HandBrake fixes 2-pass encode crashes, WebM on Linux

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A brand new model of HandBrake, the open-source and cross-platform media conversion device, is to be had to obtain.

HandBrake 1.11.2 is a upkeep replace within the present 1.11.x strong liberate, which was once launched in March 2026 and added DNxHR and ProRes encoder give a boost to, and an AMD VCN AV1 10-bit encoder suitable with the corporate’s 9000 sequence GPUs and more recent.

This replace is occupied with fixes and finesse. A couple of insects affecting 2-pass operations are resolved: a crash throughout 2-pass lossless x265 encodes, and a reminiscence leak that happened throughout 2-pass MPEG-4, MPEG-2, VP9 and FFV1 encodes.

On Linux, HandBrake provides WebM to its .desktop record’s record of supported MIME sorts. This allows you to open movies in HandBrake from the right-click menu on your filer supervisor. The device may just already paintings with WebM information on Linux. This simply provides further integration.

Home windows and macOS builds reinforce their dealing with of unsupported presets, and the previous sees problems with computerized audio monitor identify technology resolved.

Different adjustments:

  • Up to date record of supported dither and encoder mixtures
  • Core Audio AAC encoder 7.1 channel structure mounted
  • VobSub palette introduction in MP4 mounted

It additionally bundles in FFmpeg 8.0.2 and SVT-AV1 4.1.0 libraries, so your media jobs with this model additionally get pleasure from any trojan horse fixes and fine-tuning introduced through the underlying library bumps (albeit minor ones – FFmpeg 8.1 was once launched again in Might).

Learn how to get this model of HandBrake

HandBrake is loose, open-source device to be had for macOS (Apple Silicon simplest; older builds for Intel-based units), Home windows and Linux.

Obtain the most recent liberate from GitHub or the legitimate website online. Linux customers too can get HandBrake on Flathub (this replace will land there within the coming days).

Should you’re on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, you’ll set up v1.11.1 (now not this replace) from the repos. If putting in that by the use of the App Middle make sure you use the Deb filter out or it is going to default to an unofficial Snap package deal that hasn’t been up to date since 2019!


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