20 February 2008 @ 11:57HandBrake 0.9.2

HandBrake 0.9.2 has been released with many improvements, but it is compatible with Leopard only. This is my main conversion utility for creating iPod compatible video files. It’s fast and the files it produces look great.

Apple fans will be delighted over:

Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC3) sound in MP4 files, for a true DVD experience on the AppleTV and in Perian.

Multi-track audio support for Apple devices

iPhone-compatible anamorphic video at its full size

Power users will find:

Variable frame rate encoding with detelecine filtering

More flexible, “loose” anamorphic video

MP4 optimization for progressive web downloads

Dynamic range compression for encoding from AC3 audio

Robust program and transport stream support

Speed freaks will squee at:

A fresher, faster version of x264

Tuning of FIFO sizes by processor count

And everyone should enjoy the increased stability brought by:

Better handling of audio discontinuities

Better handling of DVD read errors

Work-arounds for missing end-of-cell markers

Recovery when streams have signal loss

Better synced chapter markers

Better handling of B-Frames

No more cutting off the very ends of films

No more lost subtitles or chapter markers

No more crashes in 2-pass encoding