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Free DVD to MPEG-4 converter


h1 December 7th, 2006

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For the advanced techie and movie watcher, there are all sorts of interesting problems to be solved along with all sorts of programs to solve them. One such is HandBrake. It creates MPEG-4 files from any DVD or DVD-compatible source.

The program is a GPL application which runs on MacOS X and Linux; an experimental build for Windows is also available. Output is to the hard drive, but an option allows for iPod-compatible files for those who want to carry their movies around with them! There are a number of online manuals, developed by users, and there is a developer forum.

As noted, input from any DVD (including encrypted) or compatible source is supported; these include VIDEO_TS files and TV signals (PAL or NTSC formats). Options include chapter selection, basic subtitle insertion, picture deinterlacing, cropping and scaling, and grayscale encoding. The developer did the smart thing in creating this program: he used all sorts of GPL libraries which were already available: they are all listed and the authors are thanked. As a result, it took only a few weeks to get the initial version going.

A heavy-duty program such as this is not for everyone — so an easier "Instant HandBrake" version is now available, dedicated to making iPod/PSP versions of your DVDs with less futzing around with technical stuff.

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21 comments to “Free DVD to MPEG-4 converter”

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         by ATER December 26th, 2006 at 11:03 am

  2. It is very good to have free dvd to mp4 convertor and i really appreciate your effort in doing the same

         by shyam January 2nd, 2007 at 2:37 am

  3. It is very useful to have free dvd to mp4 convertor and i really appreciate your effort because i can watch all my movies while i am outside home

         by albert January 8th, 2007 at 11:57 pm

  4. good program

         by kruptfreak February 8th, 2007 at 11:48 pm

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         by Akshay March 25th, 2007 at 4:20 am

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         by Kalhey April 5th, 2007 at 12:54 pm

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         by Sai September 27th, 2007 at 3:16 am

  11. I love it

         by harry October 8th, 2007 at 11:25 pm

  12. thank you for the program

         by lyle December 11th, 2007 at 3:12 am

  13. Doesnt work for windows.. i downloaded both types still doesnt work. get it fixed

         by Bryce December 22nd, 2007 at 3:17 pm

  14. Agree with Bryce does not work for windows please fix that problem

         by Jacob December 28th, 2007 at 4:56 pm

  15. really wonderful

         by Mani December 29th, 2007 at 2:17 am

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         by biju January 10th, 2008 at 4:32 am

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         by joe February 26th, 2008 at 1:48 am

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         by silas March 2nd, 2008 at 3:22 pm

  19. its looking good but 1st i will check it

         by Nabeel March 19th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  20. its good

         by anil April 13th, 2008 at 2:14 am

  21. very good

         by vijai May 3rd, 2008 at 2:12 pm


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