
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I'm using handbrake .10.5 X64 from February and it works fine. I haven't tried the one they released today.
As far as upgrading to Sierra, my preference would have been remaining at OS X 10.9.5 (it was very stable) but different software program updates required me to upgrade my system. My general advice is to stick with the operating system you have if it is running well and you don't need the changes.
Yes, I usually wait a long time before upgrading the OS, sometimes I skip a few cycles, probably a coincidence but my 2008 Macbook Pro bit the dust a short time after upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mavericks, it was the Macbook Pro that had the hard drive or gpu failure problem, can't remember what the exact issue was, anyway some of the things like split screen and picture in picture seem worthwile although I don't see the need to utilize Siri on a laptop.
But I do have a 2015 Macbook Pro, are there stories of people having problems with newer Macbooks when they upgrade to Sierra? Generally I never need any OS changes but some of the nuances of a new OS become intriguing.
I'm curious about that myself. What was the tipping point where the developers of Handbrake got together and said to themselves, maybe after 13 years of keeping Handbrake in the software equivalent of our parents basement, the time has come for our baby to embrace adulthood and stand on its own. Maybe the developers could shed some light on that pivotal moment.
Read post # 62. It hasn't always been in beta. There have been beta versions of upcoming releases though. Much like macOS hasn't always been in beta, but has had beta versions.
All that changed in Handbrake's new number system, is a switch to a new method of noting major and minor releases. In short, they changed the method of measurement. Comparable to choosing between inches and centimeters.
