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Hanbrake is a free and open source program for encoding videos to and from a variety of popular formats.

Handbrake can be used to read and encode DVDs to mp4 or mkv files. It can also take video files that have libavformat and libavcodec support. It supports encoding in both ffmpeg and H.264 codecs.

Hanbrake can be installed on Ubuntu through PPA. The PPA page is here.

For more features and information, see this.

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Only MKV format available in HandBrake

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 32 bit. I have installed HandBrake rev5474 (i686), which I believe is the latest, and the Ubuntu Restricted Extras. I am able to play DVDs via VLC but when it comes to ripping them, so that I can back them up to my…
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Joining Two MKV files in Ubuntu?

I have an opera that I'm ripping to my computer in MKV format with Handbrake. This opera is on two discs. Is there a way to join the resulting MKV's together? They will have the same bitrate, resolution, etc. If I do this, can I keep chapters from…
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How do I install Handbrake?

I've added the ppa here https://edge.launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-releases When I run sudo apt-get update, the software sources aren't found. I figured maybe they hadn't updated their repos to the newest version, so I changed the…
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Unable to rip DVD using HandBrake or OGMRip

I just got my kids some new DVDs, but I am trying to rip them and back them up, since I know they are rough with their discs, and I want to have backups in case the discs become scratched. However, I am unable to get either HandBrake or OGMRip to…
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Handbrake-cli updated and now does not work

I updated handbrake-cli using aptitude upgrade, as well as the codecs and now when I try to convert a file it keeps giving me an error "MP4 muxer disabled". Does any one know what the problem is?
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Is there a abcde equivalent for DVD/Blu-Ray Discs?

When I converted my CD collection to mp3 several years ago, I used abcde. The workflow basically went like this: Insert CD Run abcde abcde ejects the disc Repeat I'm looking for a similar workflow for converting my DVD/Blu-Ray collection as well,…
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how to add all titles to the queue of handbrake automatically?

When I open a DVD in Handbrake, it's scanned and the main title is found by the tool. The output name is also automatically adjusted. Then I may add it to the queue. But I need all titles to be added to the queue automatically with proper names…
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HEVC format convert to MP4 in ubuntu

I have some videos in HEVC x265 format. My usual media players don't support this format. when I go for a quick search I get HandBrake software for converting this kind of format. Do you have any cool software of any idea for converting or play such…
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Ripping DVD with HandBrake, no file found during scan

I'm trying to rip a DVD with HandBrake (I own the original). No single file is found during the scan despite having installed the libdvdcss4 package. There are several errors occurring in the activity report, including that no data could be read. I…
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Handbrake preview video "Missing GStreamer plugin"

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 and chose to install non-free codecs upon installation. But apparently I'm still missing some codecs. When I want to preview a file in handbrake, I get these two errors: When I want to play a video in Totem…
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Handbrake does not find the audio track

I want to transcode videos using handbrake, but it shows 0 Audio Tracks. The file is a .mp4 with one video stream (h264) and one audio stream. VLC calls the audio codec "twos" while MediaInfo calls it "PCM (Big / Signed)". It's 48kHz, 16bit,…
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Convert video DVD for FullHD TV via NAS

I'd like to convert a video DVD into a video file that I can put on my NAS in order to watch it via PC or my TV (FullHD). Of course, I'd like to preserve high quality and high compatibility, as new devices may join my home network in future. The…
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How to Install Handbrake and Convert recursive file tree's

Questions: Install Handbrake cli Create script to convert all files further down file tree from script Get example options from GUI Automate because I'm lazy [actually I just value my time :)]
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Ubuntu 14.04.2 Handbrake 0.10.2

I like to make some copies from my DVD else I'm afraid my kids could destroy them they sometimes play with them and when it comes to scratches.... When coming to that point I tried to use Handbrake 0.10.2 but unfortunately when I start the process…
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Handbrake ripped mp4 stops at 27mins 55 sec

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 32 bit. I have installed HandBrake from add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots (thus avoiding the Debian issue) but I've found that all of the MP4's play the first 27 mins 55 secs (+/- 2 seconds) and then…
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