- Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle support that works with Foreign Audio Search, can be Burned-In and can be passed through to MKV (but not MP4);
- additional video framerates: 30, 50, 59.94, 60 fps;
- use some system libraries rather than bundling: fontconfig, freetype, libxml2, libass, libogg, libvorbis, libtheora and libsamplerate;
- double framerate ("bob") mode for the deinterlace and decomb filters;
- better audio remix support;
- allow the selection of higher audio bitrates where appropriate;
- allow the selection of lower audio samplerates where appropriate: 8, 11.025, 12, 16 kHz;
- audio dithering (TPDF) when converting to 16-bit FLAC;
- support for x264's preset, tune and profile options;
- updated built-in presets;
- improved Retina-resolution icons within the application.
Install HandBrake in Ubuntu
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk
If you want to install the command line interface, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli
For source files, Windows or Mac OS X binaries, see the HandBrake downloads page.