Following its release of Handbrake 1.0 almost two years ago, The Handbrake Team has released Handbrake 1.1.0 of its Mac utility that can convert video files to several different codecs, it can even rip DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
Version 1.1.0, released on Sunday, includes the following hefty list of fixes, changes and new features:
General:
– Improved user interface
– Redesigned main window for consistency and usability; overall flow is top to bottom, left to right
– Added new preset controls directly in main workflow
– Added new summary tab for overview of settings at a glance
– Updated interface icons to support high resolution displays
New and improved official presets:
– Added new presets for Vimeo and YouTube
– Added new 2160p/4K device presets for Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku
– Added new Production presets for post-production video editing workflows
– Added additional 2160p/4K Matroska presets
– Improved AppleTV 4K support
– Improved Intel QuickSync Video support
– Added Linux support (experimental)
– Added 10-bit H.265/HEVC encoding support for Kaby Lake and newer CPUs
– Added support for multiple GPUs via D3D11 encode path
– Many bug fixes and improvements
Video:
– Added new Unsharp and kernel-based Laplacian LapSharp sharpening filters
– Added CSM prefilter option to NLMeans filter
– Added support for mobile device orientation via auto-rotation container flag
– x265 10- and 12-bit encoders are now included by default; additional dll files are no longer required
Command line interface:
– Added support for adaptive streaming (SPS and PPS before IDR frames) via the –inline-parameter-sets parameter
– Added –json parameter to output scan/status information in JSON format, useful for scripting
– Audio sample rate parameter –arate now accepts “auto” as a valid value
Build system:
– Added support for FreeBSD 11.1 (must compile from source)
– Added support for compiling on Windows under MSYS (experimental, slow)
– Updated to mingw-w64-build 3.1.1 with support for mingw-w64 5.0.3 and gcc 7.2.0
– Update mac-toolchain-build to add NASM 2.13.2 (now required for x264)
– Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Other:
– Added option to configure low disk space warning level
– Improved support for VoiceOver navigation
– Many other bug fixes and improvements
Handbrake is free and open-source. If you have a chance to try this version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know about your experience in the comments.
Via handbrake.fr